West Virginia · 1978

Top 100 names in West Virginia, 1978, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	512
#2	Amanda	336
#3	Melissa	334
#4	Amy	304
#5	Angela	272
#6	Heather	270
#7	Jessica	269
#8	Crystal	256
#9	Christina	200
#10	Stephanie	199
#11	Rebecca	198
#12	Sarah	194
#13	Lisa	178
#14	Michelle	175
#15	Kimberly	170
#16	April	165
#17	Kelly	157
#18	Elizabeth	147
#19	Misty	144
#20	Mary	140
#21	Jamie	133
#22	Amber	125
#23	Carrie	123
#24	Erin	105
#25	Shannon	105
#26	Brandy	104
#27	Andrea	102
#28	Rachel	98
#29	Julie	95
#30	Tina	84
#31	Stacy	83
#32	Sara	83
#33	Nicole	81
#34	Laura	78
#35	Tonya	75
#36	Susan	72
#37	Tracy	69
#38	Lori	67
#39	Melanie	66
#40	Erica	65
#41	Tiffany	63
#42	Emily	61
#43	Kristy	60
#44	Tara	60
#45	Cynthia	59
#46	Stacey	58
#47	Holly	55
#48	Brandi	54
#49	Megan	53
#50	Wendy	53
#51	Jaime	52
#52	Melinda	52
#53	Teresa	52
#54	Leslie	50
#55	Tabitha	49
#56	Tammy	48
#57	Christy	48
#58	Samantha	48
#59	Patricia	46
#60	Anna	44
#61	Angel	44
#62	Alicia	43
#63	Jill	43
#64	Katherine	43
#65	Kristina	42
#66	Natalie	41
#67	Kelli	40
#68	Ashley	39
#69	Danielle	38
#70	Beth	38
#71	Carla	36
#72	Karen	36
#73	Kristi	36
#74	Robin	36
#75	Linda	35
#76	Donna	35
#77	Mandy	34
#78	Sabrina	34
#79	Kara	33
#80	Courtney	33
#81	Monica	33
#82	Katrina	32
#83	Kathryn	32
#84	Sandra	32
#85	Valerie	32
#86	Christine	32
#87	Pamela	29
#88	Tanya	29
#89	Virginia	29
#90	Summer	28
#91	Michele	28
#92	Jenny	28
#93	Shawna	27
#94	Stacie	26
#95	Deanna	26
#96	Lora	26
#97	Bethany	26
#98	Barbara	26
#99	Krista	25
#100	Cindy	25

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	26	22	4
Chasity	25	21	5
Misty	144	122	38
Leigh	21	18	6
Angel	44	37	13
Terri	24	20	7
Tabitha	49	42	15
Crystal	256	217	82
Tonya	75	64	25
Charity	20	17	7
Stacie	26	22	10
Autumn	23	19	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.