FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in West Virginia
In 2025, Charlotte was the most popular girls' name in West Virginia, given to 84 babies, and Waylon was the top boys' name with 115. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.
Social Security counted 5,074 girls and 6,158 boys born in West Virginia that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in West Virginia, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 84 | up 4 |
| 2 | Amelia | 82 | down 1 |
| 3 | Lainey | 68 | down 1 |
| 4 | Harper | 62 | up 7 |
| 5 | Willow | 61 | down 1 |
| 6 | Sophia | 54 | same |
| 7 | Violet | 54 | up 13 |
| 8 | Oaklynn | 53 | up 7 |
| 9 | Paisley | 53 | up 3 |
| 10 | Ava | 52 | up 3 |
| 11 | Eleanor | 51 | up 5 |
| 12 | Olivia | 50 | down 9 |
| 13 | Aurora | 46 | down 3 |
| 14 | Ellie | 46 | up 5 |
| 15 | Emma | 46 | down 8 |
| 16 | Hazel | 45 | up 13 |
| 17 | Avery | 40 | up 7 |
| 18 | Evelyn | 40 | down 9 |
| 19 | Kinsley | 40 | up 4 |
| 20 | Scarlett | 40 | down 12 |
| 21 | Lillian | 39 | down 3 |
| 22 | Ella | 36 | up 9 |
| 23 | Ivy | 36 | down 9 |
| 24 | Layla | 35 | up 6 |
| 25 | Nova | 35 | up 13 |
| 26 | Oakley | 34 | up 2 |
| 27 | Delilah | 33 | down 1 |
| 28 | Raelynn | 33 | down 3 |
| 29 | Sadie | 33 | up 5 |
| 30 | Isla | 32 | up 3 |
| 31 | Wrenley | 32 | down 10 |
| 32 | Adalynn | 31 | up 22 |
| 33 | Eliana | 31 | up 78 |
| 34 | Everleigh | 31 | down 17 |
| 35 | Josie | 30 | down 3 |
| 36 | Abigail | 28 | up 16 |
| 37 | Lydia | 28 | up 54 |
| 38 | Nora | 28 | up 1 |
| 39 | Eliza | 27 | up 57 |
| 40 | Addison | 26 | up 2 |
| 41 | Octavia | 26 | up 62 |
| 42 | Piper | 26 | up 62 |
| 43 | Wrenlee | 26 | up 20 |
| 44 | Aubrey | 25 | down 1 |
| 45 | Gianna | 25 | up 97 |
| 46 | Isabella | 25 | down 24 |
| 47 | Lily | 25 | same |
| 48 | Millie | 25 | same |
| 49 | Penelope | 25 | down 9 |
| 50 | Adeline | 24 | down 6 |
| 51 | Brynlee | 24 | up 44 |
| 52 | Naomi | 24 | down 3 |
| 53 | Chloe | 22 | up 5 |
| 54 | Clara | 22 | up 30 |
| 55 | Hadley | 22 | down 5 |
| 56 | Lucy | 22 | down 5 |
| 57 | Aria | 21 | down 2 |
| 58 | Emersyn | 21 | up 39 |
| 59 | Nevaeh | 21 | up 75 |
| 60 | Riley | 21 | down 24 |
| 61 | Eden | 20 | down 16 |
| 62 | Elena | 20 | up 48 |
| 63 | Elizabeth | 20 | down 36 |
| 64 | Ember | 20 | up 21 |
| 65 | Iris | 20 | up 13 |
| 66 | Stella | 20 | down 25 |
| 67 | Audrey | 19 | up 8 |
| 68 | Callie | 19 | up 99 |
| 69 | Daisy | 19 | up 8 |
| 70 | Grace | 19 | down 8 |
| 71 | Parker | 19 | up 64 |
| 72 | Remi | 19 | up 141 |
| 73 | Alice | 18 | up 36 |
| 74 | Arabella | 18 | up 111 |
| 75 | Everly | 18 | up 11 |
| 76 | Kennedy | 18 | up 14 |
| 77 | Madelyn | 18 | up 11 |
| 78 | Magnolia | 18 | down 43 |
| 79 | Mia | 18 | down 22 |
| 80 | Natalie | 18 | up 22 |
| 81 | Ruby | 18 | down 28 |
| 82 | Zoey | 18 | down 9 |
| 83 | Amara | 17 | up 37 |
| 84 | Emerson | 17 | up 85 |
| 85 | Emery | 17 | down 39 |
| 86 | Freya | 17 | up 13 |
| 87 | Hallie | 17 | up 2 |
| 88 | Josephine | 17 | down 28 |
| 89 | Lilah | 17 | up 25 |
| 90 | Lyla | 17 | up 41 |
| 91 | Maisie | 17 | up 116 |
| 92 | Sutton | 17 | down 21 |
| 93 | Caroline | 16 | down 26 |
| 94 | Cora | 16 | up 29 |
| 95 | Elliana | 16 | down 36 |
| 96 | Haisley | 16 | up 4 |
| 97 | Skylar | 16 | down 16 |
