Top baby names in Virginia, 1977
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,271 |
| 2 | Amy | 661 |
| 3 | Heather | 592 |
| 4 | Melissa | 560 |
| 5 | Angela | 544 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 497 |
| 7 | Jessica | 468 |
| 8 | Kelly | 438 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 415 |
| 10 | Amanda | 408 |
| 11 | Crystal | 407 |
| 12 | Sarah | 406 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 391 |
| 14 | Michelle | 373 |
| 15 | Shannon | 359 |
| 16 | Christina | 354 |
| 17 | Mary | 327 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 320 |
| 19 | Lisa | 295 |
| 20 | Laura | 252 |
| 21 | April | 251 |
| 22 | Nicole | 207 |
| 23 | Karen | 206 |
| 24 | Susan | 201 |
| 25 | Carrie | 197 |
| 26 | Erin | 194 |
| 27 | Emily | 188 |
| 28 | Jamie | 187 |
| 29 | Julie | 176 |
| 30 | Tiffany | 173 |
| 31 | Katherine | 161 |
| 32 | Rachel | 160 |
| 33 | Wendy | 158 |
| 34 | Tonya | 156 |
| 35 | Tracy | 155 |
| 36 | Cynthia | 154 |
| 36 | Sara | 154 |
| 36 | Tara | 154 |
| 39 | Andrea | 144 |
| 39 | Catherine | 144 |
| 39 | Christine | 144 |
| 42 | Stacy | 134 |
| 43 | Tammy | 133 |
| 44 | Melanie | 131 |
| 45 | Dawn | 126 |
| 45 | Monica | 126 |
| 45 | Patricia | 126 |
| 48 | Holly | 124 |
| 49 | Misty | 119 |
| 50 | Tanya | 115 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,514 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,336 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,230 |
| 4 | James | 1,081 |
| 5 | David | 963 |
| 6 | John | 875 |
| 7 | Robert | 840 |
| 8 | William | 833 |
| 9 | Brian | 765 |
| 10 | Kevin | 669 |
| 11 | Matthew | 653 |
| 12 | Daniel | 508 |
| 13 | Joseph | 505 |
| 14 | Charles | 479 |
| 15 | Thomas | 440 |
| 16 | Timothy | 427 |
| 17 | Eric | 381 |
| 18 | Jeremy | 366 |
| 19 | Richard | 363 |
| 19 | Steven | 363 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 354 |
| 22 | Joshua | 348 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 323 |
| 24 | Anthony | 318 |
| 25 | Andrew | 303 |
| 26 | Mark | 302 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 280 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 272 |
| 29 | Ryan | 267 |
| 30 | Stephen | 263 |
| 31 | Shawn | 254 |
| 32 | Gregory | 249 |
| 33 | Paul | 228 |
| 34 | Scott | 205 |
| 35 | Adam | 194 |
| 36 | Aaron | 190 |
| 36 | Bryan | 190 |
| 38 | Patrick | 187 |
| 39 | Justin | 172 |
| 40 | Nathan | 171 |
| 41 | Travis | 170 |
| 42 | Corey | 162 |
| 43 | George | 160 |
| 43 | Ronald | 160 |
| 45 | Donald | 157 |
| 46 | Edward | 154 |
| 47 | Brandon | 152 |
| 48 | Sean | 147 |
| 49 | Wesley | 145 |
| 50 | Gary | 141 |