West Virginia · 1947

Top 100 names in West Virginia, 1947, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	1,796
#2	Mary	1,082
#3	Patricia	805
#4	Sandra	743
#5	Barbara	735
#6	Sharon	688
#7	Brenda	632
#8	Carolyn	577
#9	Nancy	529
#10	Donna	445
#11	Betty	428
#12	Shirley	422
#13	Carol	421
#14	Judy	419
#15	Judith	413
#16	Karen	381
#17	Joyce	297
#18	Connie	292
#19	Margaret	269
#20	Janet	262
#21	Rebecca	248
#22	Susan	242
#23	Beverly	209
#24	Diana	207
#25	Phyllis	203
#26	Elizabeth	201
#27	Gloria	199
#28	Bonnie	197
#29	Martha	196
#30	Virginia	193
#31	Peggy	177
#32	Wanda	176
#33	Ruth	173
#34	Helen	168
#35	Frances	165
#36	Pamela	160
#37	Alice	157
#38	Janice	154
#39	Charlotte	153
#40	Dorothy	152
#41	Anna	137
#42	Jo	126
#43	Norma	125
#44	Jane	117
#45	Cheryl	115
#46	Lois	104
#47	Rita	102
#48	Rose	101
#49	Sue	101
#50	Evelyn	100
#51	Doris	96
#52	Patsy	93
#53	Loretta	88
#54	Patty	87
#55	Marilyn	86
#56	Catherine	86
#57	Sherry	86
#58	Cynthia	86
#59	Diane	85
#60	Delores	84
#61	Kathryn	83
#62	Darlene	81
#63	Sheila	81
#64	Joan	79
#65	Jean	74
#66	Juanita	72
#67	Ann	71
#68	Wilma	70
#69	Deloris	69
#70	Sally	69
#71	Sarah	68
#72	Jacqueline	67
#73	Deborah	67
#74	Paula	67
#75	Anita	64
#76	Constance	63
#77	Shelia	61
#78	Mildred	60
#79	Roberta	59
#80	Edna	57
#81	Glenna	57
#82	Kathleen	56
#83	Ellen	56
#84	Kay	54
#85	Emma	54
#86	Ruby	54
#87	Julia	53
#88	Sylvia	53
#89	Carole	53
#90	Dianna	53
#91	Vicki	52
#92	Edith	51
#93	Christine	51
#94	Lynda	49
#95	Suzanne	48
#96	Marsha	48
#97	Rosemary	48
#98	Eva	46
#99	Thelma	45
#100	Vivian	45

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	41	16	0
Dreama	33	13	0
Dottie	24	10	1
Glenna	57	23	3
Shelia	61	24	4
Shelby	28	11	2
Deloris	69	28	6
Freda	34	14	3
Patty	87	35	7
Opal	20	8	2
Della	41	16	4
Ada	23	9	3

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.