West Virginia Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1986

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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West Virginia Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1986

In 1986, the most popular name for baby boys in West Virginia was Joshua, with a count of 457 boys out of a total of 11,112 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 4.11% of the total number of new-born baby boys in West Virginia in 1986). The second most popular boy name was Christopher (429 boys, 3.86% of total). The third most popular boy name was Michael (399 boys, 3.59% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in West Virginia in 1986

Joshua

Christopher

Michael

Matthew

James

Brandon

Justin

David

Robert

Andrew

The table below below shows the top 252 most popular male baby names in West Virginia in 1986. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in West Virginia over the years.

Most Popular Male Baby Names in West Virginia in 1986

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Joshua	457	4.11
2	Christopher	429	3.86
3	Michael	399	3.59
4	Matthew	380	3.42
5	James	324	2.92
6	Brandon	292	2.63
7	Justin	284	2.56
8	David	272	2.45
9	Robert	239	2.15
10	Andrew	235	2.12
11	John	231	2.08
12	William	216	1.94
13	Joseph	199	1.79
14	Adam	189	1.70
15	Jonathan	187	1.68
16	Jason	183	1.65
17	Charles	180	1.62
18	Ryan	179	1.61
19	Daniel	178	1.60
20	Jeremy	162	1.46
21	Zachary	146	1.31
22	Brian	143	1.29
23	Timothy	142	1.28
24	Dustin	129	1.16
25	Thomas	122	1.10
26	Eric	119	1.07
27	Travis	115	1.03
28	Aaron	109	0.98
29	Nicholas	108	0.97
30	Kevin	103	0.93
31	Mark	100	0.90
32	Nathan	96	0.86
32	Steven	96	0.86
33	Richard	95	0.86
34	Benjamin	92	0.83
34	Jeffrey	92	0.83
35	Derek	90	0.81
36	Anthony	88	0.79
36	Jacob	88	0.79
37	Kenneth	80	0.72
38	Stephen	78	0.70
39	Bryan	77	0.69
40	Gregory	74	0.67
41	Shawn	73	0.66
42	Patrick	70	0.63
43	Chad	65	0.59
44	Shane	64	0.58
45	Tyler	62	0.56
46	Jesse	57	0.51
47	Jordan	56	0.50
48	Scott	55	0.50
48	Sean	55	0.50
49	Jared	54	0.49
49	Kyle	54	0.49
50	Bradley	53	0.48
51	Ronald	52	0.47
52	Samuel	51	0.46
53	Paul	50	0.45
54	Corey	47	0.42
55	Gary	46	0.41
56	Terry	42	0.38
57	Cody	39	0.35
57	Cory	39	0.35
57	Nathaniel	39	0.35
58	Roger	37	0.33
59	Jerry	33	0.30
60	Billy	32	0.29
60	Brent	32	0.29
60	Wesley	32	0.29
61	Alexander	31	0.28
61	Craig	31	0.28
61	Derrick	31	0.28
61	Johnathan	31	0.28
61	Todd	31	0.28
62	Edward	30	0.27
63	Alex	29	0.26
63	Bobby	29	0.26
63	Casey	29	0.26
63	Phillip	29	0.26
64	Seth	28	0.25
65	Donald	27	0.24
66	Ricky	26	0.23
67	Brett	25	0.23
67	Curtis	25	0.23
67	George	25	0.23
67	Larry	25	0.23
67	Philip	25	0.23
67	Randall	25	0.23
68	Evan	24	0.22
68	Keith	24	0.22
68	Randy	24	0.22
69	Caleb	23	0.21
