2025 · 11,232 recorded births
Waylon was the most common name given in West Virginia in 2025, with 115 births. The state recorded 11,232 births across 728 distinct names that year.
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Given far more often here than nationally last year. Names unique to West Virginia across the whole record →
| Name | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| Kambri | 5 | 103× |
| Jazzlynn | 5 | 82× |
| Renlee | 6 | 27× |
| Oaklynn | 53 | 7× |
| Audra | 5 | 39× |
| Wrenlee | 26 | 8× |
| Waylon | 115 | 5× |
| Kaci | 5 | 34× |
| Octavia | 26 | 7× |
| Kohen | 28 | 6× |
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Waylon | 115 |
| #2 | Hudson | 106 |
| #3 | Oliver | 96 |
| #4 | Noah | 85 |
| #5 | Charlotte | 84 |
| #6 | Amelia | 82 |
| #7 | Wyatt | 70 |
| #8 | Cooper | 68 |
| #8 | Lainey | 68 |
| #10 | Asher | 67 |
| #11 | Weston | 63 |
| #12 | Harper | 62 |
| #13 | Willow | 61 |
| #14 | Liam | 60 |
| #14 | Parker | 60 |
| #14 | Theodore | 60 |
| #17 | James | 59 |
| #18 | Elijah | 56 |
| #19 | Maverick | 55 |
| #19 | William | 55 |
| #21 | Sophia | 54 |
| #21 | Violet | 54 |
| #23 | Oaklynn | 53 |
| #23 | Paisley | 53 |
| #25 | Ava | 52 |
| #25 | Carter | 52 |
| #25 | Henry | 52 |
| #25 | Jackson | 52 |
| #29 | Eleanor | 51 |
| #30 | Olivia | 50 |
| #31 | Avery | 49 |
| #32 | Sawyer | 48 |
| #33 | River | 47 |
| #33 | Silas | 47 |
| #35 | Atlas | 46 |
| #35 | Aurora | 46 |
| #35 | Easton | 46 |
| #35 | Ellie | 46 |
| #35 | Emma | 46 |
| #35 | Grayson | 46 |
| #41 | Hazel | 45 |
| #42 | Colton | 43 |
| #42 | Owen | 43 |
| #42 | Samuel | 43 |
| #45 | Levi | 42 |
| #45 | Lucas | 42 |
| #47 | Elias | 40 |
| #47 | Evelyn | 40 |
| #47 | Kinsley | 40 |
| #47 | Mason | 40 |
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org