The most popular baby names in West Virginia

West Virginia’s most given names in 2025 were Waylon (115 boys) and Charlotte (84 girls), of the 11,225 babies SSA’s West Virginia file lists for 2025. Over 2016-2025, West Virginia gave Oaklynn to girls 3.9 times as often as its national share predicts, more than any other name, and Remington to boys 3.7 times as often.

Babies SSA recorded in West Virginia each year since 1910

Births under names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year.

West Virginia: SSA state baby-name file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026 (names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year). SSA’s state data.

The top names in West Virginia, 2025

Girls, 2025
#	Name	Births 2025	U.S. rank
1	1 Charlotte	84	#2
2	2 Amelia	82	#4
3	3 Lainey	68	#30
4	4 Harper	62	#16
5	5 Willow	61	#44
6	6 Sophia	54	#5
7	7 Violet	54	#13
8	8 Oaklynn	53	#153
9	9 Paisley	53	#67
10	10 Ava	52	#11
11	11 Eleanor	51	#12
12	12 Olivia	50	#1
13	13 Aurora	46	#15
14	14 Ellie	46	#24
15	15 Emma	46	#3
16	16 Hazel	45	#21
17	17 Avery	40	#37
18	18 Evelyn	40	#8
19	19 Kinsley	40	#93
20	20 Scarlett	40	#32
21	21 Lillian	39	#57
22	22 Ella	36	#29
23	23 Ivy	36	#39
24	24 Layla	35	#36
25	25 Nova	35	#46

Girls: #26 to #100

#	Name	Births 2025
26	26 Oakley	34
27	27 Delilah	33
28	28 Raelynn	33
29	29 Sadie	33
30	30 Isla	32
31	31 Wrenley	32
32	32 Adalynn	31
33	33 Eliana	31
34	34 Everleigh	31
35	35 Josie	30
36	36 Abigail	28
37	37 Lydia	28
38	38 Nora	28
39	39 Eliza	27
40	40 Addison	26
41	41 Octavia	26
42	42 Piper	26
43	43 Wrenlee	26
44	44 Aubrey	25
45	45 Gianna	25
46	46 Isabella	25
47	47 Lily	25
48	48 Millie	25
49	49 Penelope	25
50	50 Adeline	24
51	51 Brynlee	24
52	52 Naomi	24
53	53 Chloe	22
54	54 Clara	22
55	55 Hadley	22
56	56 Lucy	22
57	57 Aria	21
58	58 Emersyn	21
59	59 Nevaeh	21
60	60 Riley	21
61	61 Eden	20
62	62 Elena	20
63	63 Elizabeth	20
64	64 Ember	20
65	65 Iris	20
66	66 Stella	20
67	67 Audrey	19
68	68 Callie	19
69	69 Daisy	19
70	70 Grace	19
71	71 Parker	19
72	72 Remi	19
73	73 Alice	18
74	74 Arabella	18
75	75 Everly	18
76	76 Kennedy	18
77	77 Madelyn	18
78	78 Magnolia	18
79	79 Mia	18
80	80 Natalie	18
81	81 Ruby	18
82	82 Zoey	18
83	83 Amara	17
84	84 Emerson	17
85	85 Emery	17
86	86 Freya	17
87	87 Hallie	17
88	88 Josephine	17
89	89 Lilah	17
90	90 Lyla	17
91	91 Maisie	17
92	92 Sutton	17
93	93 Caroline	16
94	94 Cora	16
95	95 Elliana	16
96	96 Haisley	16
97	97 Skylar	16
98	98 Stevie	16
99	99 Vivian	16
100	100 Eloise	15

