West Virginia · 2018

Top 100 names in West Virginia, 2018, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Emma	106
#2	Olivia	100
#3	Ava	96
#4	Harper	92
#5	Amelia	84
#6	Isabella	76
#7	Paisley	73
#8	Willow	64
#9	Sophia	63
#10	Ella	62
#11	Abigail	56
#12	Charlotte	53
#13	Layla	53
#14	Avery	52
#15	Evelyn	52
#16	Elizabeth	52
#17	Addison	49
#18	Aubrey	48
#19	Scarlett	47
#20	Zoey	46
#21	Lillian	46
#22	Kinsley	45
#23	Aurora	42
#24	Lydia	41
#25	Nora	41
#26	Ellie	41
#27	Nevaeh	41
#28	Mia	41
#29	Hadley	40
#30	Raelynn	39
#31	Madison	38
#32	Adalynn	38
#33	Piper	36
#34	Riley	35
#35	Rylee	35
#36	Stella	33
#37	Brooklyn	33
#38	Sadie	32
#39	Aria	32
#40	Reagan	31
#41	Nova	31
#42	Mila	30
#43	Caroline	30
#44	Chloe	30
#45	Audrey	28
#46	Aubree	27
#47	Emily	27
#48	Everly	27
#49	Peyton	25
#50	Serenity	25
#51	Gracie	25
#52	Ryleigh	24
#53	Trinity	24
#54	Anna	24
#55	Kennedy	24
#56	Luna	24
#57	Skylar	23
#58	Lily	22
#59	Everleigh	22
#60	Penelope	22
#61	Gracelynn	22
#62	Cora	21
#63	Madelyn	21
#64	Bella	21
#65	Leah	21
#66	Hannah	20
#67	Emersyn	20
#68	Quinn	20
#69	Gabriella	20
#70	Octavia	20
#71	Savannah	20
#72	Lilly	19
#73	Aaliyah	19
#74	Kylie	19
#75	Paislee	19
#76	Bristol	19
#77	Natalie	19
#78	Violet	19
#79	Eleanor	18
#80	Arabella	18
#81	Remi	18
#82	Oaklynn	18
#83	Brynlee	18
#84	Khloe	18
#85	Autumn	18
#86	Alice	17
#87	Adeline	17
#88	Athena	17
#89	Adalyn	17
#90	Alayna	17
#91	Mckenzie	17
#92	Ember	17
#93	Gracelyn	17
#94	Claire	17
#95	Eliza	17
#96	Lucy	17
#97	Alivia	17
#98	Clara	16
#99	Briella	16
#100	Josie	16

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
Octavia	20	36	4
Gracelynn	22	39	6
Paisley	73	130	26
Willow	64	114	23
Gracie	25	44	9
Raelynn	39	69	15
Everleigh	22	39	9
Hadley	40	71	17
Trinity	24	43	10
Adalynn	38	68	17
Lydia	41	73	19
Ryleigh	24	43	11

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.