Most popular baby names in West Virginia — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in West Virginia were Charlotte, Amelia, and Lainey for girls and Waylon, Hudson, and Oliver for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Wrenlee is 9.7x more common in West Virginia than nationally, and Kaysen is 7.2x more common in West Virginia than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in West Virginia

Girls

Most distinctive Oaklynn 8.5x more common ▲145 #8 vs US #153
Also more common
Paisley 4.8x more common ▲59 #8 vs US #67 Willow 4.1x more common ▲39 #5 vs US #44 Lainey 3.8x more common ▲27 #3 vs US #30 Harper 2.9x more common ▲12 #4 vs US #16
Less common
Mia 1.9x less common ▼67 #73 vs US #6 Isabella 1.3x less common ▼37 #44 vs US #7

Boys

Most distinctive Waylon 5.9x more common ▲55 #1 vs US #56
Also more common
Hudson 3.4x more common ▲15 #2 vs US #17 Weston 3.2x more common ▲47 #8 vs US #55 Wyatt 3.0x more common ▲33 #5 vs US #38 Cooper 2.5x more common ▲21 #6 vs US #27
Less common
Liam 1.3x less common ▼8 #9 vs US #1

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