Virginia · 2008

Top 100 names in Virginia, 2008, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Emma	467
#2	Abigail	461
#3	Madison	455
#4	Emily	434
#5	Olivia	406
#6	Isabella	388
#7	Sophia	375
#8	Ava	361
#9	Elizabeth	348
#10	Chloe	329
#11	Hannah	292
#12	Sarah	273
#13	Addison	272
#14	Taylor	271
#15	Alexis	269
#16	Ashley	256
#17	Grace	250
#18	Natalie	245
#19	Samantha	236
#20	Alyssa	230
#21	Katherine	221
#22	Ella	221
#23	Allison	221
#24	Lillian	216
#25	Anna	211
#26	Lily	202
#27	Kayla	194
#28	Brianna	191
#29	Makayla	184
#30	Savannah	180
#31	Sydney	174
#32	Riley	170
#33	Caroline	169
#34	Hailey	169
#35	Victoria	166
#36	Mia	166
#37	Leah	163
#38	Kaylee	162
#39	Charlotte	161
#40	Lauren	160
#41	Julia	154
#42	Nevaeh	154
#43	Kaitlyn	150
#44	Madeline	148
#45	Peyton	146
#46	Gabriella	143
#47	Gabrielle	142
#48	Avery	142
#49	Morgan	140
#50	Jessica	140
#51	Madelyn	133
#52	Layla	133
#53	Mackenzie	133
#54	Claire	132
#55	Alexandra	131
#56	Brooke	131
#57	Jasmine	130
#58	Audrey	129
#59	Sofia	126
#60	Trinity	123
#61	Ariana	123
#62	Destiny	123
#63	Mary	122
#64	Evelyn	117
#65	Kimberly	115
#66	Zoe	114
#67	Sophie	112
#68	Aubrey	112
#69	Autumn	111
#70	Kylie	111
#71	Rachel	110
#72	Haley	108
#73	Megan	106
#74	Reagan	102
#75	Arianna	102
#76	Aaliyah	100
#77	Jayla	97
#78	Catherine	95
#79	Brooklyn	95
#80	Amelia	95
#81	Katelyn	94
#82	Maya	94
#83	Sara	91
#84	Laila	89
#85	Bailey	89
#86	Sadie	89
#87	Genesis	89
#88	Kendall	88
#89	Rebecca	88
#90	Lucy	88
#91	Jenna	87
#92	Jennifer	86
#93	Faith	86
#94	Isabelle	85
#95	Jordan	85
#96	Molly	84
#97	Naomi	84
#98	Jada	84
#99	Maria	83
#100	Kennedy	82

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
Virginia	51	14	3
Makiyah	20	5	1
Iyana	20	5	1
Taniyah	21	6	2
Shaniya	28	7	2
Campbell	25	7	2
Charity	23	6	2
Amani	30	8	3
Amiya	24	6	2
Angie	48	13	5
Saniya	29	8	3
Caroline	169	45	19

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.