| 98 | Stevie | 16 | up 160 |
| 99 | Vivian | 16 | down 27 |
| 100 | Eloise | 15 | up 24 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waylon | 115 | up 1 |
| 2 | Hudson | 106 | up 2 |
| 3 | Oliver | 96 | down 2 |
| 4 | Noah | 85 | up 3 |
| 5 | Wyatt | 70 | up 4 |
| 6 | Cooper | 68 | up 7 |
| 7 | Asher | 67 | up 1 |
| 8 | Weston | 63 | up 3 |
| 9 | Liam | 60 | down 4 |
| 10 | Theodore | 60 | up 4 |
| 11 | James | 59 | up 8 |
| 12 | Elijah | 56 | down 6 |
| 13 | Maverick | 55 | down 10 |
| 14 | William | 55 | up 2 |
| 15 | Carter | 52 | up 2 |
| 16 | Henry | 52 | up 8 |
| 17 | Jackson | 52 | up 1 |
| 18 | Sawyer | 48 | up 27 |
| 19 | Silas | 47 | up 3 |
| 20 | Atlas | 46 | up 10 |
| 21 | Easton | 46 | up 20 |
| 22 | Grayson | 46 | down 12 |
| 23 | Colton | 43 | same |
| 24 | Owen | 43 | down 4 |
| 25 | Samuel | 43 | up 10 |
| 26 | Levi | 42 | down 14 |
| 27 | Lucas | 42 | up 17 |
| 28 | Parker | 41 | down 1 |
| 29 | Elias | 40 | up 13 |
| 30 | Mason | 40 | down 4 |
| 31 | Lincoln | 39 | down 6 |
| 32 | Walker | 39 | down 17 |
| 33 | Beau | 37 | up 28 |
| 34 | Dawson | 37 | down 5 |
| 35 | Roman | 37 | down 1 |
| 36 | Carson | 36 | up 15 |
| 37 | Miles | 36 | up 11 |
| 38 | Ryker | 36 | up 16 |
| 39 | Bentley | 33 | up 45 |
| 40 | John | 33 | up 3 |
| 41 | Ryder | 33 | up 25 |
| 42 | Thomas | 33 | up 46 |
| 43 | Wesley | 33 | down 6 |
| 44 | Archer | 32 | up 46 |
| 45 | River | 32 | down 24 |
| 46 | Joseph | 31 | down 13 |
| 47 | Stetson | 31 | up 40 |
| 48 | Alexander | 30 | up 33 |
| 49 | Cohen | 30 | up 99 |
| 50 | Daniel | 30 | up 28 |
| 51 | Jasper | 30 | up 49 |
| 52 | Jaxon | 30 | down 20 |
| 53 | Leo | 30 | same |
| 54 | Benjamin | 29 | down 26 |
| 55 | Colter | 29 | up 44 |
| 56 | Ezra | 29 | down 10 |
| 57 | Luke | 29 | up 15 |
| 58 | Brooks | 28 | down 3 |
| 59 | Colt | 28 | down 21 |
| 60 | Hunter | 28 | up 8 |
| 61 | Isaiah | 28 | down 3 |
| 62 | Kohen | 28 | up 8 |
| 63 | Rowan | 28 | down 14 |
| 64 | Tucker | 28 | down 14 |
| 65 | Cameron | 27 | up 26 |
| 66 | Jameson | 27 | down 6 |
| 67 | Michael | 27 | up 18 |
| 68 | Nolan | 27 | up 29 |
| 69 | Logan | 26 | up 51 |
| 70 | Remington | 26 | down 14 |
| 71 | Braxton | 25 | down 14 |
| 72 | Isaac | 25 | up 7 |
| 73 | Luka | 25 | up 30 |
| 74 | Eli | 24 | up 8 |
| 75 | Everett | 24 | up 17 |
| 76 | Ezekiel | 24 | down 24 |
| 77 | Jack | 24 | down 30 |
| 78 | Maddox | 24 | up 51 |
| 79 | Matthew | 24 | up 17 |
| 80 | Barrett | 23 | up 54 |
| 81 | Beckett | 23 | up 42 |
| 82 | Jaxson | 22 | up 12 |
| 83 | Jensen | 22 | up 12 |
| 84 | Myles | 22 | down 48 |
| 85 | Arthur | 21 | up 106 |
| 86 | Beckham | 21 | up 72 |
| 87 | Charles | 21 | down 25 |
| 88 | Greyson | 21 | down 49 |
| 89 | Hayden | 21 | up 26 |
| 90 | Holden | 21 | up 3 |
| 91 | Kai | 21 | up 27 |
| 92 | Luca | 21 | up 18 |
| 93 | Micah | 21 | up 37 |
| 94 | Andrew | 20 | down 5 |
| 95 | Bennett | 20 | down 36 |
| 96 | Emmett | 20 | up 29 |
| 97 | Ethan | 20 | up 16 |
| 98 | Jacob | 20 | down 33 |
| 99 | Kaysen | 20 | new |
| 100 | Knox | 20 | up 122 |
Names West Virginia likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in West Virginia than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Oaklynn, Bristol and Madilynn for girls, and Briar, Kohen and Remington for boys.
