Top baby names in Virginia, 1996
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 647 |
| 2 | Sarah | 601 |
| 3 | Taylor | 564 |
| 4 | Jessica | 555 |
| 5 | Ashley | 516 |
| 6 | Rachel | 511 |
| 7 | Hannah | 492 |
| 8 | Kayla | 480 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 468 |
| 10 | Brittany | 455 |
| 11 | Samantha | 444 |
| 12 | Alexis | 410 |
| 13 | Megan | 401 |
| 14 | Lauren | 346 |
| 15 | Victoria | 338 |
| 16 | Amanda | 323 |
| 16 | Courtney | 323 |
| 18 | Madison | 319 |
| 19 | Katherine | 302 |
| 20 | Jasmine | 296 |
| 21 | Amber | 295 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 295 |
| 23 | Morgan | 283 |
| 24 | Jennifer | 250 |
| 25 | Brianna | 249 |
| 25 | Mary | 249 |
| 27 | Kelsey | 242 |
| 28 | Anna | 239 |
| 29 | Alexandra | 233 |
| 30 | Abigail | 229 |
| 30 | Haley | 229 |
| 32 | Danielle | 226 |
| 33 | Allison | 208 |
| 34 | Nicole | 207 |
| 35 | Savannah | 200 |
| 36 | Jordan | 199 |
| 37 | Kaitlyn | 197 |
| 38 | Olivia | 193 |
| 39 | Sydney | 188 |
| 40 | Alyssa | 181 |
| 41 | Stephanie | 176 |
| 42 | Chelsea | 170 |
| 43 | Caroline | 169 |
| 44 | Heather | 167 |
| 45 | Erin | 165 |
| 46 | Laura | 162 |
| 47 | Tiffany | 160 |
| 48 | Julia | 159 |
| 49 | Kimberly | 158 |
| 50 | Emma | 156 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 910 |
| 2 | Christopher | 851 |
| 3 | Matthew | 823 |
| 4 | Joshua | 800 |
| 5 | William | 798 |
| 6 | Jacob | 766 |
| 7 | John | 732 |
| 8 | Brandon | 695 |
| 9 | Tyler | 665 |
| 10 | James | 652 |
| 11 | Andrew | 639 |
| 12 | Zachary | 605 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 591 |
| 14 | Joseph | 559 |
| 15 | Austin | 557 |
| 16 | Ryan | 550 |
| 17 | Daniel | 537 |
| 18 | Justin | 525 |
| 19 | David | 516 |
| 20 | Robert | 507 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 451 |
| 22 | Benjamin | 391 |
| 23 | Thomas | 388 |
| 24 | Alexander | 375 |
| 25 | Anthony | 341 |
| 26 | Kevin | 330 |
| 27 | Kyle | 326 |
| 28 | Dylan | 317 |
| 29 | Samuel | 314 |
| 30 | Jordan | 310 |
| 31 | Christian | 296 |
| 32 | Aaron | 295 |
| 32 | Charles | 295 |
| 34 | Hunter | 288 |
| 35 | Cody | 286 |
| 36 | Eric | 283 |
| 37 | Brian | 258 |
| 38 | Patrick | 237 |
| 39 | Timothy | 232 |
| 40 | Nathan | 225 |
| 41 | Adam | 222 |
| 42 | Steven | 221 |
| 43 | Richard | 211 |
| 44 | Caleb | 204 |
| 44 | Cameron | 204 |
| 46 | Logan | 201 |
| 47 | Jason | 196 |
| 47 | Sean | 196 |
| 49 | Malik | 188 |
| 50 | Stephen | 183 |