West Virginia Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1988

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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West Virginia Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1988

In 1988, the most popular name for baby boys in West Virginia was Joshua, with a count of 462 boys out of a total of 10,343 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 4.47% of the total number of new-born baby boys in West Virginia in 1988). The second most popular boy name was Justin (412 boys, 3.98% of total). The third most popular boy name was Michael (336 boys, 3.25% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in West Virginia in 1988

Joshua

Justin

Michael

Christopher

Matthew

James

Robert

Andrew

David

Brandon

The table below below shows the top 237 most popular male baby names in West Virginia in 1988. 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 1988

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Joshua	462	4.47
2	Justin	412	3.98
3	Michael	336	3.25
4	Christopher	333	3.22
5	Matthew	288	2.78
6	James	285	2.76
7	Robert	239	2.31
8	Andrew	223	2.16
9	David	213	2.06
10	Brandon	205	1.98
11	William	200	1.93
12	John	192	1.86
13	Zachary	188	1.82
14	Ryan	171	1.65
15	Joseph	162	1.57
16	Jonathan	151	1.46
17	Timothy	150	1.45
18	Jeremy	149	1.44
19	Aaron	141	1.36
20	Adam	137	1.33
20	Charles	137	1.33
21	Daniel	130	1.26
22	Nicholas	125	1.21
23	Thomas	122	1.18
24	Jason	118	1.14
25	Steven	117	1.13
26	Dustin	115	1.11
27	Brian	114	1.10
28	Eric	111	1.07
29	Benjamin	108	1.04
30	Nathan	107	1.03
31	Anthony	103	1.00
31	Kevin	103	1.00
32	Travis	102	0.99
33	Cody	101	0.98
34	Jacob	99	0.96
35	Mark	93	0.90
35	Tyler	93	0.90
36	Jeffrey	91	0.88
37	Derek	85	0.82
38	Corey	83	0.80
39	Chad	79	0.76
40	Richard	77	0.74
41	Shane	75	0.73
42	Shawn	69	0.67
43	Bradley	68	0.66
44	Patrick	66	0.64
44	Stephen	66	0.64
45	Gregory	64	0.62
46	Cory	61	0.59
47	Wesley	57	0.55
48	Jesse	56	0.54
48	Jordan	56	0.54
49	Jared	55	0.53
50	Kenneth	54	0.52
51	Kyle	51	0.49
52	Donald	49	0.47
53	Sean	44	0.43
54	Nathaniel	43	0.42
54	Paul	43	0.42
55	Gary	40	0.39
55	Samuel	40	0.39
56	Scott	39	0.38
57	Seth	38	0.37
58	Ronald	37	0.36
59	Bryan	36	0.35
60	Alexander	35	0.34
60	Evan	35	0.34
61	Cameron	34	0.33
62	Casey	33	0.32
62	Jeremiah	33	0.32
63	Phillip	30	0.29
64	Luke	29	0.28
65	George	28	0.27
65	Jeffery	28	0.27
65	Keith	28	0.27
65	Randy	28	0.27
65	Roger	28	0.27
66	Billy	27	0.26
67	Brent	26	0.25
67	Philip	26	0.25
68	Allen	24	0.23
68	Brett	24	0.23
68	Douglas	24	0.23
68	Edward	24	0.23
68	Lucas	24	0.23
69	Craig	23	0.22