Girls
- Oaklynn: 8.2× (239 babies)
- Bristol: 7.9× (69 babies)
- Madilynn: 7.1× (50 babies)
- Wrenlee: 6.8× (62 babies)
- Paislee: 6.4× (58 babies)
- Wrenley: 6.1× (142 babies)
- Haisley: 6.1× (65 babies)
- Oaklee: 6.1× (63 babies)
- Gracelynn: 5.9× (78 babies)
- Octavia: 5.8× (106 babies)
Boys
- Briar: 7.5× (54 babies)
- Kohen: 7.1× (112 babies)
- Remington: 6.3× (155 babies)
- Brantley: 5.9× (101 babies)
- Gunner: 5.9× (83 babies)
- Colson: 5.8× (111 babies)
- Waylon: 5.3× (494 babies)
- Jensen: 5.3× (112 babies)
- Colt: 5× (132 babies)
- Holden: 4.2× (100 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in West Virginia belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1929. For boys, it's James, from 1919 to 1954.
Girls
- Charlotte: 2025
- Amelia: 2021–2024
- Harper: 2020
- Amelia: 2019
- Emma: 2017–2018
- Harper: 2016
- Emma: 2015
- Sophia: 2014
- Emma: 2012–2013
- Isabella: 2010–2011
- Madison: 2009
- Emma: 2008
- Madison: 2001–2007
- Hannah: 1998–2000
- Emily: 1996–1997
- Brittany: 1994–1995
- Ashley: 1993
- Brittany: 1989–1992
- Ashley: 1985–1988
- Jessica: 1982–1984
- Amanda: 1979–1981
- Jennifer: 1973–1978
- Melissa: 1970–1972
- Lisa: 1963–1969
- Mary: 1959–1962
- Debra: 1956–1958
- Deborah: 1954–1955
- Linda: 1946–1953
- Mary: 1932–1945
- Betty: 1930–1931
- Mary: 1910–1929
Boys
- Waylon: 2025
- Oliver: 2023–2024
- Asher: 2022
- Liam: 2019–2021
- Mason: 2018
- Liam: 2017
- Mason: 2016
- Noah: 2015
- Mason: 2011–2014
- Jacob: 1997–2010
- Tyler: 1995–1996
- Joshua: 1994
- Michael: 1993
- Joshua: 1984–1992
- Christopher: 1983
- Joshua: 1981–1982
- Jason: 1977–1980
- Michael: 1974–1976
- James: 1973
- Michael: 1972
- James: 1971
- Michael: 1970
- James: 1963–1969
- David: 1960–1962
- James: 1959
- David: 1958
- James: 1956–1957
- David: 1955
- James: 1919–1954
- William: 1918
- James: 1917
- John: 1916
- William: 1915
- James: 1914
- William: 1913
- James: 1912
- William: 1910–1911
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Amelia, Olivia, Harper, Willow, Charlotte | Waylon, Oliver, Liam, Noah, Asher |
| 2010s | Emma, Olivia, Isabella, Ava, Sophia | Mason, Liam, Noah, Jacob, Elijah |
| 2000s | Madison, Emily, Hannah, Alexis, Emma | Jacob, Ethan, Hunter, Austin, Logan |
| 1990s | Ashley, Brittany, Jessica, Kayla, Emily | Joshua, Michael, Tyler, Christopher, Jacob |
| 1980s | Jessica, Amanda, Ashley, Jennifer, Sarah | Joshua, Christopher, Michael, Matthew, James |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Melissa, Angela, Amy, Lisa | Michael, James, Jason, Christopher, David |
| 1960s | Lisa, Kimberly, Tammy, Mary, Teresa | James, David, John, Michael, Robert |
| 1950s | Linda, Mary, Deborah, Patricia, Brenda | James, David, Robert, John, Michael |
| 1940s | Linda, Mary, Barbara, Patricia, Sandra | James, Robert, William, John, Charles |
| 1930s | Mary, Betty, Shirley, Barbara, Patricia | James, Robert, William, Charles, John |
| 1920s | Mary, Betty, Helen, Virginia, Dorothy | James, William, Robert, Charles, John |
| 1910s | Mary, Virginia, Helen, Ruth, Margaret | James, William, John, Charles, Robert |
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.