West Virginia Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1996

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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West Virginia Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1996

In 1996, the most popular name for baby boys in West Virginia was Tyler, with a count of 281 boys out of a total of 9,187 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 3.06% of the total number of new-born baby boys in West Virginia in 1996). The second most popular boy name was Jacob (271 boys, 2.95% of total). The third most popular boy name was Austin (256 boys, 2.79% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in West Virginia in 1996

Tyler

Jacob

Austin

Zachary

Brandon

Joshua

Michael

Cody

James

Christopher

The table below below shows the top 255 most popular male baby names in West Virginia in 1996. 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 1996

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Tyler	281	3.06
2	Jacob	271	2.95
3	Austin	256	2.79
4	Zachary	249	2.71
5	Brandon	228	2.48
6	Joshua	226	2.46
7	Michael	211	2.30
8	Cody	201	2.19
9	James	181	1.97
10	Christopher	171	1.86
11	William	167	1.82
12	Matthew	158	1.72
13	Justin	154	1.68
14	John	153	1.67
15	David	136	1.48
16	Andrew	133	1.45
17	Nicholas	131	1.43
18	Ryan	129	1.40
19	Robert	125	1.36
20	Logan	121	1.32
21	Joseph	106	1.15
22	Dakota	103	1.12
22	Daniel	103	1.12
23	Jordan	96	1.05
24	Thomas	94	1.02
25	Dylan	93	1.01
26	Jonathan	91	0.99
27	Aaron	90	0.98
28	Charles	87	0.95
28	Hunter	87	0.95
29	Anthony	85	0.93
30	Dustin	82	0.89
30	Timothy	82	0.89
31	Alexander	78	0.85
32	Adam	77	0.84
32	Caleb	77	0.84
33	Samuel	73	0.80
34	Benjamin	70	0.76
35	Nathan	69	0.75
36	Kyle	68	0.74
37	Christian	64	0.70
38	Corey	63	0.69
39	Steven	62	0.68
40	Brian	60	0.65
41	Travis	54	0.59
42	Eric	53	0.58
42	Jesse	53	0.58
43	Richard	52	0.57
44	Noah	50	0.54
45	Seth	49	0.53
45	Trevor	49	0.53
46	Cameron	48	0.52
46	Ethan	48	0.52
47	Jared	47	0.51
47	Jeremy	47	0.51
48	Alex	46	0.50
48	Chase	46	0.50
48	Mark	46	0.50
49	Shawn	44	0.48
50	Colton	43	0.47
51	Garrett	42	0.46
51	Jason	42	0.46
51	Levi	42	0.46
51	Tristan	42	0.46
52	Bradley	40	0.44
52	Nathaniel	40	0.44
53	Dalton	39	0.43
54	Jeffrey	36	0.39
54	Patrick	36	0.39
55	Derek	35	0.38
55	Devin	35	0.38
56	Kevin	34	0.37
56	Lucas	34	0.37
56	Luke	34	0.37
57	Stephen	33	0.36
58	Bryan	31	0.34
58	Gregory	31	0.34
58	Paul	31	0.34
58	Shane	31	0.34
58	Tanner	31	0.34
59	Elijah	30	0.33
59	Evan	30	0.33
60	Isaac	28	0.31
60	Sean	28	0.31
61	Casey	25	0.27
61	Chad	25	0.27
62	Cory	24	0.26
62	Marcus	24	0.26
62	Taylor	24	0.26
62	Wesley	24	0.26
63	Chance	23	0.25
63	Donald	23	0.25
64	Kaleb	22	0.24
64	Kenneth	22	0.24
64	Mason	22	0.24
64	Roger	22	0.24
65	Blake	21	0.23
