Virginia · 1976

Top 100 names in Virginia, 1976, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,330
#2	Amy	746
#3	Angela	592
#4	Melissa	563
#5	Heather	543
#6	Kimberly	508
#7	Michelle	403
#8	Shannon	395
#9	Stephanie	385
#10	Christina	382
#11	Crystal	370
#12	Amanda	332
#13	Lisa	330
#14	Elizabeth	325
#15	Rebecca	321
#16	Sarah	315
#17	Jessica	299
#18	Mary	285
#19	Kelly	276
#20	Laura	256
#21	Nicole	215
#22	Tiffany	212
#23	April	205
#24	Karen	204
#25	Susan	196
#26	Wendy	192
#27	Tammy	183
#28	Tonya	183
#29	Cynthia	180
#30	Jamie	178
#31	Tracy	177
#32	Katherine	168
#33	Erin	163
#34	Julie	161
#35	Carrie	161
#36	Jaime	151
#37	Rachel	151
#38	Catherine	146
#39	Christine	144
#40	Christy	142
#41	Tina	140
#42	Melanie	135
#43	Emily	131
#44	Lori	127
#45	Dawn	126
#46	Sara	122
#47	Tanya	121
#48	Patricia	121
#49	Danielle	119
#50	Tara	116
#51	Stacey	113
#52	Misty	113
#53	Sharon	111
#54	Holly	110
#55	Teresa	109
#56	Pamela	109
#57	Sherry	106
#58	Stacy	105
#59	Brandy	102
#60	Allison	100
#61	Leslie	100
#62	Donna	98
#63	Dana	97
#64	Andrea	97
#65	Monica	96
#66	Virginia	96
#67	Courtney	96
#68	Samantha	95
#69	Robin	94
#70	Ashley	87
#71	Anne	87
#72	Erica	86
#73	Valerie	83
#74	Amber	83
#75	Margaret	79
#76	Christie	78
#77	Latoya	77
#78	Anna	77
#79	Tracey	76
#80	Natasha	75
#81	Tamara	75
#82	Felicia	75
#83	Megan	73
#84	Rhonda	73
#85	Kristin	71
#86	Nancy	71
#87	Alicia	70
#88	Natalie	70
#89	Victoria	70
#90	Melinda	68
#91	Michele	67
#92	Deborah	67
#93	Sandra	67
#94	Kathryn	66
#95	Barbara	65
#96	Carolyn	63
#97	Renee	63
#98	Kristina	63
#99	Linda	63
#100	Kristen	62

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
Katina	26	10	3
Whitney	34	13	4
Virginia	96	36	11
Crystal	370	138	47
Latonya	52	19	7
Lakeisha	32	12	5
Latanya	21	8	3
Sherry	106	39	16
Cherie	22	8	3
Ebony	39	15	6
Lakesha	24	9	4
Lawanda	20	7	3

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.