Girls: #101 to #371

#	Name	Births 2025
101	101 Emilia	15
102	102 Madison	15
103	103 Meadow	15
104	104 Presley	15
105	105 Quinn	15
106	106 River	15
107	107 Athena	14
108	108 Gabriella	14
109	109 Gracie	14
110	110 Haven	14
111	111 Kylie	14
112	112 Luna	14
113	113 Rosalie	14
114	114 Serenity	14
115	115 Sophie	14
116	116 Ayla	13
117	117 Blair	13
118	118 Blakely	13
119	119 Charlee	13
120	120 Claire	13
121	121 Mila	13
122	122 Oaklee	13
123	123 Wrenleigh	13
124	124 Adaline	12
125	125 Adalyn	12
126	126 Alayna	12
127	127 Anastasia	12
128	128 Autumn	12
129	129 Brooklyn	12
130	130 Elowyn	12
131	131 Hattie	12
132	132 Lilly	12
133	133 Navy	12
134	134 Ryleigh	12
135	135 Sage	12
136	136 Salem	12
137	137 Savannah	12
138	138 Saylor	12
139	139 Aspen	11
140	140 Charlie	11
141	141 Elaina	11
142	142 Georgia	11
143	143 Gracelyn	11
144	144 Lilith	11
145	145 Lucille	11
146	146 Madeline	11
147	147 Maeve	11
148	148 Melody	11
149	149 Myla	11
150	150 Rose	11
151	151 Rowan	11
152	152 Vivienne	11
153	153 Wren	11
154	154 Alaina	10
155	155 Amira	10
156	156 Arya	10
157	157 Bailey	10
158	158 Bristol	10
159	159 Evelynn	10
160	160 Finley	10
161	161 Gracelynn	10
162	162 Hannah	10
163	163 Harlow	10
164	164 Isabelle	10
165	165 Jordyn	10
166	166 Juniper	10
167	167 Leah	10
168	168 Leighton	10
169	169 Lennon	10
170	170 Mabel	10
171	171 Maggie	10
172	172 Maya	10
173	173 Oakleigh	10
174	174 Ophelia	10
175	175 Payton	10
176	176 Peyton	10
177	177 Shelby	10
178	178 Summer	10
179	179 Sylvia	10
180	180 Zoe	10
181	181 Amiyah	9
182	182 Annie	9
183	183 Collins	9
184	184 Coraline	9
185	185 Delaney	9
186	186 Elsie	9
187	187 Emily	9
188	188 Emory	9
189	189 Fallon	9
190	190 Harley	9
191	191 Heidi	9
192	192 Ivory	9
193	193 Journee	9
194	194 Kinley	9
195	195 Madelynn	9
196	196 Marley	9
197	197 Mary	9
198	198 Maylee	9
199	199 Nyla	9
200	200 Opal	9
201	201 Raven	9
202	202 Reese	9
203	203 Sofia	9
204	204 Ainsley	8
205	205 Allison	8
206	206 Alora	8
207	207 Brooklynn	8
208	208 Brynleigh	8
209	209 Dani	8
210	210 Daphne	8
211	211 Elora	8
212	212 Emberly	8
213	213 Evie	8
214	214 Gemma	8
215	215 Jade	8
216	216 Jasmine	8
217	217 Jolene	8
218	218 Kennedi	8
219	219 Leilani	8
220	220 Madalyn	8
221	221 Noelle	8
222	222 Raegan	8
223	223 Raya	8
224	224 Remington	8
225	225 Rory	8
226	226 Sarah	8
227	227 Sienna	8
228	228 Vada	8
229	229 Valerie	8
230	230 Adley	7
231	231 Alivia	7
232	232 Aliyah	7
