Top baby names in Virginia, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,330 |
| 2 | Amy | 746 |
| 3 | Angela | 592 |
| 4 | Melissa | 563 |
| 5 | Heather | 543 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 508 |
| 7 | Michelle | 403 |
| 8 | Shannon | 395 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 385 |
| 10 | Christina | 382 |
| 11 | Crystal | 370 |
| 12 | Amanda | 332 |
| 13 | Lisa | 330 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 325 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 321 |
| 16 | Sarah | 315 |
| 17 | Jessica | 299 |
| 18 | Mary | 285 |
| 19 | Kelly | 276 |
| 20 | Laura | 256 |
| 21 | Nicole | 215 |
| 22 | Tiffany | 212 |
| 23 | April | 205 |
| 24 | Karen | 204 |
| 25 | Susan | 196 |
| 26 | Wendy | 192 |
| 27 | Tammy | 183 |
| 27 | Tonya | 183 |
| 29 | Cynthia | 180 |
| 30 | Jamie | 178 |
| 31 | Tracy | 177 |
| 32 | Katherine | 168 |
| 33 | Erin | 163 |
| 34 | Carrie | 161 |
| 34 | Julie | 161 |
| 36 | Jaime | 151 |
| 36 | Rachel | 151 |
| 38 | Catherine | 146 |
| 39 | Christine | 144 |
| 40 | Christy | 142 |
| 41 | Tina | 140 |
| 42 | Melanie | 135 |
| 43 | Emily | 131 |
| 44 | Lori | 127 |
| 45 | Dawn | 126 |
| 46 | Sara | 122 |
| 47 | Patricia | 121 |
| 47 | Tanya | 121 |
| 49 | Danielle | 119 |
| 50 | Tara | 116 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,469 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,248 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,089 |
| 4 | James | 1,066 |
| 5 | David | 960 |
| 6 | John | 873 |
| 7 | William | 859 |
| 8 | Robert | 796 |
| 9 | Brian | 710 |
| 10 | Matthew | 593 |
| 11 | Kevin | 512 |
| 12 | Joseph | 466 |
| 13 | Charles | 444 |
| 14 | Richard | 426 |
| 15 | Thomas | 410 |
| 16 | Daniel | 408 |
| 16 | Timothy | 408 |
| 18 | Eric | 385 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 341 |
| 20 | Steven | 338 |
| 21 | Anthony | 326 |
| 22 | Mark | 322 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 318 |
| 24 | Jeremy | 315 |
| 25 | Stephen | 269 |
| 26 | Shawn | 265 |
| 27 | Andrew | 264 |
| 28 | Joshua | 244 |
| 29 | Kenneth | 242 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 238 |
| 31 | Gregory | 228 |
| 32 | Scott | 222 |
| 33 | Paul | 214 |
| 34 | Ryan | 206 |
| 35 | Aaron | 202 |
| 36 | Sean | 177 |
| 37 | Bryan | 174 |
| 38 | Adam | 172 |
| 38 | Edward | 172 |
| 40 | Donald | 169 |
| 41 | Travis | 166 |
| 42 | George | 165 |
| 43 | Patrick | 156 |
| 44 | Chad | 155 |
| 45 | Keith | 152 |
| 46 | Justin | 150 |
| 47 | Ronald | 149 |
| 48 | Brandon | 148 |
| 49 | Larry | 137 |
| 50 | Gary | 134 |