Top baby names in Virginia, 1984
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,181 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 1,159 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,077 |
| 4 | Amanda | 817 |
| 5 | Sarah | 619 |
| 6 | Heather | 575 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 519 |
| 8 | Crystal | 471 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 465 |
| 10 | Tiffany | 464 |
| 11 | Melissa | 411 |
| 12 | Lauren | 405 |
| 13 | Megan | 390 |
| 14 | Laura | 378 |
| 15 | Christina | 355 |
| 16 | Kimberly | 348 |
| 17 | Amy | 346 |
| 18 | Rachel | 339 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 337 |
| 20 | Michelle | 334 |
| 21 | Nicole | 327 |
| 22 | Mary | 311 |
| 23 | Emily | 310 |
| 24 | Katherine | 304 |
| 25 | Erin | 303 |
| 26 | Danielle | 302 |
| 27 | Kelly | 279 |
| 28 | Shannon | 276 |
| 29 | Angela | 273 |
| 30 | Amber | 253 |
| 31 | Latoya | 223 |
| 32 | April | 209 |
| 33 | Courtney | 201 |
| 34 | Samantha | 198 |
| 35 | Kristen | 194 |
| 36 | Sara | 184 |
| 37 | Lisa | 181 |
| 38 | Kathryn | 180 |
| 38 | Lindsey | 180 |
| 40 | Lindsay | 178 |
| 41 | Jamie | 172 |
| 42 | Erica | 168 |
| 43 | Kristin | 167 |
| 44 | Alicia | 152 |
| 45 | Brandy | 151 |
| 46 | Holly | 149 |
| 47 | Brittany | 148 |
| 48 | Allison | 143 |
| 49 | Brandi | 139 |
| 50 | Catherine | 137 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,603 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,462 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,085 |
| 4 | James | 1,013 |
| 5 | David | 941 |
| 6 | Joshua | 917 |
| 7 | John | 871 |
| 8 | William | 838 |
| 9 | Robert | 831 |
| 10 | Daniel | 751 |
| 11 | Jason | 743 |
| 12 | Brandon | 717 |
| 13 | Jonathan | 663 |
| 14 | Justin | 660 |
| 15 | Brian | 599 |
| 16 | Joseph | 596 |
| 17 | Andrew | 520 |
| 18 | Adam | 518 |
| 19 | Ryan | 499 |
| 20 | Charles | 446 |
| 21 | Kevin | 444 |
| 22 | Thomas | 429 |
| 23 | Timothy | 402 |
| 24 | Steven | 399 |
| 25 | Anthony | 385 |
| 26 | Richard | 370 |
| 27 | Eric | 369 |
| 28 | Travis | 327 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 313 |
| 29 | Nicholas | 313 |
| 31 | Stephen | 307 |
| 32 | Jeremy | 296 |
| 33 | Aaron | 291 |
| 34 | Mark | 275 |
| 35 | Patrick | 264 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 263 |
| 37 | Sean | 237 |
| 38 | Kenneth | 225 |
| 39 | Paul | 215 |
| 40 | Bryan | 211 |
| 41 | Gregory | 200 |
| 42 | Jacob | 196 |
| 43 | Nathan | 190 |
| 44 | Marcus | 189 |
| 45 | Dustin | 179 |
| 46 | Kyle | 160 |
| 47 | Zachary | 158 |
| 48 | Edward | 153 |
| 49 | Samuel | 152 |
| 50 | Alexander | 145 |