65	Brett	21	0.23
66	Brady	20	0.22
66	Cole	20	0.22
66	Collin	20	0.22
66	Preston	20	0.22
66	Zackary	20	0.22
67	Connor	19	0.21
67	Devon	19	0.21
67	Dillon	19	0.21
67	Ian	19	0.21
67	Isaiah	19	0.21
67	Ronald	19	0.21
68	Chandler	18	0.20
68	Douglas	18	0.20
68	Edward	18	0.20
68	Philip	18	0.20
68	Trenton	18	0.20
69	Bryce	17	0.19
69	Colin	17	0.19
69	Gabriel	17	0.19
69	George	17	0.19
69	Jeremiah	17	0.19
69	Jonathon	17	0.19
69	Keith	17	0.19
69	Morgan	17	0.19
69	Scott	17	0.19
69	Terry	17	0.19
69	Trey	17	0.19
69	Wyatt	17	0.19
70	Allen	16	0.17
71	Carl	15	0.16
71	Dallas	15	0.16
71	Jeffery	15	0.16
71	Jerry	15	0.16
71	Mitchell	15	0.16
71	Raymond	15	0.16
72	Bailey	14	0.15
72	Craig	14	0.15
72	Gage	14	0.15
72	Gary	14	0.15
72	Jonah	14	0.15
72	Troy	14	0.15
73	Brent	13	0.14
73	Curtis	13	0.14
73	Grant	13	0.14
73	Hayden	13	0.14
73	Kristopher	13	0.14
73	Larry	13	0.14
73	Zachariah	13	0.14
74	Drew	12	0.13
74	Johnathan	12	0.13
74	Nickolas	12	0.13
74	Rodney	12	0.13
74	Russell	12	0.13
74	Vincent	12	0.13
74	Walter	12	0.13
75	Avery	11	0.12
75	Clayton	11	0.12
75	Damian	11	0.12
75	Franklin	11	0.12
75	Phillip	11	0.12
75	Randall	11	0.12
75	Zackery	11	0.12
75	Zane	11	0.12
76	Brendan	10	0.11
76	Dennis	10	0.11
76	Dominic	10	0.11
76	Jamie	10	0.11
76	Kody	10	0.11
77	Alec	9	0.10
77	Bobby	9	0.10
77	Devan	9	0.10
77	Joel	9	0.10
77	Joey	9	0.10
77	Josiah	9	0.10
77	Mathew	9	0.10
77	Ricky	9	0.10
77	Tommy	9	0.10
77	Tristen	9	0.10
77	Zachery	9	0.10
78	Antonio	8	0.09
78	Braden	8	0.09
78	Bruce	8	0.09
78	Jack	8	0.09
78	Jarred	8	0.09
78	Jarrett	8	0.09
78	Jarrod	8	0.09
78	Jon	8	0.09
78	Landon	8	0.09
78	Marshall	8	0.09
78	Nathanael	8	0.09
78	Nathanial	8	0.09
78	Peter	8	0.09
78	Randy	8	0.09
78	Shannon	8	0.09
78	Shaun	8	0.09
78	Skyler	8	0.09
78	Todd	8	0.09
78	Ty	8	0.09
79	Brayden	7	0.08
79	Clay	7	0.08
79	Clifford	7	0.08
79	Coty	7	0.08
79	Darren	7	0.08
79	Derrick	7	0.08
79	Donovan	7	0.08
79	Johnathon	7	0.08
79	Kameron	7	0.08
79	Liam	7	0.08
79	Owen	7	0.08
79	Parker	7	0.08
79	Toby	7	0.08
79	Tony	7	0.08
79	Trent	7	0.08
79	Triston	7	0.08
80	Adrian	6	0.07
80	Albert	6	0.07
80	Ashton	6	0.07
80	Billy	6	0.07
80	Brenden	6	0.07
80	Colten	6	0.07
80	Damon	6	0.07
80	Danny	6	0.07
80	Dominick	6	0.07
80	Erik	6	0.07
80	Frank	6	0.07
80	Harold	6	0.07
80	Harry	6	0.07
80	Henry	6	0.07
80	Jackson	6	0.07
80	Jake	6	0.07
80	Johnny	6	0.07
80	Marc	6	0.07
80	Micah	6	0.07
80	Micheal	6	0.07
80	Ronnie	6	0.07
80	Roy	6	0.07
80	Sheldon	6	0.07
80	Spencer	6	0.07
81	Brad	5	0.05
81	Brennan	5	0.05
81	Brody	5	0.05
81	Calvin	5	0.05
81	Colby	5	0.05
81	Darrell	5	0.05
81	Ernest	5	0.05
81	Forrest	5	0.05
81	Garret	5	0.05
81	Gavin	5	0.05
81	Jakob	5	0.05
81	Jalen	5	0.05
81	Lukas	5	0.05
81	Marquis	5	0.05
81	Maxwell	5	0.05
81	Quentin	5	0.05
81	Quinton	5	0.05
81	Rhett	5	0.05
81	Tucker	5	0.05

