West Virginia · 1945

Top 100 names in West Virginia, 1945, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	840
#2	Linda	780
#3	Patricia	532
#4	Barbara	516
#5	Carolyn	471
#6	Sandra	437
#7	Betty	416
#8	Carol	394
#9	Brenda	370
#10	Sharon	367
#11	Judith	332
#12	Shirley	321
#13	Nancy	315
#14	Judy	314
#15	Donna	254
#16	Joyce	252
#17	Janet	245
#18	Karen	235
#19	Margaret	209
#20	Wanda	187
#21	Elizabeth	176
#22	Ruth	173
#23	Phyllis	169
#24	Virginia	169
#25	Connie	161
#26	Helen	160
#27	Gloria	156
#28	Janice	147
#29	Martha	147
#30	Bonnie	145
#31	Frances	137
#32	Dorothy	137
#33	Peggy	129
#34	Alice	126
#35	Susan	125
#36	Anna	114
#37	Norma	108
#38	Doris	106
#39	Diana	95
#40	Charlotte	94
#41	Jane	92
#42	Rebecca	92
#43	Beverly	90
#44	Joan	84
#45	Lois	80
#46	Jean	78
#47	Cheryl	78
#48	Sue	78
#49	Evelyn	72
#50	Loretta	72
#51	Marilyn	71
#52	Wilma	67
#53	Patty	67
#54	Mildred	66
#55	Patsy	65
#56	Thelma	63
#57	Rita	63
#58	Ruby	61
#59	Sarah	60
#60	Roberta	57
#61	Jo	57
#62	Rose	56
#63	Kathryn	55
#64	Ann	55
#65	Darlene	55
#66	Constance	54
#67	Kay	51
#68	Sylvia	51
#69	Juanita	50
#70	Edna	49
#71	Emma	46
#72	Sheila	46
#73	Pamela	46
#74	Delores	46
#75	Ellen	45
#76	Hazel	44
#77	Eva	43
#78	Paula	43
#79	Dottie	43
#80	Deanna	42
#81	Nellie	41
#82	Carole	41
#83	Deloris	41
#84	Jacqueline	40
#85	Edith	40
#86	Marjorie	39
#87	Catherine	39
#88	Sally	39
#89	Geraldine	39
#90	Gladys	38
#91	Freda	38
#92	Laura	37
#93	Rosemary	37
#94	Katherine	37
#95	Diane	37
#96	Josephine	37
#97	June	36
#98	Elsie	36
#99	Drema	36
#100	Lillian	36

Uniquely popular in West 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
Drema	36	21	0
Dreama	26	15	0
Dottie	43	25	2
Freda	38	22	3
Shelia	23	13	2
Patty	67	38	8
Glenna	28	16	3
Violet	31	18	4
Deloris	41	23	6
Nellie	41	23	7
Wanda	187	107	33
Brenda	370	211	70

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.