233	233 Anna	7
234	234 Briar	7
235	235 Briella	7
236	236 Calliope	7
237	237 Camryn	7
238	238 Catherine	7
239	239 Cecilia	7
240	240 Elaine	7
241	241 Esther	7
242	242 Evangeline	7
243	243 Everlee	7
244	244 Heaven	7
245	245 Hope	7
246	246 Indie	7
247	247 Jocelyn	7
248	248 Juliet	7
249	249 Kehlani	7
250	250 Kendall	7
251	251 Khloe	7
252	252 Kinslee	7
253	253 Lila	7
254	254 Lorelai	7
255	255 Lorelei	7
256	256 Madilyn	7
257	257 Madilynn	7
258	258 Maelynn	7
259	259 Margaret	7
260	260 Marlee	7
261	261 Meredith	7
262	262 Nola	7
263	263 Oaklyn	7
264	264 Rylee	7
265	265 Rynlee	7
266	266 Sailor	7
267	267 Selah	7
268	268 Tatum	7
269	269 Teagan	7
270	270 Tilly	7
271	271 Winnie	7
272	272 Adelaide	6
273	273 Alaia	6
274	274 Amaya	6
275	275 Ariyah	6
276	276 Aubree	6
277	277 Baylee	6
278	278 Blaire	6
279	279 Camila	6
280	280 Della	6
281	281 Edith	6
282	282 Elouise	6
283	283 Emmie	6
284	284 Genevieve	6
285	285 Gia	6
286	286 Hadleigh	6
287	287 Harmony	6
288	288 Joanna	6
289	289 Jovi	6
290	290 Kamryn	6
291	291 Kora	6
292	292 Lakyn	6
293	293 Liliana	6
294	294 Mallory	6
295	295 Mavis	6
296	296 Palmer	6
297	297 Phoebe	6
298	298 Reagan	6
299	299 Renlee	6
300	300 Seraphina	6
301	301 Sydney	6
302	302 Taytum	6
303	303 Tessa	6
304	304 Victoria	6
305	305 Whitley	6
306	306 Winter	6
307	307 Aaliyah	5
308	308 Adelynn	5
309	309 Alani	5
310	310 Alaya	5
311	311 Alexandria	5
312	312 Allie	5
313	313 Amora	5
314	314 Andi	5
315	315 Araya	5
316	316 Ariella	5
317	317 Audra	5
318	318 Baylor	5
319	319 Brinley	5
320	320 Brynn	5
321	321 Cali	5
322	322 Celeste	5
323	323 Clover	5
324	324 Elianna	5
325	325 Elle	5
326	326 Elowen	5
327	327 Eva	5
328	328 Faith	5
329	329 Felicity	5
330	330 Helena	5
331	331 Jazzlynn	5
332	332 Julia	5
333	333 Kaci	5
334	334 Kali	5
335	335 Kambri	5
336	336 Kaylee	5
337	337 Kylee	5
338	338 Lakelynn	5
339	339 Laramie	5
340	340 Laura	5
341	341 Leila	5
342	342 Lena	5
343	343 Londyn	5
344	344 Lottie	5
345	345 Maci	5
346	346 Macie	5
347	347 Macy	5
348	348 Malaya	5
349	349 Margot	5
350	350 Mckenna	5
351	351 Milani	5
352	352 Molly	5
353	353 Myra	5
354	354 Norah	5
355	355 Novalee	5
356	356 Olive	5
357	357 Paislee	5
358	358 Rebecca	5
359	359 Rosalee	5
360	360 Rosemary	5
361	361 Ruth	5
362	362 Scottie	5
363	363 Shiloh	5
364	364 Sunny	5
365	365 Sylvie	5
366	366 Talia	5
367	367 Thea	5
368	368 Vera	5
369	369 Vienna	5
370	370 Willa	5
371	371 Zariah	5

