United States · West Virginia
Baby names in West Virginia
Lifetime totals from West Virginia's birth registrations, 1910 to 2025.
Most registered girls' names in West Virginia
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opal | 3,091 |
| 2 | Freda | 2,862 |
| 3 | Patty | 2,583 |
| 4 | Beulah | 2,542 |
| 5 | Glenna | 2,028 |
| 6 | Goldie | 1,872 |
| 7 | Deloris | 1,646 |
| 8 | Drema | 1,477 |
| 9 | Wilda | 1,064 |
| 10 | Dreama | 939 |
| 11 | Garnet | 877 |
| 12 | Dolly | 801 |
| 13 | Virgie | 742 |
| 14 | Reva | 671 |
| 15 | Dollie | 632 |
| 16 | Dottie | 530 |
| 17 | Vada | 478 |
| 18 | Pansy | 467 |
| 19 | Emogene | 446 |
| 20 | Hester | 435 |
| 21 | Nannie | 432 |
| 22 | Madge | 419 |
| 23 | Twila | 404 |
| 24 | Garnett | 401 |
| 25 | Belva | 397 |
| 26 | Jaunita | 395 |
| 27 | Dortha | 394 |
| 28 | Retha | 377 |
| 29 | Louella | 338 |
| 30 | Vonda | 334 |
| 31 | Delphia | 333 |
| 32 | Dessie | 323 |
| 33 | Leota | 323 |
| 34 | Rosalee | 320 |
| 35 | Lona | 317 |
| 36 | Oma | 317 |
| 37 | Orpha | 309 |
| 38 | Reta | 295 |
| 39 | Delma | 292 |
| 40 | Kitty | 289 |
Most registered boys' names in West Virginia
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie | 3,571 |
| 2 | Junior | 2,287 |
| 3 | Homer | 2,251 |
| 4 | Delbert | 1,932 |
| 5 | Denver | 1,553 |
| 6 | Dana | 1,461 |
| 7 | Woodrow | 1,446 |
| 8 | Teddy | 1,218 |
| 9 | Dewey | 1,161 |
| 10 | Garland | 939 |
| 11 | Kermit | 879 |
| 12 | Okey | 871 |
| 13 | Boyd | 840 |
| 14 | Denzil | 782 |
| 15 | Basil | 739 |
| 16 | Jennings | 653 |
| 17 | Shirley | 632 |
| 18 | Roscoe | 617 |
| 19 | Hobert | 548 |
| 20 | Thurman | 533 |
| 21 | Emory | 497 |
| 22 | Burl | 433 |
| 23 | Kennith | 431 |
| 24 | Arlie | 427 |
| 25 | Lacy | 412 |
| 26 | Alva | 410 |
| 27 | Dorsey | 390 |
| 28 | Delmer | 383 |
| 29 | Forest | 361 |
| 30 | Everette | 355 |
| 31 | Delmas | 341 |
| 32 | Orval | 308 |
| 33 | Hershel | 243 |
| 34 | Hayward | 218 |
| 35 | Arden | 190 |
| 36 | French | 165 |
| 37 | Dennie | 162 |
| 38 | Edsel | 162 |
| 39 | Golden | 153 |
| 40 | Hobart | 131 |
These are totals over 115 years, so they lean toward names that were popular when the state's population was largest.
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026