West Virginia Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1996

In 1996, the most popular name for baby girls in West Virginia was Emily, with a count of 197 girls out of a total of 7,601 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 2.59% of the total number of new-born baby girls in West Virginia in 1996). The second most popular girl name was Hannah (170 girls, 2.24% of total). The third most popular girl name was Jessica (154 girls, 2.03% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in West Virginia in 1996

Emily

Hannah

Jessica

Ashley

Brittany

Taylor

Sarah

Kayla

Samantha

Megan

The table below below shows the top 255 most popular female baby names in West Virginia in 1996. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in West Virginia over the years.

Most Popular Female Baby Names in West Virginia in 1996

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Emily	197	2.59
2	Hannah	170	2.24
3	Jessica	154	2.03
4	Ashley	152	2.00
5	Brittany	147	1.93
6	Taylor	143	1.88
7	Sarah	140	1.84
8	Kayla	132	1.74
9	Samantha	125	1.65
10	Megan	115	1.51
11	Courtney	113	1.49
12	Morgan	111	1.46
13	Amber	97	1.28
13	Elizabeth	97	1.28
14	Alexis	94	1.24
14	Haley	94	1.24
15	Brianna	93	1.22
16	Madison	92	1.21
17	Kaitlyn	81	1.07
18	Kelsey	79	1.04
18	Tiffany	79	1.04
19	Rachel	77	1.01
20	Abigail	68	0.90
20	Amanda	68	0.90
21	Savannah	64	0.84
22	Shelby	63	0.83
23	Katelyn	62	0.82
24	Allison	61	0.80
24	Lauren	61	0.80
25	Chelsea	59	0.78
26	Kristen	58	0.76
26	Olivia	58	0.76
27	Brooke	56	0.74
27	Rebecca	56	0.74
28	Jordan	55	0.72
29	Alyssa	54	0.71
29	Breanna	54	0.71
30	Danielle	53	0.70
30	Mary	53	0.70
31	Autumn	51	0.67
32	Sierra	50	0.66
33	Cheyenne	47	0.62
34	Miranda	46	0.61
34	Victoria	46	0.61
35	Destiny	45	0.59
35	Heather	45	0.59
36	Jennifer	44	0.58
36	Makayla	44	0.58
37	Anna	43	0.57
37	Stephanie	43	0.57
38	Sara	42	0.55
39	Kimberly	41	0.54
40	Alexandra	40	0.53
41	Alexandria	38	0.50
42	Mackenzie	37	0.49
42	Marissa	37	0.49
42	Whitney	37	0.49
43	Sydney	36	0.47
44	Brandi	35	0.46
44	Katie	35	0.46
44	Kendra	35	0.46
45	Katherine	34	0.45
45	Nicole	34	0.45
45	Paige	34	0.45
46	Holly	33	0.43
47	Mariah	32	0.42
48	Andrea	31	0.41
48	Lindsey	31	0.41