69	Douglas	23	0.21
70	Luke	22	0.20
71	Danny	21	0.19
71	Jeremiah	21	0.19
71	Raymond	21	0.19
72	Carl	20	0.18
72	Franklin	20	0.18
72	Mitchell	20	0.18
72	Rodney	20	0.18
73	Allen	19	0.17
73	Jonathon	19	0.17
73	Roy	19	0.17
73	Troy	19	0.17
74	Bruce	18	0.16
74	Dennis	18	0.16
74	Jeffery	18	0.16
75	Jamie	17	0.15
75	Joel	17	0.15
75	Johnny	17	0.15
76	Clayton	16	0.14
76	Harold	16	0.14
76	Lucas	16	0.14
76	Marcus	16	0.14
76	Walter	16	0.14
77	Clinton	15	0.14
77	Grant	15	0.14
77	Ian	15	0.14
77	Isaac	15	0.14
77	Lee	15	0.14
77	Micheal	15	0.14
77	Russell	15	0.14
77	Taylor	15	0.14
77	Trevor	15	0.14
78	Alan	14	0.13
78	Gerald	14	0.13
78	Kristopher	14	0.13
78	Lance	14	0.13
78	Micah	14	0.13
78	Preston	14	0.13
79	Blake	13	0.12
79	Jack	13	0.12
79	Jay	13	0.12
79	Jimmy	13	0.12
79	Jon	13	0.12
80	Dale	12	0.11
80	Darrell	12	0.11
80	Dylan	12	0.11
80	Frank	12	0.11
80	Tyson	12	0.11
81	Cameron	11	0.10
81	Chase	11	0.10
81	Devin	11	0.10
81	Garrett	11	0.10
81	Jessie	11	0.10
81	Logan	11	0.10
81	Martin	11	0.10
81	Ronnie	11	0.10
81	Shaun	11	0.10
81	Teddy	11	0.10
81	Vincent	11	0.10
82	Barry	10	0.09
82	Brenton	10	0.09
82	Erik	10	0.09
82	Jackie	10	0.09
82	Joey	10	0.09
82	Marc	10	0.09
82	Mathew	10	0.09
82	Noah	10	0.09
82	Peter	10	0.09
82	Tony	10	0.09
83	Clarence	9	0.08
83	Clark	9	0.08
83	Drew	9	0.08
83	Elijah	9	0.08
83	Gabriel	9	0.08
83	Jarrod	9	0.08
83	Lawrence	9	0.08
83	Scotty	9	0.08
83	Stanley	9	0.08
83	Tristan	9	0.08
83	Zane	9	0.08
84	Austin	8	0.07
84	Brad	8	0.07
84	Clifford	8	0.07
84	Dana	8	0.07
84	Darren	8	0.07
84	Johnathon	8	0.07
84	Ralph	8	0.07
84	Shannon	8	0.07
84	Steve	8	0.07
84	Wayne	8	0.07
85	Albert	7	0.06
85	Bryant	7	0.06
85	Calvin	7	0.06
85	Cecil	7	0.06
85	Clay	7	0.06
85	Dwayne	7	0.06
85	Ernest	7	0.06
85	Howard	7	0.06
85	Joe	7	0.06
85	Jonah	7	0.06
85	Josiah	7	0.06
85	Levi	7	0.06
85	Lewis	7	0.06
85	Mason	7	0.06
85	Nickolas	7	0.06
85	Rocky	7	0.06
85	Spencer	7	0.06
85	Victor	7	0.06
85	Warren	7	0.06
85	Zachariah	7	0.06
86	Andre	6	0.05
86	Arthur	6	0.05
86	Branden	6	0.05
86	Byron	6	0.05
86	Clifton	6	0.05
86	Geoffrey	6	0.05
86	Graham	6	0.05
86	Harrison	6	0.05
86	Jarred	6	0.05
86	Julian	6	0.05
86	Kurtis	6	0.05
86	Leonard	6	0.05
86	Morgan	6	0.05
86	Nathanael	6	0.05
86	Nicolas	6	0.05
86	Scottie	6	0.05
86	Stuart	6	0.05
86	Terrance	6	0.05
86	Tommy	6	0.05
86	Zachery	6	0.05
86	Zackery	6	0.05
87	Antonio	5	0.05
87	Bernard	5	0.05
87	Bradly	5	0.05
87	Brennan	5	0.05
87	Carlos	5	0.05
87	Chadwick	5	0.05
87	Chris	5	0.05
87	Christian	5	0.05
87	Coy	5	0.05
87	Dallas	5	0.05
87	Delbert	5	0.05
87	Derik	5	0.05
87	Dominic	5	0.05
87	Donovan	5	0.05
87	Dusty	5	0.05
87	Eddie	5	0.05
87	Edwin	5	0.05
87	Glen	5	0.05
87	Leon	5	0.05
87	Louis	5	0.05
87	Marshall	5	0.05
87	Melvin	5	0.05
87	Mike	5	0.05
87	Neil	5	0.05
87	Ross	5	0.05
87	Tanner	5	0.05
87	Thaddeus	5	0.05
87	Tracy	5	0.05

