FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in Virginia
In 2025, Charlotte was the most popular girls' name in Virginia, given to 460 babies, and Liam was the top boys' name with 590. Liam led nationally too, while the country's top girls' name was Olivia.
Social Security counted 33,741 girls and 37,253 boys born in Virginia that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in Virginia, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 460 | same |
| 2 | Emma | 341 | up 2 |
| 3 | Sophia | 319 | same |
| 4 | Olivia | 311 | down 2 |
| 5 | Amelia | 296 | same |
| 6 | Isabella | 293 | same |
| 7 | Evelyn | 254 | up 2 |
| 8 | Eleanor | 245 | up 2 |
| 9 | Mia | 245 | down 2 |
| 10 | Ava | 244 | down 2 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 244 | same |
| 12 | Eliana | 218 | up 8 |
| 13 | Ailany | 209 | up 86 |
| 14 | Sofia | 198 | down 2 |
| 15 | Lucy | 193 | up 22 |
| 16 | Aurora | 192 | same |
| 17 | Lily | 192 | up 6 |
| 18 | Harper | 185 | down 5 |
| 19 | Violet | 185 | down 1 |
| 20 | Nora | 184 | down 3 |
| 21 | Naomi | 182 | up 11 |
| 22 | Isla | 178 | up 4 |
| 23 | Chloe | 173 | down 4 |
| 24 | Hazel | 173 | down 2 |
| 25 | Abigail | 172 | down 11 |
| 26 | Penelope | 169 | up 3 |
| 27 | Zoe | 160 | down 12 |
| 28 | Madison | 158 | up 7 |
| 29 | Avery | 157 | down 4 |
| 30 | Riley | 157 | down 3 |
| 31 | Josephine | 156 | up 13 |
| 32 | Ella | 154 | up 2 |
| 33 | Scarlett | 154 | down 5 |
| 34 | Layla | 147 | up 2 |
| 35 | Ivy | 146 | down 4 |
| 36 | Ellie | 144 | up 4 |
| 37 | Willow | 142 | down 13 |
| 38 | Grace | 140 | down 8 |
| 39 | Lainey | 136 | same |
| 40 | Aria | 134 | down 7 |
| 41 | Luna | 128 | down 20 |
| 42 | Emily | 127 | down 1 |
| 43 | Lillian | 127 | up 4 |
| 44 | Camila | 126 | down 2 |
| 45 | Sadie | 124 | up 7 |
| 46 | Hannah | 120 | down 1 |
| 47 | Genesis | 118 | down 1 |
| 48 | Clara | 116 | up 20 |
| 49 | Adeline | 111 | up 17 |
| 50 | Madeline | 110 | up 38 |
| 51 | Sophie | 110 | up 2 |
| 52 | Claire | 109 | up 10 |
| 53 | Eloise | 108 | up 5 |
| 54 | Nova | 105 | down 11 |
| 55 | Autumn | 103 | up 9 |
| 56 | Gianna | 102 | down 18 |
| 57 | Madelyn | 100 | down 6 |
| 58 | Caroline | 99 | down 4 |
| 59 | Elena | 98 | down 2 |
| 60 | Maya | 98 | down 10 |
| 61 | Natalie | 97 | up 6 |
| 62 | Melody | 95 | up 29 |
| 63 | Margaret | 94 | up 12 |
| 64 | Mila | 93 | down 16 |
| 65 | Stella | 93 | down 9 |
| 66 | Leah | 91 | down 7 |
| 67 | Eden | 90 | up 29 |
| 68 | Iris | 90 | up 25 |
| 69 | Vivian | 89 | up 45 |
| 70 | Alice | 86 | down 9 |
| 71 | Maeve | 86 | down 6 |
| 72 | Serenity | 85 | up 23 |
| 73 | Emilia | 84 | down 24 |
| 74 | Leilani | 84 | up 13 |
| 75 | Lydia | 84 | up 8 |
| 76 | Millie | 84 | up 56 |
| 77 | Ruby | 84 | up 25 |
| 78 | Kennedy | 83 | up 1 |
| 79 | Valentina | 83 | down 3 |
| 80 | Zoey | 83 | down 7 |
| 81 | Delilah | 82 | down 3 |
| 82 | Cora | 80 | down 13 |
| 83 | Hailey | 80 | up 9 |
| 84 | Paisley | 80 | up 17 |
| 85 | Victoria | 80 | down 14 |
| 86 | Audrey | 79 | down 23 |
| 87 | Kinsley | 79 | up 7 |
| 88 | Addison | 78 | down 33 |
| 89 | Eliza | 78 | up 17 |
| 90 | Allison | 77 | up 10 |
| 91 | Ayla | 77 | down 31 |
| 92 | Georgia | 77 | up 59 |
| 93 | Margot | 76 | up 54 |
| 94 | Josie | 75 | up 32 |
| 95 | Raelynn | 75 | down 15 |
| 96 | Cecilia | 74 | up 28 |
