West Virginia · 1949

Top 100 names in West Virginia, 1949, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	1,634
#2	Mary	957
#3	Brenda	789
#4	Sharon	685
#5	Barbara	651
#6	Patricia	643
#7	Sandra	640
#8	Nancy	484
#9	Carolyn	457
#10	Donna	437
#11	Karen	427
#12	Judy	387
#13	Betty	333
#14	Judith	331
#15	Deborah	306
#16	Carol	304
#17	Susan	298
#18	Shirley	298
#19	Joyce	290
#20	Connie	264
#21	Rebecca	261
#22	Margaret	242
#23	Janet	238
#24	Pamela	230
#25	Elizabeth	226
#26	Diana	225
#27	Wanda	202
#28	Beverly	194
#29	Bonnie	189
#30	Virginia	173
#31	Peggy	167
#32	Phyllis	165
#33	Gloria	156
#34	Ruth	155
#35	Janice	154
#36	Helen	154
#37	Martha	152
#38	Charlotte	136
#39	Alice	135
#40	Frances	133
#41	Dorothy	132
#42	Anna	130
#43	Kathy	127
#44	Cynthia	114
#45	Rita	112
#46	Lois	108
#47	Cheryl	107
#48	Doris	105
#49	Sherry	103
#50	Wilma	102
#51	Catherine	95
#52	Sheila	95
#53	Marilyn	93
#54	Jane	91
#55	Sarah	87
#56	Evelyn	84
#57	Rose	83
#58	Vicki	83
#59	Kathleen	82
#60	Drema	82
#61	Jean	82
#62	Jo	81
#63	Kathryn	81
#64	Sue	81
#65	Jacqueline	80
#66	Darlene	78
#67	Teresa	75
#68	Loretta	74
#69	Paula	73
#70	Diane	71
#71	Norma	70
#72	Ellen	70
#73	Anita	68
#74	Patty	68
#75	Patsy	68
#76	Dianna	67
#77	Marsha	65
#78	Sylvia	64
#79	Delores	64
#80	Constance	63
#81	Vickie	62
#82	Sally	60
#83	Victoria	59
#84	Joan	58
#85	Christine	58
#86	Ann	56
#87	Katherine	55
#88	Roberta	53
#89	Charlene	51
#90	Shelia	51
#91	Cathy	50
#92	Juanita	50
#93	Laura	50
#94	Regina	50
#95	Jennifer	49
#96	Mildred	49
#97	Thelma	49
#98	Theresa	49
#99	Edna	47
#100	Ruby	47

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	82	34	1
Dreama	38	16	0
Dottie	20	8	1
Dolly	23	10	2
Freda	33	14	2
Glenna	45	19	3
Opal	20	8	2
Patty	68	29	6
Shelia	51	21	5
Wilma	102	43	10
Violet	26	11	3
Della	26	11	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.