Virginia · 1986

Top 100 names in Virginia, 1986, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Ashley	1,437
#2	Jessica	1,333
#3	Amanda	971
#4	Jennifer	807
#5	Sarah	735
#6	Heather	575
#7	Brittany	533
#8	Megan	486
#9	Lauren	480
#10	Stephanie	480
#11	Elizabeth	469
#12	Tiffany	435
#13	Laura	392
#14	Amber	382
#15	Rachel	369
#16	Kimberly	349
#17	Crystal	348
#18	Emily	341
#19	Katherine	331
#20	Whitney	326
#21	Melissa	326
#22	Danielle	323
#23	Rebecca	318
#24	Kelly	313
#25	Samantha	311
#26	Nicole	308
#27	Amy	296
#28	Christina	295
#29	Courtney	289
#30	Michelle	286
#31	Mary	284
#32	Shannon	242
#33	Erin	239
#34	Sara	239
#35	Angela	216
#36	Kristen	213
#37	Lindsey	211
#38	Erica	208
#39	Kristin	180
#40	Kathryn	180
#41	April	175
#42	Jamie	172
#43	Lindsay	169
#44	Allison	167
#45	Lisa	161
#46	Holly	147
#47	Katie	146
#48	Catherine	144
#49	Christine	142
#50	Victoria	141
#51	Anna	140
#52	Krystal	127
#53	Casey	123
#54	Andrea	120
#55	Brandy	118
#56	Kristina	115
#57	Natasha	115
#58	Kathleen	114
#59	Brittney	110
#60	Margaret	108
#61	Tara	107
#62	Alicia	106
#63	Caitlin	99
#64	Brandi	98
#65	Jacqueline	98
#66	Meghan	95
#67	Meredith	94
#68	Patricia	93
#69	Carrie	91
#70	Karen	90
#71	Latoya	90
#72	Julie	89
#73	Candice	89
#74	Monica	88
#75	Morgan	87
#76	Alexandra	87
#77	Felicia	83
#78	Natalie	83
#79	Dominique	82
#80	Stacey	81
#81	Virginia	81
#82	Candace	81
#83	Kayla	79
#84	Kara	77
#85	Julia	77
#86	Maria	74
#87	Melanie	72
#88	Hannah	71
#89	Leslie	71
#90	Jasmine	71
#91	Vanessa	69
#92	Bethany	69
#93	Sierra	68
#94	Jenna	68
#95	Susan	68
#96	Chelsea	68
#97	Tabitha	67
#98	Dana	66
#99	Stacy	66
#100	Kendra	65

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
Kia	21	6	2
Tiara	40	12	3
Tierra	36	11	3
Marquita	29	9	3
Latrice	21	6	2
Chiquita	20	6	2
Virginia	81	24	8
Shelley	31	9	3
Ciara	38	11	4
Kendall	26	8	3
Latasha	61	18	7
Sade	62	18	7

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.