Boys, 2025
#	Name	Births 2025	U.S. rank
1	1 Waylon	115	#56
2	2 Hudson	106	#17
3	3 Oliver	96	#3
4	4 Noah	85	#2
5	5 Wyatt	70	#38
6	6 Cooper	68	#27
7	7 Asher	67	#28
8	8 Weston	63	#55
9	9 Liam	60	#1
10	10 Theodore	60	#4
11	11 James	59	#6
12	12 Elijah	56	#7
13	13 Maverick	55	#49
14	14 William	55	#9
15	15 Carter	52	#45
16	16 Henry	52	#5
17	17 Jackson	52	#36
18	18 Sawyer	48	#122
19	19 Silas	47	#71
20	20 Atlas	46	#75
21	21 Easton	46	#110
22	22 Grayson	46	#51
23	23 Colton	43	#103
24	24 Owen	43	#31
25	25 Samuel	43	#18

Boys: #26 to #100

#	Name	Births 2025
26	26 Levi	42
27	27 Lucas	42
28	28 Parker	41
29	29 Elias	40
30	30 Mason	40
31	31 Lincoln	39
32	32 Walker	39
33	33 Beau	37
34	34 Dawson	37
35	35 Roman	37
36	36 Carson	36
37	37 Miles	36
38	38 Ryker	36
39	39 Bentley	33
40	40 John	33
41	41 Ryder	33
42	42 Thomas	33
43	43 Wesley	33
44	44 Archer	32
45	45 River	32
46	46 Joseph	31
47	47 Stetson	31
48	48 Alexander	30
49	49 Cohen	30
50	50 Daniel	30
51	51 Jasper	30
52	52 Jaxon	30
53	53 Leo	30
54	54 Benjamin	29
55	55 Colter	29
56	56 Ezra	29
57	57 Luke	29
58	58 Brooks	28
59	59 Colt	28
60	60 Hunter	28
61	61 Isaiah	28
62	62 Kohen	28
63	63 Rowan	28
64	64 Tucker	28
65	65 Cameron	27
66	66 Jameson	27
67	67 Michael	27
68	68 Nolan	27
69	69 Logan	26
70	70 Remington	26
71	71 Braxton	25
72	72 Isaac	25
73	73 Luka	25
74	74 Eli	24
75	75 Everett	24
76	76 Ezekiel	24
77	77 Jack	24
78	78 Maddox	24
79	79 Matthew	24
80	80 Barrett	23
81	81 Beckett	23
82	82 Jaxson	22
83	83 Jensen	22
84	84 Myles	22
85	85 Arthur	21
86	86 Beckham	21
87	87 Charles	21
88	88 Greyson	21
89	89 Hayden	21
90	90 Holden	21
91	91 Kai	21
92	92 Luca	21
93	93 Micah	21
94	94 Andrew	20
95	95 Bennett	20
96	96 Emmett	20
97	97 Ethan	20
98	98 Jacob	20
99	99 Kaysen	20
100	100 Knox	20