69	Curtis	23	0.22
69	Jerry	23	0.22
69	Johnathan	23	0.22
69	Terry	23	0.22
70	Alex	22	0.21
70	Caleb	22	0.21
70	Larry	22	0.21
70	Randall	22	0.21
71	Derrick	21	0.20
72	Ian	20	0.19
72	Marcus	20	0.19
73	Bobby	19	0.18
73	Dennis	19	0.18
73	Jamie	19	0.18
73	Trevor	19	0.18
74	Micheal	18	0.17
75	Frank	17	0.16
75	Joel	17	0.16
75	Todd	17	0.16
76	Austin	16	0.16
76	Carl	16	0.16
76	Danny	16	0.16
76	Levi	16	0.16
76	Ricky	16	0.16
77	Bruce	15	0.14
77	Devin	15	0.14
77	Raymond	15	0.14
77	Roy	15	0.14
78	Johnny	14	0.14
78	Kristopher	14	0.14
78	Logan	14	0.14
78	Mitchell	14	0.14
78	Rodney	14	0.14
79	Clinton	13	0.13
79	Drew	13	0.13
79	Lance	13	0.13
79	Russell	13	0.13
79	Tony	13	0.13
80	Darrell	12	0.12
80	Franklin	12	0.12
80	Garrett	12	0.12
80	Jarrod	12	0.12
80	Jon	12	0.12
80	Shaun	12	0.12
80	Tommy	12	0.12
80	Zachery	12	0.12
81	Dylan	11	0.11
81	Jimmy	11	0.11
81	Johnathon	11	0.11
81	Mathew	11	0.11
81	Noah	11	0.11
81	Taylor	11	0.11
81	Trent	11	0.11
81	Zachariah	11	0.11
82	Chase	10	0.10
82	Colin	10	0.10
82	Lawrence	10	0.10
82	Mason	10	0.10
82	Micah	10	0.10
82	Ronnie	10	0.10
82	Spencer	10	0.10
82	Troy	10	0.10
82	Walter	10	0.10
83	Clifford	9	0.09
83	Derick	9	0.09
83	Elijah	9	0.09
83	Grant	9	0.09
83	Jack	9	0.09
83	Jay	9	0.09
83	Jonathon	9	0.09
83	Ross	9	0.09
83	Wayne	9	0.09
84	Albert	8	0.08
84	Blake	8	0.08
84	Bryant	8	0.08
84	Clayton	8	0.08
84	Coty	8	0.08
84	Erik	8	0.08
84	Ernest	8	0.08
84	Howard	8	0.08
84	Preston	8	0.08
84	Vincent	8	0.08
85	Alan	7	0.07
85	Cole	7	0.07
85	Colton	7	0.07
85	Dakota	7	0.07
85	Dusty	7	0.07
85	Dwayne	7	0.07
85	Earl	7	0.07
85	Geoffrey	7	0.07
85	Glenn	7	0.07
85	Harry	7	0.07
85	Henry	7	0.07
85	Isaiah	7	0.07
85	Jackie	7	0.07
85	Jaron	7	0.07
85	Nickolas	7	0.07
85	Ray	7	0.07
85	Rex	7	0.07
85	Willard	7	0.07
85	Zane	7	0.07
86	Antonio	6	0.06
86	Brad	6	0.06
86	Brenton	6	0.06
86	Christian	6	0.06
86	Clarence	6	0.06
86	Dale	6	0.06
86	Dallas	6	0.06
86	Darin	6	0.06
86	Ethan	6	0.06
86	Frederick	6	0.06
86	Harold	6	0.06
86	Hunter	6	0.06
86	Isaac	6	0.06
86	Jake	6	0.06
86	Jessie	6	0.06
86	Marshall	6	0.06
86	Max	6	0.06
86	Morgan	6	0.06
86	Randal	6	0.06
86	Rocky	6	0.06
86	Shannon	6	0.06
87	Adrian	5	0.05
87	Arthur	5	0.05
87	Bernard	5	0.05
87	Bradford	5	0.05
87	Branden	5	0.05
87	Calvin	5	0.05
87	Cecil	5	0.05
87	Dana	5	0.05
87	Darren	5	0.05
87	Eddie	5	0.05
87	Glen	5	0.05
87	Harrison	5	0.05
87	Jerome	5	0.05
87	Joe	5	0.05
87	Joey	5	0.05
87	Jose	5	0.05
87	Lee	5	0.05
87	Lewis	5	0.05
87	Martin	5	0.05
87	Perry	5	0.05
87	Peter	5	0.05
87	Rickey	5	0.05
87	Terrence	5	0.05
87	Theodore	5	0.05
87	Tyson	5	0.05
87	Victor	5	0.05
87	Westley	5	0.05
87	Zackery	5	0.05