West Virginia Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1986

In 1986, the most popular name for baby girls in West Virginia was Ashley, with a count of 473 girls out of a total of 9,445 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 5.01% of the total number of new-born baby girls in West Virginia in 1986). The second most popular girl name was Jessica (448 girls, 4.74% of total). The third most popular girl name was Amanda (357 girls, 3.78% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in West Virginia in 1986

Ashley

Jessica

Amanda

Jennifer

Brittany

Megan

Sarah

Amber

Heather

Stephanie

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Most Popular Female Baby Names in West Virginia in 1986

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Ashley	473	5.01
2	Jessica	448	4.74
3	Amanda	357	3.78
4	Jennifer	263	2.79
5	Brittany	229	2.42
6	Megan	225	2.38
7	Sarah	219	2.32
8	Amber	210	2.22
9	Heather	201	2.13
10	Stephanie	149	1.58
11	Samantha	140	1.48
12	Tiffany	127	1.35
13	Rachel	124	1.31
14	Amy	118	1.25
15	Danielle	111	1.18
16	Kimberly	108	1.14
17	Whitney	105	1.11
18	Elizabeth	99	1.05
18	Rebecca	99	1.05
19	Melissa	98	1.04
20	Courtney	93	0.99
20	Emily	93	0.99
21	Christina	91	0.96
21	Nicole	91	0.96
22	Kayla	88	0.93
23	Crystal	86	0.91
23	Laura	86	0.91
24	Sara	82	0.87
25	Mary	78	0.83
26	Erica	76	0.81
27	Michelle	73	0.77
28	Kelly	71	0.75
29	Andrea	69	0.73
30	April	66	0.70
31	Angela	64	0.68
32	Lauren	61	0.65
33	Erin	60	0.64
34	Anna	57	0.60
35	Alicia	55	0.58
35	Tara	55	0.58
36	Natasha	54	0.57
37	Carrie	53	0.56
38	Cassandra	52	0.55
38	Jamie	52	0.55
38	Lindsey	52	0.55
39	Lisa	48	0.51
40	Katherine	47	0.50
40	Stacy	47	0.50
41	Holly	46	0.49
42	Kristen	43	0.46
43	Bethany	41	0.43
44	Shannon	40	0.42
45	Allison	39	0.41
45	Brandi	39	0.41
45	Savannah	39	0.41
46	Jenna	38	0.40
46	Kristin	38	0.40
46	Natalie	38	0.40
47	Katie	36	0.38
47	Lindsay	36	0.38
48	Alisha	35	0.37
48	Casey	35	0.37
48	Leslie	35	0.37
49	Brandy	32	0.34
49	Brittney	32	0.34
49	Kathryn	32	0.34
49	Stacey	32	0.34
50	Miranda	31	0.33
50	Sheena	31	0.33
51	Victoria	30	0.32
52	Kara	29	0.31
53	Krystal	28	0.30
53	Leah	28	0.30
53	Mallory	28	0.30
53	Misty	28	0.30
53	Tabitha	28	0.30
54	Julie	27	0.29
