West Virginia · 1954

Top 100 names in West Virginia, 1954, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Deborah	817
#2	Mary	718
#3	Linda	689
#4	Debra	640
#5	Patricia	539
#6	Brenda	454
#7	Pamela	444
#8	Karen	436
#9	Barbara	425
#10	Sandra	420
#11	Sharon	414
#12	Donna	407
#13	Susan	359
#14	Kathy	354
#15	Nancy	328
#16	Rebecca	272
#17	Connie	267
#18	Carolyn	239
#19	Joyce	225
#20	Cynthia	218
#21	Janet	205
#22	Elizabeth	199
#23	Teresa	198
#24	Betty	197
#25	Beverly	194
#26	Diana	194
#27	Judy	190
#28	Carol	184
#29	Judith	171
#30	Margaret	161
#31	Bonnie	156
#32	Vickie	148
#33	Cathy	144
#34	Shirley	140
#35	Sherry	140
#36	Vicki	133
#37	Cheryl	132
#38	Martha	124
#39	Sheila	119
#40	Marilyn	119
#41	Janice	119
#42	Marsha	113
#43	Wanda	113
#44	Kathryn	110
#45	Peggy	109
#46	Robin	109
#47	Paula	109
#48	Rita	107
#49	Rose	104
#50	Ruth	102
#51	Virginia	99
#52	Helen	99
#53	Jo	97
#54	Jane	94
#55	Catherine	94
#56	Rhonda	93
#57	Charlotte	92
#58	Anita	88
#59	Diane	87
#60	Lois	82
#61	Frances	82
#62	Darlene	82
#63	Phyllis	80
#64	Denise	80
#65	Anna	78
#66	Sue	74
#67	Terry	72
#68	Theresa	72
#69	Gloria	70
#70	Katherine	70
#71	Terri	69
#72	Doris	68
#73	Drema	67
#74	Dorothy	66
#75	Alice	66
#76	Victoria	64
#77	Jean	64
#78	Jennifer	62
#79	Loretta	62
#80	Joan	61
#81	Laura	61
#82	Kathleen	60
#83	Shelia	60
#84	Roberta	60
#85	Debbie	60
#86	Christine	57
#87	Jacqueline	57
#88	Dianna	56
#89	Regina	56
#90	Sarah	56
#91	Wilma	56
#92	Sally	53
#93	Lisa	50
#94	Ellen	48
#95	Evelyn	45
#96	Valerie	42
#97	Thelma	42
#98	Suzanne	42
#99	Carla	41
#100	Marcia	41

Uniquely popular in West Virginia

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Geburten	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Drema	67	32	1
Dreama	34	16	0
Glenna	28	13	3
Violet	24	11	2
Freda	22	10	2
Deloris	30	14	4
Wilma	56	27	7
Dianna	56	27	7
Shelia	60	29	9
Thelma	42	20	6
Patty	40	19	6
Marcella	21	10	4

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.