Virginia · 1985

Top 100 names in Virginia, 1985, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Ashley	1,310
#2	Jessica	1,240
#3	Amanda	935
#4	Jennifer	930
#5	Sarah	617
#6	Heather	600
#7	Stephanie	531
#8	Elizabeth	486
#9	Megan	474
#10	Crystal	423
#11	Tiffany	422
#12	Lauren	408
#13	Kimberly	403
#14	Brittany	390
#15	Christina	388
#16	Nicole	379
#17	Melissa	376
#18	Laura	373
#19	Rebecca	349
#20	Rachel	345
#21	Amy	345
#22	Kelly	327
#23	Danielle	321
#24	Katherine	319
#25	Mary	317
#26	Emily	300
#27	Amber	300
#28	Erin	287
#29	Michelle	274
#30	Samantha	259
#31	Sara	245
#32	Shannon	243
#33	Kristen	225
#34	April	217
#35	Jamie	208
#36	Courtney	204
#37	Angela	187
#38	Allison	174
#39	Lindsey	168
#40	Krystal	166
#41	Andrea	165
#42	Kathryn	161
#43	Erica	159
#44	Lindsay	151
#45	Lisa	150
#46	Whitney	148
#47	Christine	146
#48	Kristin	143
#49	Victoria	139
#50	Catherine	136
#51	Holly	130
#52	Tara	130
#53	Kristina	126
#54	Brandy	122
#55	Latoya	118
#56	Kathleen	114
#57	Alicia	113
#58	Meghan	112
#59	Anna	111
#60	Katie	111
#61	Brandi	111
#62	Patricia	100
#63	Monica	98
#64	Karen	98
#65	Jacqueline	97
#66	Leslie	93
#67	Julia	93
#68	Margaret	93
#69	Natasha	92
#70	Julie	90
#71	Meredith	89
#72	Jenna	88
#73	Cynthia	87
#74	Dominique	86
#75	Virginia	86
#76	Caitlin	86
#77	Stacy	85
#78	Sheena	82
#79	Candice	82
#80	Candace	80
#81	Carrie	79
#82	Susan	78
#83	Dana	75
#84	Melanie	75
#85	Krystle	75
#86	Tracy	75
#87	Casey	74
#88	Ebony	74
#89	Ashleigh	74
#90	Alison	73
#91	Caroline	72
#92	Vanessa	71
#93	Anne	71
#94	Natalie	71
#95	Pamela	69
#96	Maria	68
#97	Alexandra	68
#98	Cassandra	68
#99	Rachael	66
#100	Meagan	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
Chela	27	8	0
Sherita	21	6	1
Tameka	30	9	2
Lakisha	24	7	2
Virginia	86	26	8
Ashleigh	74	22	7
Tierra	26	8	3
Shante	20	6	2
Lakeisha	32	10	3
Tiffanie	21	6	2
Ciara	29	9	3
Marquita	28	8	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.