100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in West Virginia (Updated for 2022)

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 2022. 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 boy names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

Rank	Name	Count
1	Asher	94
2	Grayson	90
3	Waylon	88
4	Oliver	82
5	Liam	79
6	Maverick	76
7	Noah	76
8	Owen	72
9	Lincoln	71
10	Hudson	66
11	Elijah	65
12	William	64
13	Wyatt	64
14	Easton	61
15	Mason	61
16	Levi	59
17	James	58
18	Jackson	52
19	Weston	52
20	Walker	50
21	Carter	47
22	Colton	46
23	Henry	44
24	Jameson	44
25	Jaxon	44
26	Silas	44
27	John	43
28	Braxton	42
29	Lucas	42
30	Samuel	42
31	Greyson	41
32	Theodore	41
33	Benjamin	40
34	Charles	40
35	Dawson	40
36	Michael	40
37	Sawyer	39
38	Nolan	38
39	Jacob	37
40	Alexander	36
41	Joseph	36
42	Cooper	35
43	Miles	35
44	Myles	35
45	Ryder	35
46	Ryker	35
47	Atlas	34
48	Carson	34
49	Elias	34
50	Gabriel	34
51	Beau	33
52	Cameron	33
53	Eli	33
54	Parker	33
55	Luke	32
56	Remington	32
57	Hunter	31
58	Maddox	31
59	Jack	30
60	Kingston	30
61	Bentley	29
62	Hayden	29
63	Jaxson	29
64	Logan	29
65	Declan	28
66	Ezra	28
67	Isaac	28
68	Jace	28
69	Thomas	28
70	Caleb	27
71	Jensen	27
72	River	27
73	Tucker	27
74	Axel	26
75	Leo	26
76	Robert	26
77	Rowan	26
78	Ashton	25
79	Isaiah	25
80	Joshua	25
81	Landon	25
82	Luca	25
83	Aiden	24
84	Connor	24
85	Rhett	24
86	Brooks	23
87	Cohen	23
88	Emmett	23
89	Ezekiel	23
90	Jasper	23
91	Zayden	23
92	Wesley	22
93	Paxton	22
94	Anthony	21
95	Xavier	21
96	Matthew	21
97	Kayson	21
98	Archer	21
99	Gunner	21
100	Christian	21

Most Popular West Virginia Baby Boy Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby boy names in West Virginia for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.

However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby boy names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Boy Names in West Virginia for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2021 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	108
2	Waylon	102
3	Elijah	86
4	Noah	86
5	Grayson	85

Popular Baby Boy Names in West Virginia for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2020 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	102
2	Elijah	88
3	Mason	86
4	Asher	81
5	Noah	81

Popular Baby Boy Names in West Virginia for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2019 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	132
2	Carter	93
3	Mason	86
4	Easton	82
5	Oliver	82

Popular Baby Boy Names in West Virginia for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2018 is Mason.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Mason	114
2	Liam	100
3	Elijah	94
4	Grayson	93
5	Owen	85

Popular Baby Boy Names in West Virginia for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2017 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	135
2	Mason	100
3	Elijah	97
4	Grayson	92
5	Carter	91

Popular Baby Boy Names in West Virginia for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2016 is Mason.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Mason	111
2	Noah	109
3	Liam	104
4	Grayson	100
5	Carter	94

Popular Baby Boy Names in West Virginia for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2015 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	137
2	Liam	127
3	Mason	122
4	Hunter	96
5	Levi	95

Popular Baby Boy Names in West Virginia for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2014 is Mason.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Mason	130
2	Liam	124
3	Hunter	114
4	Noah	114
5	Colton	110

Popular Baby Boy Names in West Virginia for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2013 is Mason.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Mason	155
2	Liam	145
3	Noah	125
4	Hunter	114
5	Elijah	113

Popular Baby Boy Names in West Virginia for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in West Virginia for births recorded in 2012 is Mason.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Mason	159
2	Liam	143
3	Bentley	126
4	Jacob	126
5	Hunter	122

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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