54	Krista	27	0.29
55	Hannah	26	0.28
56	Candace	25	0.27
56	Jacqueline	25	0.27
56	Melinda	25	0.27
56	Vanessa	25	0.27
57	Patricia	24	0.25
57	Rebekah	24	0.25
58	Charity	23	0.24
58	Felicia	23	0.24
58	Kendra	23	0.24
59	Chelsea	22	0.23
59	Nichole	22	0.23
59	Tonya	22	0.23
60	Kelli	21	0.22
60	Morgan	21	0.22
60	Sabrina	21	0.22
60	Valerie	21	0.22
61	Cassie	20	0.21
61	Cynthia	20	0.21
62	Ashleigh	19	0.20
62	Autumn	19	0.20
62	Maria	19	0.20
62	Rachael	19	0.20
62	Tina	19	0.20
63	Christa	18	0.19
63	Jillian	18	0.19
63	Margaret	18	0.19
63	Meagan	18	0.19
63	Teresa	18	0.19
64	Alison	17	0.18
64	Ashlee	17	0.18
64	Caitlin	17	0.18
64	Candice	17	0.18
64	Jordan	17	0.18
64	Julia	17	0.18
64	Kristi	17	0.18
64	Kristina	17	0.18
64	Meghan	17	0.18
64	Tasha	17	0.18
64	Tracy	17	0.18
65	Joanna	16	0.17
65	Molly	16	0.17
65	Monica	16	0.17
65	Nikita	16	0.17
65	Pamela	16	0.17
65	Shawna	16	0.17
65	Tammy	16	0.17
65	Terri	16	0.17
66	Angel	15	0.16
66	Barbara	15	0.16
66	Britney	15	0.16
66	Catherine	15	0.16
66	Christine	15	0.16
66	Donna	15	0.16
66	Susan	15	0.16
67	Cara	14	0.15
67	Hope	14	0.15
67	Jodi	14	0.15
67	Kathleen	14	0.15
67	Marissa	14	0.15
67	Melanie	14	0.15
67	Robin	14	0.15
67	Veronica	14	0.15
68	Alyssa	13	0.14
68	Christy	13	0.14
68	Dana	13	0.14
68	Hillary	13	0.14
68	Jill	13	0.14
68	Karen	13	0.14
68	Kasey	13	0.14
68	Katrina	13	0.14
68	Kristy	13	0.14
68	Lori	13	0.14
68	Mindy	13	0.14
68	Stacie	13	0.14
68	Virginia	13	0.14
68	Wendy	13	0.14
69	Chasity	12	0.13
69	Diana	12	0.13
69	Heidi	12	0.13
69	Hilary	12	0.13
69	Kari	12	0.13
69	Kellie	12	0.13
69	Meredith	12	0.13
69	Nikki	12	0.13
69	Paula	12	0.13
69	Summer	12	0.13
69	Trista	12	0.13
70	Alexis	11	0.12
70	Audrey	11	0.12
70	Bonnie	11	0.12
70	Brianna	11	0.12
70	Brooke	11	0.12
70	Debra	11	0.12
70	Haley	11	0.12
70	Jami	11	0.12
70	Jasmine	11	0.12
70	Jessie	11	0.12
70	Keri	11	0.12
70	Santana	11	0.12
70	Shana	11	0.12
71	Beth	10	0.11
71	Bridget	10	0.11
71	Caroline	10	0.11
71	Erika	10	0.11
71	Jaime	10	0.11
71	Sandra	10	0.11
71	Shanna	10	0.11
71	Shelly	10	0.11
71	Sonya	10	0.11
71	Tamara	10	0.11
72	Abigail	9	0.10
72	Alexandra	9	0.10
72	Brittani	9	0.10
72	Cortney	9	0.10
72	Dawn	9	0.10
72	Gina	9	0.10
72	Joy	9	0.10
72	Kala	9	0.10
72	Kelsey	9	0.10
72	Latisha	9	0.10
