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Baby names in West Virginia in the 1990s

In West Virginia in the 1990s the most given names were Joshua (2,719 boys) and Ashley (2,165 girls), of 176,113 births recorded.

Babies SSA recorded in West Virginia each year, the 1990s shaded
West Virginia births by year and sex10k20k30k19101930195019701990201020251990-1999BoysGirls
West Virginia births by year and sex10k20k30k19101930195019701990201020251990-1999BoysGirls
West Virginia births by year and sex10k20k30k19101930195019701990201020251990-1999BoysGirls
West Virginia births by year and sex10k20k30k19101950199020251990-1999BoysGirls

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

West Virginia, 1990-1999: SSA state baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s state data.

The top names in West Virginia, 1990s

Girls, 1990-1999
#NameBirths
1Ashley2,165
2Brittany2,133
3Jessica1,903
4Kayla1,847
5Emily1,740
6Samantha1,595
7Sarah1,518
8Hannah1,426
9Megan1,404
10Courtney1,208
11Taylor1,201
12Amanda1,188
13Amber1,184
14Morgan942
15Tiffany933
16Elizabeth877
17Rachel840
18Chelsea804
19Alexis798
20Heather738
Boys, 1990-1999
#NameBirths
1Joshua2,719
2Michael2,579
3Tyler2,453
4Christopher2,339
5Jacob2,312
6Brandon2,306
7Zachary2,191
8Matthew2,132
9James2,119
10Cody1,933
11Justin1,871
12Austin1,746
13William1,666
14Andrew1,547
15Ryan1,530
16Joseph1,514
17David1,495
18John1,467
19Robert1,437
20Nicholas1,389

Births summed over 1990-1999, per sex.

The names most over-represented in West Virginia in the 1990s

Each figure is the name’s births in the state in the decade against the births its national share, year by year, would predict (names with at least 100 births in the state).

Girls

Boys

Ratios: observed over predicted births, 1990-1999.

More about names in West Virginia

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  2. West Virginia: 2025 and every year since 1910The state’s top names now and its number ones by year.
  3. West Virginia in the 2000sThe next decade in the state.
  4. The top names of 1990The first year of the decade, nationally.
  5. Every state’s most given namesEach state since 1910.
  6. Look up any nameIts rank, births since 1880 and the people alive with it.

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