Most popular baby names in West Virginia

In 2023, the top baby names in West Virginia were Oliver for boys (107 babies) and Amelia for girls (74 babies). The next most popular were Waylon, Grayson and Maverick for boys and Charlotte, Harper and Olivia for girls.

Top 25 boy names in West Virginia, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Oliver	107
2	Waylon	96
3	Grayson	80
4	Maverick	78
5	Noah	74
6	Hudson	72
7	Asher	71
8	Elijah	65
9	Jackson	65
10	Liam	62
11	Lincoln	60
12	James	59
13	Walker	57
14	Owen	56
15	Wyatt	55
16	Levi	53
17	Mason	53
18	Carson	52
19	Jaxon	52
20	Samuel	51
21	Henry	48
22	Theodore	47
23	Carter	46
24	Cooper	45
25	Beau	44

Top 25 girl names in West Virginia, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Amelia	74
2	Charlotte	66
3	Harper	65
4	Olivia	64
5	Willow	63
6	Paisley	60
7	Ellie	56
8	Lainey	56
9	Sophia	51
10	Oaklynn	50
11	Ivy	48
12	Ella	47
13	Aurora	46
14	Ava	46
15	Emma	46
16	Isabella	45
17	Avery	44
18	Lillian	44
19	Violet	44
20	Evelyn	41
21	Nova	41
22	Kinsley	38
23	Layla	38
24	Sadie	38
25	Scarlett	38

Names more common in West Virginia than nationally

The share of West Virginia babies given each name, divided by its share across the US in 2023. A value of 3× means the name was three times as common here. Only names with at least 30 babies in the state are counted.

Boys

Waylon5.2× · 96 babies
Bentley5× · 36 babies
Tucker4.6× · 31 babies
Braxton4.5× · 36 babies
Carson4.3× · 52 babies
Walker3.8× · 57 babies
Sawyer3.8× · 41 babies
Jaxon3.5× · 52 babies
Grayson3.3× · 80 babies
Lincoln3.3× · 60 babies
Maverick3× · 78 babies
Easton3× · 41 babies

Girls

Oaklynn8.7× · 50 babies
Wrenley6.5× · 34 babies
Oakley5.2× · 31 babies
Paisley5.1× · 60 babies
Lainey4.5× · 56 babies
Raelynn4.3× · 33 babies
Willow4.2× · 63 babies
Kinsley3.8× · 38 babies
Josie3.8× · 30 babies
Lillian3.5× · 44 babies
Sadie3.4× · 38 babies
Addison3.1× · 34 babies

All states

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, state data 2023. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.