Boys: #101 to #373

#	Name	Births 2025
101	101 Bryson	19
102	102 Clayton	19
103	103 Gabriel	19
104	104 Jace	19
105	105 Landon	19
106	106 Mateo	19
107	107 Robert	19
108	108 Tatum	19
109	109 Colson	18
110	110 David	18
111	111 Josiah	18
112	112 Xavier	18
113	113 Axel	17
114	114 Brantley	17
115	115 Christopher	17
116	116 Dean	17
117	117 Dominic	17
118	118 Elliot	17
119	119 Kayden	17
120	120 Rhett	17
121	121 Atticus	16
122	122 Callan	16
123	123 Callum	16
124	124 Jude	16
125	125 Kayson	16
126	126 Kingston	16
127	127 Aiden	15
128	128 Ashton	15
129	129 Baker	15
130	130 Bodie	15
131	131 Briar	15
132	132 Caleb	15
133	133 Elliott	15
134	134 Grady	15
135	135 Grant	15
136	136 Jeremiah	15
137	137 Sebastian	15
138	138 Sutton	15
139	139 Theo	15
140	140 Arlo	14
141	141 Bowen	14
142	142 Christian	14
143	143 Declan	14
144	144 Kaden	14
145	145 Milo	14
146	146 Warren	14
147	147 Brayden	13
148	148 Cyrus	13
149	149 Graham	13
150	150 Kayce	13
151	151 Ace	12
152	152 August	12
153	153 Austin	12
154	154 Cade	12
155	155 Casey	12
156	156 Dallas	12
157	157 Deacon	12
158	158 Harrison	12
159	159 Jonah	12
160	160 Jonathan	12
161	161 Jordan	12
162	162 Lane	12
163	163 Layne	12
164	164 Malachi	12
165	165 Nash	12
166	166 Timothy	12
167	167 Zayden	12
168	168 Banks	11
169	169 Baylor	11
170	170 Caden	11
171	171 Cole	11
172	172 Connor	11
173	173 Jayce	11
174	174 Jayden	11
175	175 Joshua	11
176	176 Kaiden	11
177	177 Kash	11
178	178 Keaton	11
179	179 Ledger	11
180	180 Preston	11
181	181 Spencer	11
182	182 Zander	11
183	183 Aaron	10
184	184 Archie	10
185	185 Benson	10
186	186 Charlie	10
187	187 Colsen	10
188	188 Enzo	10
189	189 Kasen	10
190	190 Leon	10
191	191 Malakai	10
192	192 Paul	10
193	193 Reed	10
194	194 Salem	10
195	195 Shepherd	10
196	196 Tobias	10
197	197 Tyler	10
198	198 Wade	10
199	199 Wylder	10
200	200 Avery	9
201	201 Blake	9
202	202 Bo	9
203	203 Bodhi	9
204	204 Camden	9
205	205 Coleson	9
206	206 Crew	9
207	207 Ellis	9
208	208 Fletcher	9
209	209 Gavin	9
210	210 Gideon	9
211	211 Gunner	9
212	212 Hayes	9
213	213 Joel	9
214	214 Justin	9
215	215 Kade	9
216	216 Kenneth	9
217	217 Kolton	9
218	218 Lawson	9
219	219 Louis	9
220	220 Marshall	9
221	221 Matteo	9
222	222 Orion	9
223	223 Phoenix	9
224	224 Reid	9
225	225 Richard	9
226	226 Vincent	9
227	227 Abel	8
228	228 Braylon	8
229	229 Briggs	8
230	230 Cody	8
231	231 Colby	8
232	232 Dylan	8
233	233 Forrest	8
234	234 Gunnar	8
235	235 Hank	8
236	236 Jase	8
237	237 Jesse	8
238	238 Jett	8
239	239 Karson	8
240	240 Kashton	8
241	241 Keegan	8
242	242 Kyler	8
243	243 Leland	8
244	244 Nathan	8
245	245 Nicholas	8
246	246 Paxton	8
247	247 Reece	8
248	248 Stephen	8
249	249 Steven	8
250	250 Tanner	8
251	251 Winston	8
252	252 Zane	8
253	253 Zion	8
254	254 Adrian	7
255	255 Amari	7
256	256 Augustus	7
257	257 Axton	7
258	258 Barron	7
259	259 Boston	7
260	260 Brody	7
261	261 Bryce	7
262	262 Bryer	7
263	263 Calvin	7
264	264 Cash	7
265	265 Chase	7
266	266 Corbin	7
267	267 Dakota	7
268	268 Daxton	7
269	269 Finley	7
270	270 Finn	7
271	271 Garrett	7
272	272 Gatlin	7
273	273 Griffin	7
274	274 Houston	7
275	275 Jason	7
276	276 Jaxton	7
277	277 Judah	7
278	278 Kane	7
279	279 Karter	7
280	280 Killian	7
281	281 Krue	7
282	282 Lennox	7
283	283 Morgan	7
284	284 Nico	7
285	285 Onyx	7
286	286 Otto	7
287	287 Raiden	7
288	288 Raymond	7
289	289 Riley	7
290	290 Ronan	7
291	291 Rowen	7
292	292 Shiloh	7
293	293 Tate	7
294	294 Trace	7
295	295 Tripp	7
296	296 Westin	7
297	297 Westyn	7
298	298 Wilder	7
299	299 Anakin	6
300	300 Anthony	6
301	301 Ayden	6
302	302 Azariah	6
303	303 Brady	6
304	304 Branson	6
305	305 Brecken	6
306	306 Brian	6
307	307 Casen	6
308	308 Caspian	6
309	309 Clay	6
310	310 Damien	6
311	311 Desmond	6
312	312 Dustin	6
313	313 Evan	6
314	314 Jamison	6
315	315 Kolter	6
316	316 Layton	6
317	317 Legend	6
318	318 Lorenzo	6
319	319 Lukas	6
320	320 Marcus	6
321	321 Maxwell	6
322	322 Nathaniel	6
323	323 Nehemiah	6
324	324 Reese	6
325	325 Scott	6
326	326 Xander	6
327	327 Zachary	6
328	328 Zaiden	6
329	329 Zayne	6
330	330 Alden	5
331	331 Ares	5
332	332 Axl	5
333	333 Bellamy	5
334	334 Bode	5
335	335 Bradley	5
336	336 Cayden	5
337	337 Cayson	5
338	338 Conner	5
339	339 Creed	5
340	340 Dalton	5
341	341 Denver	5
342	342 Dillon	5
343	343 Dutton	5
344	344 Edward	5
345	345 Hendrix	5
346	346 Ian	5
347	347 Jax	5
348	348 Kaisen	5
349	349 Kaleb	5
350	350 Kannon	5
351	351 Kason	5
352	352 Keenan	5
353	353 Kolson	5
354	354 Korbin	5
355	355 Kyrie	5
356	356 Kyson	5
357	357 Malcolm	5
358	358 Memphis	5
359	359 Oakley	5
360	360 Ozias	5
361	361 Patrick	5
362	362 Quinn	5
363	363 Ridge	5
364	364 Ronin	5
365	365 Russell	5
366	366 Ryan	5
367	367 Rylan	5
368	368 Samson	5
369	369 Solomon	5
370	370 Sonny	5
371	371 Sylas	5
372	372 Uriah	5
373	373 Waylen	5

