West Virginia · 1946

Top 100 names in West Virginia, 1946, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	1,057
#2	Mary	1,016
#3	Barbara	732
#4	Patricia	678
#5	Sandra	628
#6	Sharon	571
#7	Carolyn	530
#8	Brenda	507
#9	Nancy	471
#10	Betty	451
#11	Carol	450
#12	Shirley	376
#13	Judith	370
#14	Judy	368
#15	Donna	354
#16	Karen	324
#17	Joyce	272
#18	Janet	241
#19	Margaret	239
#20	Susan	225
#21	Connie	221
#22	Wanda	217
#23	Phyllis	214
#24	Gloria	201
#25	Bonnie	197
#26	Rebecca	189
#27	Elizabeth	184
#28	Janice	180
#29	Diana	176
#30	Virginia	174
#31	Peggy	173
#32	Helen	171
#33	Martha	168
#34	Charlotte	166
#35	Dorothy	164
#36	Beverly	160
#37	Ruth	159
#38	Frances	144
#39	Norma	125
#40	Doris	124
#41	Alice	120
#42	Anna	114
#43	Loretta	112
#44	Cheryl	110
#45	Jo	107
#46	Lois	105
#47	Pamela	104
#48	Sue	101
#49	Joan	94
#50	Jane	94
#51	Rita	87
#52	Rose	87
#53	Evelyn	82
#54	Patsy	81
#55	Sarah	81
#56	Marilyn	81
#57	Sheila	77
#58	Kathryn	76
#59	Jean	75
#60	Juanita	75
#61	Ann	73
#62	Sylvia	71
#63	Patty	70
#64	Wilma	69
#65	Delores	67
#66	Ruby	66
#67	Paula	64
#68	Kathleen	62
#69	Mildred	62
#70	Sherry	60
#71	Diane	60
#72	Ellen	59
#73	Thelma	59
#74	Constance	59
#75	Edith	58
#76	Roberta	56
#77	Jacqueline	55
#78	Emma	55
#79	Darlene	55
#80	Joann	53
#81	Drema	52
#82	Julia	52
#83	Edna	50
#84	Catherine	49
#85	Kay	48
#86	Carole	48
#87	Deloris	48
#88	Cynthia	47
#89	Freda	46
#90	Katherine	45
#91	Anita	45
#92	Laura	43
#93	Sally	43
#94	Glenna	42
#95	Rosemary	42
#96	Geraldine	40
#97	Marie	40
#98	Dottie	40
#99	Kathy	40
#100	Clara	39

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	52	24	0
Dreama	27	12	0
Dottie	40	18	2
Freda	46	21	3
Glenna	42	19	3
Kitty	22	10	2
Shelby	25	11	3
Beulah	21	10	2
Violet	36	16	4
Shelia	31	14	4
Patty	70	32	8
Deloris	48	22	6

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.