Virginia · 1954

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

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Deborah	1,658
#2	Linda	1,398
#3	Mary	1,367
#4	Patricia	1,227
#5	Brenda	878
#6	Debra	877
#7	Barbara	871
#8	Susan	808
#9	Sandra	717
#10	Donna	644
#11	Sharon	639
#12	Nancy	611
#13	Cynthia	607
#14	Pamela	570
#15	Carolyn	553
#16	Karen	540
#17	Betty	436
#18	Elizabeth	435
#19	Joyce	429
#20	Janet	400
#21	Kathy	395
#22	Shirley	378
#23	Wanda	377
#24	Margaret	350
#25	Teresa	343
#26	Diane	339
#27	Carol	332
#28	Judy	327
#29	Rebecca	323
#30	Janice	281
#31	Gloria	276
#32	Bonnie	274
#33	Catherine	266
#34	Peggy	261
#35	Virginia	255
#36	Robin	251
#37	Beverly	249
#38	Joan	241
#39	Martha	240
#40	Phyllis	228
#41	Connie	214
#42	Dorothy	214
#43	Sheila	212
#44	Ann	202
#45	Judith	201
#46	Katherine	201
#47	Kathleen	199
#48	Cathy	197
#49	Jo	196
#50	Denise	195
#51	Vickie	194
#52	Frances	193
#53	Rita	185
#54	Helen	184
#55	Jacqueline	182
#56	Theresa	182
#57	Cheryl	181
#58	Doris	176
#59	Rose	174
#60	Vanessa	174
#61	Marilyn	174
#62	Rhonda	167
#63	Kathryn	167
#64	Gail	166
#65	Ruth	166
#66	Jean	162
#67	Alice	160
#68	Jane	157
#69	Sherry	145
#70	Paula	144
#71	Anne	143
#72	Gwendolyn	141
#73	Laura	141
#74	Sylvia	134
#75	Diana	131
#76	Vicki	130
#77	Sarah	129
#78	Patsy	123
#79	Evelyn	121
#80	Darlene	120
#81	Charlotte	120
#82	Terry	118
#83	Valerie	116
#84	Shelia	115
#85	Anita	115
#86	Ellen	111
#87	Angela	110
#88	Yvonne	109
#89	Christine	108
#90	Julia	102
#91	Constance	101
#92	Lisa	99
#93	Marsha	99
#94	Lynn	99
#95	Mildred	97
#96	Victoria	94
#97	Audrey	92
#98	Lois	91
#99	Loretta	91
#100	Jennifer	88

Uniquely popular in Virginia

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

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Dreama	23	6	0
Shelby	52	13	2
Alfreda	20	5	1
Freda	37	9	2
Jewel	21	5	1
Shelia	115	28	9
Vanessa	174	43	14
Pearl	29	7	3
Elsie	31	8	3
Ada	25	6	2
Geneva	36	9	3
Sallie	24	6	2

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.