U.S. rank: the same name’s rank in the 2025 national file. The state list holds every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state.

Which names does West Virginia give more often than the nation today?

Each name’s births in the state over 2016-2025 against the births its national share, year by year, would predict there; names given to at least 200 babies in the state in those years. Both charts share one scale.

Girls, 2016-2025

Oaklynn3.9×

Everleigh2.5×

Paisley2.4×

Raelynn2.4×

Willow2.2×

Adalynn2.2×

Lainey2.0×

Kinsley1.9×

Aubree1.7×

Josie1.7×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Boys, 2016-2025

Remington3.7×

Gunner3.2×

Waylon3.0×

Brantley2.9×

Braxton2.9×

Jensen2.9×

Colt2.6×

Bentley2.4×

Dawson2.4×

Ryker2.4×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Ratios: observed births in the state over the births predicted from each year’s national share and the state’s births that year.

Which names has West Virginia given more often than the nation since 1910?

The same measure over every year since 1910; names given to at least 500 babies in the state. Both charts share one scale.

Girls, since 1910

Drema47.7×

Dreama26.7×

Garnet8.5×

Glenna5.2×

Wilda5.2×

Freda4.8×

Goldie4.0×

Dottie4.0×

Patty3.1×

Reva3.0×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Boys, since 1910

Okey44.0×

Denzil14.6×

Jennings10.8×

Denver7.7×

Hobert6.5×

Basil4.3×

Shirley4.1×

Junior3.8×

Kermit3.6×

Remington3.3×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Ratios: observed births in the state over the births predicted from each year’s national share and the state’s births that year.

West Virginia’s number one names over time

Year	Girls’ #1	Boys’ #1
2025	Charlotte	Waylon
2020	Harper	Liam
2015	Emma	Noah
2010	Isabella	Jacob
2005	Madison	Jacob
2000	Hannah	Jacob
1995	Brittany	Tyler
1990	Brittany	Joshua
1985	Ashley	Joshua
1980	Amanda	Jason
1975	Jennifer	Michael
1970	Melissa	Michael
1965	Lisa	James
1960	Mary	David
1955	Deborah	David
1950	Linda	James
1945	Mary	James
1940	Mary	James
1935	Mary	James
1930	Betty	James
1925	Mary	James
1920	Mary	James
1915	Mary	William
1910	Mary	William

Decade by decade

1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Number ones: the most given name per sex in each year’s state file.

Every state’s top names