| 97 | Elsie | 73 | up 58 |
| 98 | Maria | 73 | down 14 |
| 99 | Emery | 72 | up 12 |
| 100 | Savannah | 72 | down 30 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 590 | same |
| 2 | Noah | 556 | same |
| 3 | Theodore | 392 | up 4 |
| 4 | Oliver | 390 | up 1 |
| 5 | Henry | 372 | up 1 |
| 6 | James | 368 | down 3 |
| 7 | William | 358 | down 3 |
| 8 | Elijah | 314 | up 1 |
| 9 | Lucas | 311 | down 1 |
| 10 | John | 277 | same |
| 11 | Benjamin | 267 | up 1 |
| 12 | Levi | 254 | down 1 |
| 13 | Daniel | 232 | up 11 |
| 14 | Thomas | 231 | up 7 |
| 15 | Samuel | 230 | up 7 |
| 16 | Ethan | 225 | down 2 |
| 17 | Ezra | 225 | down 2 |
| 18 | Jack | 221 | up 2 |
| 19 | Owen | 217 | up 6 |
| 20 | Luke | 215 | down 2 |
| 21 | Michael | 215 | down 8 |
| 22 | Mateo | 211 | up 1 |
| 23 | Charles | 205 | up 9 |
| 24 | Wyatt | 201 | up 9 |
| 25 | Elias | 200 | up 4 |
| 26 | Jackson | 194 | down 9 |
| 27 | Alexander | 193 | same |
| 28 | Cooper | 193 | up 19 |
| 29 | Hudson | 193 | up 7 |
| 30 | Joseph | 193 | up 1 |
| 31 | Asher | 188 | down 12 |
| 32 | Matthew | 187 | up 3 |
| 33 | Carter | 180 | up 4 |
| 34 | Luca | 180 | down 8 |
| 35 | Leo | 179 | down 7 |
| 36 | Mason | 175 | up 2 |
| 37 | Miles | 174 | up 2 |
| 38 | Gabriel | 173 | down 4 |
| 39 | David | 165 | up 3 |
| 40 | Jacob | 162 | down 10 |
| 41 | Thiago | 160 | up 10 |
| 42 | Bennett | 158 | up 16 |
| 43 | Caleb | 155 | down 2 |
| 44 | Dylan | 155 | down 28 |
| 45 | Aiden | 153 | down 5 |
| 46 | Isaac | 153 | down 2 |
| 47 | Wesley | 153 | up 12 |
| 48 | Grayson | 151 | down 2 |
| 49 | Rowan | 150 | up 1 |
| 50 | Roman | 149 | up 14 |
| 51 | Sebastian | 149 | up 3 |
| 52 | Weston | 148 | up 26 |
| 53 | Josiah | 147 | up 2 |
| 54 | Logan | 144 | down 11 |
| 55 | Waylon | 144 | up 1 |
| 56 | Nathan | 142 | up 14 |
| 57 | Christopher | 139 | down 4 |
| 58 | Walker | 138 | up 33 |
| 59 | Julian | 134 | down 11 |
| 60 | Jayden | 133 | up 25 |
| 61 | Joshua | 130 | down 12 |
| 62 | Nolan | 130 | down 17 |
| 63 | Andrew | 129 | down 1 |
| 64 | Arthur | 129 | up 28 |
| 65 | Colton | 129 | up 9 |
| 66 | Maverick | 129 | down 3 |
| 67 | Anthony | 126 | down 2 |
| 68 | Silas | 124 | down 7 |
| 69 | Robert | 122 | up 14 |
| 70 | Isaiah | 119 | up 11 |
| 71 | Brooks | 118 | up 22 |
| 72 | Cameron | 116 | down 20 |
| 73 | Ryan | 116 | up 3 |
| 74 | Lincoln | 115 | down 3 |
| 75 | Micah | 115 | down 9 |
| 76 | Atlas | 114 | up 14 |
| 77 | Axel | 112 | up 3 |
| 78 | Adam | 109 | down 10 |
| 79 | Adrian | 109 | same |
| 80 | Enzo | 108 | down 11 |
| 81 | Jonathan | 106 | up 1 |
| 82 | Everett | 105 | down 25 |
| 83 | Santiago | 105 | down 6 |
| 84 | August | 104 | down 24 |
| 85 | Beau | 100 | up 1 |
| 86 | Jeremiah | 99 | up 2 |
| 87 | Aaron | 98 | down 3 |
| 88 | Ian | 98 | down 13 |
| 89 | Angel | 97 | up 14 |
| 90 | Ezekiel | 97 | down 3 |
| 91 | Eithan | 96 | up 178 |
| 92 | George | 96 | up 9 |
| 93 | Jace | 96 | up 16 |
| 94 | Parker | 95 | up 1 |
| 95 | Callum | 94 | up 36 |
| 96 | Eli | 94 | up 2 |
| 97 | Kai | 93 | down 30 |
| 98 | Declan | 92 | down 1 |
| 99 | Luka | 88 | up 23 |
| 100 | Amir | 85 | down 28 |
Names Virginia likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Virginia than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Virginia, Ayat and Yusra for girls, and Sultan, Azlan and Mohammad for boys.
