100 Most Popular Baby Names in West Virginia

In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2021. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby names for the latest year, 2021, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

This page contains both boy and girl names, but you can click below to see just the names by sex:

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 108 Amelia 92
2 Waylon 102 Harper 73
3 Noah 86 Paisley 71
4 Elijah 86 Willow 68
5 Grayson 85 Emma 64
6 Mason 77 Ava 63
7 Maverick 76 Isabella 60
8 Asher 75 Olivia 56
9 Wyatt 75 Kinsley 52
10 Lincoln 73 Ellie 51
11 James 72 Sophia 51
12 Owen 71 Scarlett 49
13 Hudson 67 Charlotte 48
14 Oliver 67 Evelyn 48
15 Lucas 65 Abigail 47
16 William 65 Everleigh 46
17 Colton 64 Nora 45
18 Carter 63 Layla 43
19 Jackson 62 Ivy 42
20 Levi 62 Nova 42
21 Easton 54 Ella 41
22 Jaxon 54 Addison 40
23 Greyson 51 Raelynn 40
24 Ryder 48 Aurora 39
25 Cooper 46 Oaklynn 39
26 Landon 45 Riley 38
27 Silas 45 Aria 37
28 Alexander 44 Lillian 37
29 Hunter 44 Mia 35
30 Jameson 43 Avery 34
31 Logan 43 Everly 34
32 Michael 43 Violet 33
33 Weston 43 Zoey 32
34 Benjamin 41 Delilah 31
35 Gabriel 41 Eleanor 31
36 Remington 41 Elizabeth 31
37 Henry 40 Hazel 30
38 Theodore 39 Stella 30
39 Bryson 38 Isla 29
40 Carson 37 Adalynn 28
41 Luke 37 Josie 28
42 John 36 Luna 28
43 Samuel 36 Sadie 28
44 Sawyer 36 Serenity 28
45 Jacob 35 Lydia 27
46 Joseph 35 Natalie 27
47 Braxton 34 Aubrey 26
48 Thomas 34 Caroline 26
49 Walker 34 Hadley 26
50 Aiden 33 Arabella 25
51 Beau 33 Kennedy 25
52 Ezekiel 33 Madelyn 25
53 Isaac 33 Madison 25
54 Jack 33 Penelope 25
55 Brantley 32 Rylee 25
56 Dawson 32 Brynlee 24
57 Nash 32 Gracelynn 24
58 Rowan 32 Mila 24
59 Connor 31 Nevaeh 24
60 Ezra 31 Gianna 22
61 Leo 31 Piper 22
62 Matthew 31 Autumn 21
63 Parker 31 Emery 21
64 River 31 Lily 21
65 Eli 30 Naomi 21
66 Jaxson 30 Octavia 21
67 Xavier 30 Peyton 21
68 Brooks 29 Alaina 20
69 Charles 29 Bella 20
70 Emmett 29 Delaney 20
71 Myles 29 Emily 20
72 Tucker 29 Gracelyn 20
73 Cole 28 Paislee 20
74 Isaiah 28 Claire 19
75 Archer 27 Cora 19
76 Colson 27 Lyla 19
77 Nolan 27 Remi 19
78 Rhett 27 Skylar 19
79 Bentley 26 Adeline 18
80 Jasper 26 Audrey 18
81 Daniel 25 Brooklyn 18
82 Hayden 25 Charlee 18
83 Maddox 25 Chloe 18
84 Miles 25 Eden 18
85 Colt 24 Eliza 18
86 Elias 24 Gracie 18
87 Ethan 24 Oakley 18
88 Jace 24 Parker 18
89 Jensen 24 River 18
90 Joshua 24 Aubree 17
91 Roman 24 Elliana 17
92 Ryker 24 Georgia 17
93 Sebastian 24 Lainey 17
94 Axel 23 Lucy 17
95 Christopher 23 Payton 17
96 Gunner 23 Hannah 16
97 Robert 23 Presley 16
98 Andrew 22 Leah 16
99 Kayden 22 Journee 16
100 Cameron 22 Gabriella 16

Most Popular West Virginia Baby Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby names in West Virginia for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2021.

However, 111 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Names in West Virginia for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2020 are Liam and Harper.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 102 Harper 83
2 Elijah 88 Amelia 79
3 Mason 86 Ava 79
4 Asher 81 Emma 75
5 Noah 81 Olivia 74

Popular Baby Names in West Virginia for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2019 are Liam and Amelia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 132 Amelia 99
2 Carter 93 Emma 99
3 Mason 86 Harper 94
4 Easton 82 Olivia 94
5 Oliver 82 Ava 75

Popular Baby Names in West Virginia for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2018 are Mason and Emma.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Mason 114 Emma 105
2 Liam 100 Olivia 100
3 Elijah 94 Ava 94
4 Grayson 93 Harper 91
5 Owen 85 Amelia 83

Popular Baby Names in West Virginia for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2017 are Liam and Emma.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 135 Emma 117
2 Mason 100 Olivia 96
3 Elijah 97 Harper 91
4 Grayson 92 Paisley 79
5 Carter 91 Amelia 77

Popular Baby Names in West Virginia for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2016 are Mason and Harper.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Mason 111 Harper 103
2 Noah 109 Olivia 94
3 Liam 104 Ava 92
4 Grayson 100 Emma 89
5 Carter 94 Isabella 74

Popular Baby Names in West Virginia for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2015 are Noah and Emma.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Noah 137 Emma 143
2 Liam 127 Ava 109
3 Mason 122 Olivia 108
4 Hunter 96 Harper 86
5 Levi 95 Sophia 81

Popular Baby Names in West Virginia for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2014 are Mason and Sophia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Mason 130 Sophia 121
2 Liam 124 Emma 116
3 Hunter 114 Olivia 102
4 Noah 114 Ava 93
5 Colton 110 Isabella 93

Popular Baby Names in West Virginia for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2013 are Mason and Emma.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Mason 155 Emma 152
2 Liam 145 Olivia 125
3 Noah 125 Sophia 124
4 Hunter 114 Isabella 108
5 Elijah 113 Abigail 105

Popular Baby Names in West Virginia for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2012 are Mason and Emma.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Mason 159 Emma 171
2 Liam 143 Sophia 121
3 Bentley 126 Isabella 114
4 Jacob 126 Ava 102
5 Hunter 122 Olivia 100

Popular Baby Names in West Virginia for 2011

As you can see the most popular baby names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2011 are Mason and Isabella.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Mason 160 Isabella 160
2 Jacob 135 Emma 135
3 Landon 129 Madison 122
4 Hunter 118 Sophia 111
5 Noah 118 Addison 99

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

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