West Virginia Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1988

In 1988, the most popular name for baby girls in West Virginia was Ashley, with a count of 419 girls out of a total of 8,662 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 4.84% of the total number of new-born baby girls in West Virginia in 1988). The second most popular girl name was Jessica (348 girls, 4.02% of total). The third most popular girl name was Amanda (340 girls, 3.93% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in West Virginia in 1988

Ashley

Jessica

Amanda

Brittany

Kayla

Sarah

Tiffany

Amber

Samantha

Megan

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Most Popular Female Baby Names in West Virginia in 1988

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Ashley	419	4.84
2	Jessica	348	4.02
3	Amanda	340	3.93
4	Brittany	270	3.12
5	Kayla	239	2.76
6	Sarah	228	2.63
7	Tiffany	187	2.16
8	Amber	186	2.15
9	Samantha	183	2.11
10	Megan	170	1.96
11	Heather	163	1.88
12	Jennifer	156	1.80
13	Stephanie	127	1.47
14	Emily	114	1.32
15	Courtney	102	1.18
16	Rachel	97	1.12
17	Elizabeth	96	1.11
18	Amy	95	1.10
19	Rebecca	79	0.91
20	Danielle	77	0.89
21	Melissa	73	0.84
22	Kimberly	72	0.83
22	Mary	72	0.83
23	Whitney	71	0.82
24	Christina	69	0.80
24	Kristen	69	0.80
24	Sara	69	0.80
25	Lauren	68	0.79
26	Erica	66	0.76
26	Nicole	66	0.76
27	Laura	64	0.74
28	Angela	62	0.72
29	Lindsey	58	0.67
30	Crystal	55	0.64
30	Michelle	55	0.64
31	Andrea	54	0.62
31	Cassandra	54	0.62
32	Kristin	51	0.59
33	Chelsea	49	0.57
33	Tara	49	0.57
34	Lindsay	48	0.55
35	Katherine	46	0.53
36	Bethany	45	0.52
37	Holly	44	0.51
38	Anna	42	0.49
38	April	42	0.49
38	Shannon	42	0.49
39	Caitlin	41	0.47
39	Erin	41	0.47
40	Carrie	40	0.46
41	Kelly	39	0.45
41	Natasha	39	0.45
42	Allison	38	0.44
42	Jamie	38	0.44
43	Julie	37	0.43
44	Alicia	36	0.42
44	Alyssa	36	0.42
44	Brandi	36	0.42
44	Brittney	36	0.42
44	Kara	36	0.42
44	Miranda	36	0.42
45	Morgan	33	0.38
46	Hannah	32	0.37
46	Katie	32	0.37
46	Victoria	32	0.37
47	Brandy	31	0.36
47	Brooke	31	0.36
47	Katelyn	31	0.36
47	Kathryn	31	0.36
47	Kendra	31	0.36
47	Lisa	31	0.36
48	Jenna	29	0.34
48	Misty	29	0.34
48	Stacy	29	0.34
49	Alisha	28	0.32
49	Kristina	28	0.32
50	Autumn	27	0.31
50	Stacey	27	0.31
51	Casey	25	0.29
51	Sasha	25	0.29
52	Leah	24	0.28
53	Angel	23	0.27
53	Ashlee	23	0.27
53	Katrina	23	0.27
53	Marissa	23	0.27
53	Melinda	23	0.27
53	Tabitha	23	0.27
54	Cynthia	22	0.25
54	Kasey	22	0.25
54	Sierra	22	0.25
54	Tonya	22	0.25
55	Candace	21	0.24
55	Felicia	21	0.24
56	Alexandra	20	0.23
56	Kaitlyn	20	0.23
56	Savannah	20	0.23
57	Britney	19	0.22
57	Molly	19	0.22
57	Natalie	19	0.22
57	Rachael	19	0.22
57	Tracy	19	0.22
57	Vanessa	19	0.22
58	Cassie	18	0.21
58	Kathleen	18	0.21
58	Kelsey	18	0.21
58	Krista	18	0.21
58	Patricia	18	0.21
58	Sabrina	18	0.21
58	Summer	18	0.21
59	Abby	17	0.20
59	Brianna	17	0.20
59	Erika	17	0.20
59	Julia	17	0.20
59	Lacey	17	0.20
59	Maria	17	0.20
59	Olivia	17	0.20
60	Christine	16	0.19
60	Jacqueline	16	0.19
60	Jasmine	16	0.19
60	Jordan	16	0.19
60	Kaitlin	16	0.19
60	Tasha	16	0.19
61	Catherine	15	0.17
61	Desiree	15	0.17
61	Leslie	15	0.17
61	Mallory	15	0.17
61	Meghan	15	0.17
61	Shawna	15	0.17
62	Cortney	14	0.16
62	Joanna	14	0.16
62	Margaret	14	0.16
62	Rebekah	14	0.16