48	Summer	31	0.41
49	Erin	30	0.40
49	Michaela	30	0.40
50	Emma	29	0.38
50	Mikayla	29	0.38
50	Rebekah	29	0.38
51	Jenna	28	0.37
52	Bethany	27	0.36
52	Caitlin	27	0.36
52	Faith	27	0.36
52	Kaylee	27	0.36
52	Shannon	27	0.36
53	Erica	26	0.34
53	Jamie	26	0.34
53	Kylie	26	0.34
53	Mckenzie	26	0.34
54	Cassandra	25	0.33
54	Gabrielle	25	0.33
55	Amy	24	0.32
55	Christina	24	0.32
55	Jasmine	24	0.32
55	Laura	24	0.32
55	Sabrina	24	0.32
55	Shania	24	0.32
56	Alison	23	0.30
56	Cassidy	23	0.30
56	Melissa	23	0.30
57	Caitlyn	22	0.29
57	Casey	22	0.29
57	Kathryn	22	0.29
57	Lindsay	22	0.29
57	Natalie	22	0.29
58	Briana	21	0.28
58	Chelsey	21	0.28
58	Cierra	21	0.28
58	Hope	21	0.28
58	Madeline	21	0.28
58	Maria	21	0.28
58	Rachael	21	0.28
59	Angel	20	0.26
59	Hayley	20	0.26
59	Leah	20	0.26
59	Michelle	20	0.26
60	Carly	19	0.25
60	Isabella	19	0.25
60	Kaitlin	19	0.25
60	Tori	19	0.25
61	Lydia	18	0.24
61	Molly	18	0.24
61	Tabitha	18	0.24
62	Hailey	17	0.22
62	Hanna	17	0.22
62	Kasey	17	0.22
62	Katlyn	17	0.22
62	Kristin	17	0.22
62	Natasha	17	0.22
63	Carrie	16	0.21
63	Cynthia	16	0.21
63	Shayla	16	0.21
63	Vanessa	16	0.21
64	Bailey	15	0.20
64	Brittney	15	0.20
64	Julia	15	0.20
64	Kelly	15	0.20
64	Kristina	15	0.20
64	Savanna	15	0.20
64	Tara	15	0.20
64	Tia	15	0.20
65	Alicia	14	0.18
65	Allyson	14	0.18
65	Brandy	14	0.18
65	Chloe	14	0.18
65	Ciara	14	0.18
65	Kara	14	0.18
65	Katelynn	14	0.18
65	Misty	14	0.18
65	Monica	14	0.18
66	Alexa	13	0.17
66	Crystal	13	0.17
66	Grace	13	0.17
66	Josie	13	0.17
66	Kirsten	13	0.17
66	Maggie	13	0.17
66	Meghan	13	0.17
66	Raven	13	0.17
66	Skylar	13	0.17
67	Abby	12	0.16
67	Alisha	12	0.16
67	Angela	12	0.16
67	April	12	0.16
67	Ashton	12	0.16
67	Brooklyn	12	0.16
67	Catherine	12	0.16
67	Desiree	12	0.16
67	Jacqueline	12	0.16
67	Jessie	12	0.16
67	Kelsie	12	0.16
67	Kendall	12	0.16
67	Logan	12	0.16
68	Chelsie	11	0.14
68	Harley	11	0.14
68	Jordyn	11	0.14
68	Krista	11	0.14
68	Mallory	11	0.14
68	Virginia	11	0.14
69	Audrey	10	0.13
69	Britney	10	0.13
69	Caroline	10	0.13
69	Dakota	10	0.13
69	Haleigh	10	0.13
69	Julie	10	0.13
69	Katlin	10	0.13
69	Kennedy	10	0.13
69	Meredith	10	0.13
69	Patricia	10	0.13
69	Shawna	10	0.13
69	Tiffani	10	0.13
69	Zoe	10	0.13
70	Baylee	9	0.12