Girls
- Virginia: 4.2× (251 babies)
- Ayat: 4× (58 babies)
- Yusra: 3.7× (86 babies)
- Sana: 3.5× (56 babies)
- Mirha: 3.4× (51 babies)
- Amal: 2.8× (59 babies)
- Noor: 2.7× (105 babies)
- Zoya: 2.6× (78 babies)
- Nori: 2.6× (70 babies)
- Angie: 2.5× (108 babies)
Boys
- Sultan: 3.7× (57 babies)
- Azlan: 3.2× (53 babies)
- Mohammad: 3.1× (169 babies)
- Jad: 2.9× (53 babies)
- Osman: 2.8× (66 babies)
- Zymir: 2.8× (57 babies)
- Yaseen: 2.7× (53 babies)
- Hamza: 2.5× (142 babies)
- Zayan: 2.5× (53 babies)
- Rayan: 2.4× (125 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in Virginia belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1935. For boys, it's James, from 1910 to 1966.
Girls
- Charlotte: 2020–2025
- Ava: 2018–2019
- Olivia: 2016–2017
- Emma: 2012–2015
- Sophia: 2011
- Olivia: 2010
- Isabella: 2009
- Emma: 2008
- Madison: 2006–2007
- Emily: 2003–2005
- Madison: 2002
- Emily: 2001
- Hannah: 2000
- Emily: 1996–1999
- Jessica: 1994–1995
- Ashley: 1991–1993
- Brittany: 1990
- Jessica: 1989
- Ashley: 1985–1988
- Jessica: 1984
- Jennifer: 1971–1983
- Kimberly: 1970
- Lisa: 1963–1969
- Mary: 1958–1962
- Deborah: 1954–1957
- Linda: 1947–1953
- Mary: 1937–1946
- Shirley: 1936
- Mary: 1910–1935
Boys
- Liam: 2019–2025
- William: 2018
- Liam: 2017
- William: 2005–2016
- Jacob: 1998–2004
- Michael: 1991–1997
- Christopher: 1990
- Michael: 1989
- Christopher: 1982–1988
- Michael: 1967–1981
- James: 1910–1966
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Charlotte, Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Ava | Liam, Noah, James, William, Oliver |
| 2010s | Olivia, Emma, Ava, Sophia, Abigail | William, Noah, Liam, James, Mason |
| 2000s | Emily, Madison, Hannah, Emma, Abigail | William, Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Christopher |
| 1990s | Ashley, Jessica, Sarah, Emily, Brittany | Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua, William |
| 1980s | Jessica, Ashley, Jennifer, Amanda, Sarah | Christopher, Michael, Matthew, James, Joshua |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Angela, Kimberly, Amy, Melissa | Michael, Christopher, James, David, Robert |
| 1960s | Lisa, Mary, Karen, Kimberly, Donna | James, Michael, David, John, Robert |
| 1950s | Linda, Mary, Deborah, Patricia, Brenda | James, William, Robert, Michael, John |
| 1940s | Mary, Linda, Barbara, Patricia, Betty | James, William, Robert, John, Charles |
| 1930s | Mary, Betty, Shirley, Barbara, Dorothy | James, William, Robert, John, Charles |
| 1920s | Mary, Dorothy, Virginia, Margaret, Helen | James, William, John, Robert, Charles |
| 1910s | Mary, Virginia, Margaret, Elizabeth, Dorothy | James, William, John, Robert, George |
See every state or the national list for 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.