72	Lydia	9	0.10
72	Maggie	9	0.10
72	Maranda	9	0.10
72	Renee	9	0.10
72	Ryan	9	0.10
72	Sierra	9	0.10
72	Staci	9	0.10
72	Tessa	9	0.10
72	Tracey	9	0.10
73	Ann	8	0.09
73	Anne	8	0.09
73	Belinda	8	0.09
73	Chelsey	8	0.09
73	Christie	8	0.09
73	Clarissa	8	0.09
73	Deborah	8	0.09
73	Desiree	8	0.09
73	Holli	8	0.09
73	Jayme	8	0.09
73	Kaitlin	8	0.09
73	Katelyn	8	0.09
73	Krystle	8	0.09
73	Leann	8	0.09
73	Leigh	8	0.09
73	Linda	8	0.09
73	Olivia	8	0.09
73	Tabatha	8	0.09
73	Traci	8	0.09
74	Alice	7	0.07
74	Billie	7	0.07
74	Bobbi	7	0.07
74	Bobbie	7	0.07
74	Brandie	7	0.07
74	Cierra	7	0.07
74	Deanna	7	0.07
74	Felisha	7	0.07
74	Jaclyn	7	0.07
74	Jodie	7	0.07
74	Kayleigh	7	0.07
74	Kelley	7	0.07
74	Kerri	7	0.07
74	Keshia	7	0.07
74	Kylie	7	0.07
74	Lacy	7	0.07
74	Mandi	7	0.07
74	Marisa	7	0.07
74	Nina	7	0.07
74	Priscilla	7	0.07
74	Regina	7	0.07
74	Shauna	7	0.07
74	Sherry	7	0.07
74	Stefanie	7	0.07
75	Alexandria	6	0.06
75	Ashton	6	0.06
75	Betsy	6	0.06
75	Betty	6	0.06
75	Breanna	6	0.06
75	Brenda	6	0.06
75	Briana	6	0.06
75	Brianne	6	0.06
75	Cassidy	6	0.06
75	Cindy	6	0.06
75	Deidre	6	0.06
75	Ellen	6	0.06
75	Emma	6	0.06
75	Frances	6	0.06
75	Grace	6	0.06
75	Hayley	6	0.06
75	Jenifer	6	0.06
75	Jenny	6	0.06
75	Johnna	6	0.06
75	Joni	6	0.06
75	Joyce	6	0.06
75	Kacie	6	0.06
75	Katharine	6	0.06
75	Kathy	6	0.06
75	Katy	6	0.06
75	Keisha	6	0.06
75	Lora	6	0.06
75	Lyndsey	6	0.06
75	Michele	6	0.06
75	Nancy	6	0.06
75	Randi	6	0.06
75	Tricia	6	0.06
75	Whittney	6	0.06
76	Abby	5	0.05
76	Angelica	5	0.05
76	Beverly	5	0.05
76	Bridgette	5	0.05
76	Carla	5	0.05
76	Carolyn	5	0.05
76	Chandra	5	0.05
76	Chassity	5	0.05
76	Cheryl	5	0.05
76	Ciara	5	0.05
76	Claire	5	0.05
76	Colleen	5	0.05
76	Constance	5	0.05
76	Daisy	5	0.05
76	Denise	5	0.05
76	Eden	5	0.05
76	Elisha	5	0.05
76	Gabrielle	5	0.05
76	Jackie	5	0.05
76	Jacklyn	5	0.05
76	Jaimie	5	0.05
76	Janelle	5	0.05
76	Jesse	5	0.05
76	Johanna	5	0.05
76	Justine	5	0.05
76	Kate	5	0.05
76	Kourtney	5	0.05
76	Kristine	5	0.05
76	Latasha	5	0.05
76	Latoya	5	0.05
76	Lena	5	0.05
76	Lesley	5	0.05
76	Lyndsay	5	0.05
76	Martha	5	0.05
76	Naomi	5	0.05
76	Rhonda	5	0.05
76	Ruby	5	0.05
76	Samatha	5	0.05
76	Sasha	5	0.05
76	Selena	5	0.05
76	Sharon	5	0.05
76	Shelley	5	0.05
76	Tia	5	0.05
76	Toni	5	0.05
76	Tracie	5	0.05