Virginia · 1989

Top 100 names in Virginia, 1989, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jessica	1,254
#2	Brittany	1,247
#3	Ashley	1,232
#4	Amanda	838
#5	Sarah	813
#6	Lauren	628
#7	Jennifer	560
#8	Samantha	558
#9	Heather	546
#10	Elizabeth	542
#11	Amber	493
#12	Stephanie	482
#13	Megan	482
#14	Emily	471
#15	Tiffany	463
#16	Rachel	455
#17	Katherine	387
#18	Courtney	356
#19	Danielle	351
#20	Nicole	348
#21	Rebecca	329
#22	Laura	314
#23	Mary	298
#24	Christina	297
#25	Chelsea	292
#26	Michelle	285
#27	Jasmine	272
#28	Melissa	270
#29	Kayla	267
#30	Kelly	252
#31	Kimberly	252
#32	Kristen	247
#33	Erin	234
#34	Whitney	228
#35	Brittney	227
#36	Sara	222
#37	Victoria	215
#38	Crystal	213
#39	Caitlin	210
#40	Amy	210
#41	Shannon	203
#42	Allison	203
#43	Kelsey	202
#44	Hannah	202
#45	Erica	201
#46	Kathryn	188
#47	Christine	188
#48	Kristin	187
#49	Lindsey	170
#50	Catherine	167
#51	Alexandra	158
#52	Kiara	155
#53	Jamie	153
#54	Anna	148
#55	Angela	145
#56	April	145
#57	Katie	144
#58	Lisa	140
#59	Lindsay	138
#60	Morgan	135
#61	Andrea	135
#62	Margaret	129
#63	Brooke	126
#64	Caroline	117
#65	Alicia	116
#66	Jacqueline	113
#67	Holly	112
#68	Jordan	112
#69	Alyssa	112
#70	Katelyn	110
#71	Kristina	110
#72	Kathleen	106
#73	Cassandra	100
#74	Casey	99
#75	Tara	97
#76	Meghan	96
#77	Natasha	94
#78	Natalie	94
#79	Bethany	94
#80	Brandi	93
#81	Maria	90
#82	Virginia	90
#83	Monica	88
#84	Kendra	88
#85	Ashleigh	86
#86	Taylor	85
#87	Krystal	84
#88	Melanie	84
#89	Meredith	82
#90	Julia	82
#91	Kaitlin	81
#92	Candace	81
#93	Julie	79
#94	Meagan	78
#95	Jenna	78
#96	Erika	78
#97	Molly	78
#98	Patricia	77
#99	Kaitlyn	77
#100	Alexis	75

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
Baby	40	11	1
Kendall	45	12	3
Virginia	90	24	7
Ashleigh	86	23	7
Blair	29	8	3
Kiara	155	42	14
Sade	32	9	3
Leigh	32	9	3
Kierra	27	7	3
Kiera	23	6	2
Ciara	44	12	5
India	22	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.