62	Tina	14	0.16
62	Trista	14	0.16
63	Barbara	13	0.15
63	Kari	13	0.15
63	Kelli	13	0.15
63	Krystal	13	0.15
63	Latasha	13	0.15
63	Melanie	13	0.15
63	Meredith	13	0.15
63	Virginia	13	0.15
64	Beth	12	0.14
64	Chasity	12	0.14
64	Chelsey	12	0.14
64	Jillian	12	0.14
64	Linda	12	0.14
64	Mindy	12	0.14
64	Renee	12	0.14
64	Susan	12	0.14
65	Candice	11	0.13
65	Cara	11	0.13
65	Dana	11	0.13
65	Diana	11	0.13
65	Gina	11	0.13
65	Heidi	11	0.13
65	Jenny	11	0.13
65	Nichole	11	0.13
65	Taylor	11	0.13
66	Alexis	10	0.12
66	Belinda	10	0.12
66	Breanna	10	0.12
66	Haley	10	0.12
66	Kala	10	0.12
66	Keisha	10	0.12
66	Kristy	10	0.12
66	Meagan	10	0.12
66	Michele	10	0.12
66	Shanna	10	0.12
66	Valerie	10	0.12
67	Adrienne	9	0.10
67	Alexandria	9	0.10
67	Betty	9	0.10
67	Brittani	9	0.10
67	Carly	9	0.10
67	Caroline	9	0.10
67	Hillary	9	0.10
67	Lori	9	0.10
67	Lyndsey	9	0.10
67	Nikki	9	0.10
67	Pamela	9	0.10
67	Robin	9	0.10
67	Savanna	9	0.10
67	Tammy	9	0.10
67	Traci	9	0.10
68	Abigail	8	0.09
68	Aimee	8	0.09
68	Alison	8	0.09
68	Anne	8	0.09
68	Bridget	8	0.09
68	Caitlyn	8	0.09
68	Carolyn	8	0.09
68	Charity	8	0.09
68	Cheryl	8	0.09
68	Deanna	8	0.09
68	Ella	8	0.09
68	Emma	8	0.09
68	Gabrielle	8	0.09
68	Jodi	8	0.09
68	Lacy	8	0.09
68	Martha	8	0.09
68	Monica	8	0.09
68	Priscilla	8	0.09
68	Racheal	8	0.09
68	Sharon	8	0.09
68	Toni	8	0.09
69	Ann	7	0.08
69	Billie	7	0.08
69	Brenda	7	0.08
69	Brittni	7	0.08
69	Clarissa	7	0.08
69	Dawn	7	0.08
69	Eva	7	0.08
69	Karen	7	0.08
69	Keri	7	0.08
69	Kristi	7	0.08
69	Kristie	7	0.08
69	Leanna	7	0.08
69	Lydia	7	0.08
69	Maggie	7	0.08
69	Mandy	7	0.08
69	Nancy	7	0.08
69	Nina	7	0.08
69	Sandra	7	0.08
69	Shasta	7	0.08
69	Shayna	7	0.08
69	Stefanie	7	0.08
69	Tabatha	7	0.08
69	Tanya	7	0.08
69	Teresa	7	0.08
69	Veronica	7	0.08
70	Angelica	6	0.07
70	Ashleigh	6	0.07
70	Ashton	6	0.07
70	Bobbie	6	0.07
70	Brandie	6	0.07
70	Briana	6	0.07
70	Britni	6	0.07
70	Chelsie	6	0.07
70	Christa	6	0.07
70	Christy	6	0.07
70	Cierra	6	0.07
70	Debra	6	0.07
70	Denise	6	0.07
70	Desirae	6	0.07
70	Hilary	6	0.07
70	Hope	6	0.07
70	Jackie	6	0.07
70	Jessie	6	0.07
70	Joni	6	0.07
70	Kassandra	6	0.07
70	Kelley	6	0.07
70	Krystle	6	0.07
70	Leann	6	0.07
70	Lesley	6	0.07
70	Randi	6	0.07
70	Regina	6	0.07
70	Rosanna	6	0.07
70	Roxanne	6	0.07
70	Ruth	6	0.07
70	Shana	6	0.07
70	Shayla	6	0.07
70	Sheena	6	0.07
70	Shelly	6	0.07
70	Staci	6	0.07
70	Tiffani	6	0.07
70	Tracey	6	0.07
70	Vickie	6	0.07
71	Anita	5	0.06
71	Ashli	5	0.06
71	Audra	5	0.06
71	Audrey	5	0.06
71	Brianne	5	0.06
71	Carmen	5	0.06
71	Chandra	5	0.06
71	Charlene	5	0.06
71	Chastity	5	0.06
71	Cindy	5	0.06
71	Clara	5	0.06
71	Donna	5	0.06
71	Elisabeth	5	0.06
71	Felisha	5	0.06
71	Ginger	5	0.06
71	Jaclyn	5	0.06
71	Jaleesa	5	0.06
71	Jerri	5	0.06
71	Jerrica	5	0.06
71	Jill	5	0.06
71	Joyce	5	0.06
71	Kaila	5	0.06
71	Karissa	5	0.06
71	Kaylee	5	0.06
71	Keshia	5	0.06
71	Kristian	5	0.06
71	Kristine	5	0.06
71	Krysta	5	0.06
71	Leeann	5	0.06
71	Leigh	5	0.06
71	Lillian	5	0.06
71	Lyndsay	5	0.06
71	Mackenzie	5	0.06
71	Mallorie	5	0.06
71	Marie	5	0.06
71	Moriah	5	0.06
71	Paula	5	0.06
71	Shauna	5	0.06
71	Shirley	5	0.06
71	Stacie	5	0.06
71	Suzanne	5	0.06
71	Sydney	5	0.06
71	Tabetha	5	0.06
71	Tanisha	5	0.06
71	Terra	5	0.06
71	Terri	5	0.06
71	Tessa	5	0.06
71	Tiara	5	0.06
71	Tricia	5	0.06
71	Wendy	5	0.06