Virginia · 1980

Top 100 names in Virginia, 1980, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,251
#2	Amanda	876
#3	Jessica	821
#4	Melissa	594
#5	Sarah	551
#6	Elizabeth	520
#7	Heather	467
#8	Crystal	467
#9	Kimberly	460
#10	Amy	437
#11	Stephanie	418
#12	Christina	405
#13	Tiffany	404
#14	Rebecca	380
#15	Angela	366
#16	Mary	365
#17	Michelle	352
#18	April	316
#19	Laura	314
#20	Kelly	299
#21	Lisa	296
#22	Erin	294
#23	Shannon	289
#24	Nicole	254
#25	Katherine	250
#26	Rachel	237
#27	Megan	223
#28	Sara	222
#29	Ashley	221
#30	Amber	214
#31	Kristin	209
#32	Lauren	194
#33	Emily	192
#34	Catherine	175
#35	Jamie	161
#36	Kristen	158
#37	Brandy	157
#38	Andrea	153
#39	Kathryn	153
#40	Carrie	150
#41	Erica	146
#42	Courtney	146
#43	Karen	142
#44	Christine	140
#45	Julie	129
#46	Allison	128
#47	Melanie	124
#48	Samantha	122
#49	Tracy	122
#50	Holly	121
#51	Tara	120
#52	Leslie	120
#53	Dana	118
#54	Danielle	118
#55	Patricia	117
#56	Stacey	116
#57	Susan	113
#58	Monica	113
#59	Wendy	112
#60	Tina	109
#61	Natasha	109
#62	Tonya	107
#63	Lori	105
#64	Katrina	98
#65	Alicia	98
#66	Christy	96
#67	Latoya	91
#68	Stacy	90
#69	Lindsay	90
#70	Cynthia	90
#71	Dawn	89
#72	Kristy	88
#73	Virginia	87
#74	Brandi	87
#75	Pamela	87
#76	Kristina	87
#77	Margaret	86
#78	Katie	85
#79	Kathleen	85
#80	Candice	85
#81	Tanya	84
#82	Anna	84
#83	Brooke	83
#84	Misty	80
#85	Anne	80
#86	Natalie	77
#87	Tammy	77
#88	Meredith	75
#89	Tabitha	74
#90	Latasha	73
#91	Victoria	72
#92	Sharon	72
#93	Maria	70
#94	Robin	70
#95	Tasha	69
#96	Jacqueline	68
#97	Monique	68
#98	Valerie	67
#99	Ebony	66
#100	Alison	66

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
Lawanda	21	7	2
Carey	20	7	2
Virginia	87	29	10
Tameka	42	14	5
Shameka	22	7	3
Whitney	52	17	7
Ginger	33	11	5
Kimberley	25	8	3
Catherine	175	59	25
Lakeisha	31	10	4
Tabatha	30	10	4
Sherri	36	12	5

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.