70	Cheyanne	9	0.12
70	Christine	9	0.12
70	Clarissa	9	0.12
70	Emilee	9	0.12
70	Kourtney	9	0.12
70	Lacey	9	0.12
70	Lisa	9	0.12
70	Makenzie	9	0.12
70	Margaret	9	0.12
70	Shayna	9	0.12
70	Tamara	9	0.12
70	Tessa	9	0.12
70	Tiara	9	0.12
71	Alexus	8	0.11
71	Alissa	8	0.11
71	Billie	8	0.11
71	Brenna	8	0.11
71	Carolyn	8	0.11
71	Chasity	8	0.11
71	Cortney	8	0.11
71	Erika	8	0.11
71	Halie	8	0.11
71	Katelin	8	0.11
71	Katrina	8	0.11
71	Kiersten	8	0.11
71	Maranda	8	0.11
71	Nikki	8	0.11
71	Patience	8	0.11
72	Abagail	7	0.09
72	Aimee	7	0.09
72	Anne	7	0.09
72	Brittani	7	0.09
72	Candace	7	0.09
72	Candice	7	0.09
72	Felicia	7	0.09
72	Gabriella	7	0.09
72	Hollie	7	0.09
72	Jillian	7	0.09
72	Joanna	7	0.09
72	Jocelyn	7	0.09
72	Kylee	7	0.09
72	Kyra	7	0.09
72	Laken	7	0.09
72	Lakyn	7	0.09
72	Leslie	7	0.09
72	Shyanne	7	0.09
73	Abbey	6	0.08
73	Abbigail	6	0.08
73	Adrienne	6	0.08
73	Amelia	6	0.08
73	Ashleigh	6	0.08
73	Bonnie	6	0.08
73	Bridget	6	0.08
73	Brook	6	0.08
73	Cameron	6	0.08
73	Cayla	6	0.08
73	Christy	6	0.08
73	Deanna	6	0.08
73	Delaney	6	0.08
73	Desirae	6	0.08
73	Dominique	6	0.08
73	Gina	6	0.08
73	Helen	6	0.08
73	India	6	0.08
73	Ivy	6	0.08
73	Jada	6	0.08
73	Jade	6	0.08
73	Karen	6	0.08
73	Kassidy	6	0.08
73	Kathleen	6	0.08
73	Katilyn	6	0.08
73	Keisha	6	0.08
73	Kelli	6	0.08
73	Keri	6	0.08
73	Larissa	6	0.08
73	Lillian	6	0.08
73	Marisa	6	0.08
73	Montana	6	0.08
73	Nancy	6	0.08
73	Peyton	6	0.08
73	Sandra	6	0.08
73	Selena	6	0.08
73	Sidney	6	0.08
74	Alayna	5	0.07
74	Ashlee	5	0.07
74	Ashlyn	5	0.07
74	Bobbi	5	0.07
74	Brooklynn	5	0.07
74	Callie	5	0.07
74	Cara	5	0.07
74	Carissa	5	0.07
74	Carley	5	0.07
74	Christa	5	0.07
74	Christian	5	0.07
74	Daisy	5	0.07
74	Dana	5	0.07
74	Deja	5	0.07
74	Destinee	5	0.07
74	Eden	5	0.07
74	Elisabeth	5	0.07
74	Hali	5	0.07
74	Heidi	5	0.07
74	Hillary	5	0.07
74	Jesse	5	0.07
74	Justine	5	0.07
74	Kailee	5	0.07
74	Kaleigh	5	0.07
74	Kassandra	5	0.07
74	Katlynn	5	0.07
74	Katy	5	0.07
74	Kelsea	5	0.07
74	Kerri	5	0.07
74	Kira	5	0.07
74	Kyla	5	0.07
74	Lacie	5	0.07
74	Lia	5	0.07
74	Mckayla	5	0.07
74	Mckenna	5	0.07
74	Melanie	5	0.07
74	Mikaela	5	0.07
74	Mollie	5	0.07
74	Renee	5	0.07
74	Shaina	5	0.07
74	Shana	5	0.07
74	Stacey	5	0.07
74	Tesla	5	0.07
74	Trinity	5	0.07