West Virginia · 1976

Top 100 names in West Virginia, 1976, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	517
#2	Melissa	389
#3	Amy	355
#4	Heather	340
#5	Angela	330
#6	Amanda	231
#7	Stephanie	213
#8	Crystal	206
#9	Rebecca	204
#10	Kimberly	201
#11	Michelle	194
#12	Lisa	194
#13	Christina	188
#14	Misty	185
#15	Mary	151
#16	Jamie	148
#17	April	134
#18	Jessica	134
#19	Sarah	129
#20	Shannon	113
#21	Elizabeth	107
#22	Carrie	107
#23	Julie	102
#24	Kelly	102
#25	Laura	102
#26	Tonya	102
#27	Stacy	94
#28	Jaime	92
#29	Tammy	88
#30	Susan	87
#31	Tina	82
#32	Andrea	79
#33	Lori	79
#34	Christy	75
#35	Tara	75
#36	Amber	73
#37	Wendy	73
#38	Tracy	70
#39	Rachel	70
#40	Tiffany	68
#41	Sara	66
#42	Erin	66
#43	Cynthia	62
#44	Patricia	60
#45	Teresa	57
#46	Melinda	56
#47	Nicole	54
#48	Rhonda	54
#49	Holly	54
#50	Brandy	54
#51	Leslie	53
#52	Karen	51
#53	Danielle	51
#54	Donna	50
#55	Pamela	49
#56	Michele	47
#57	Stacey	47
#58	Samantha	45
#59	Melanie	45
#60	Robin	42
#61	Jill	42
#62	Dawn	41
#63	Katherine	39
#64	Valerie	39
#65	Erica	39
#66	Alicia	38
#67	Brenda	37
#68	Megan	36
#69	Monica	36
#70	Emily	36
#71	Beth	36
#72	Tanya	35
#73	Kristi	34
#74	Barbara	33
#75	Kelli	33
#76	Jodi	33
#77	Virginia	32
#78	Christine	32
#79	Carla	31
#80	Anna	31
#81	Christie	31
#82	Beverly	31
#83	Sharon	30
#84	Mandy	30
#85	Denise	30
#86	Sherri	30
#87	Angel	30
#88	Kristie	29
#89	Brandi	29
#90	Sandra	29
#91	Cindy	29
#92	Shelley	28
#93	Linda	28
#94	Debra	28
#95	Joyce	27
#96	Paula	27
#97	Courtney	27
#98	Angie	27
#99	Sherry	27
#100	Lora	27

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
Lora	27	23	4
Chrystal	20	17	3
Beverly	31	27	6
Misty	185	160	40
Crystal	206	178	47
Joyce	27	23	6
Sherri	30	26	8
Chasity	24	21	6
Marsha	23	20	6
Betty	23	20	6
Billie	23	20	7
Shelley	28	24	9

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.