Top baby names in Virginia, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 670 |
| 2 | Sarah | 582 |
| 3 | Hannah | 571 |
| 4 | Taylor | 566 |
| 5 | Ashley | 464 |
| 6 | Alexis | 461 |
| 7 | Jessica | 455 |
| 8 | Kayla | 438 |
| 9 | Rachel | 427 |
| 10 | Samantha | 414 |
| 11 | Madison | 388 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 386 |
| 13 | Lauren | 367 |
| 14 | Megan | 351 |
| 15 | Brittany | 334 |
| 16 | Victoria | 329 |
| 17 | Morgan | 303 |
| 18 | Katherine | 300 |
| 19 | Amanda | 280 |
| 20 | Jasmine | 266 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 263 |
| 22 | Amber | 255 |
| 23 | Courtney | 252 |
| 24 | Abigail | 239 |
| 25 | Jordan | 236 |
| 26 | Brianna | 234 |
| 27 | Mary | 233 |
| 28 | Haley | 229 |
| 29 | Olivia | 224 |
| 30 | Caroline | 218 |
| 31 | Alyssa | 216 |
| 32 | Kaitlyn | 212 |
| 33 | Allison | 210 |
| 34 | Alexandra | 202 |
| 34 | Danielle | 202 |
| 36 | Sydney | 201 |
| 37 | Brooke | 200 |
| 38 | Jennifer | 199 |
| 39 | Emma | 195 |
| 40 | Savannah | 194 |
| 41 | Anna | 193 |
| 42 | Stephanie | 190 |
| 43 | Nicole | 182 |
| 44 | Kelsey | 171 |
| 45 | Julia | 168 |
| 46 | Sierra | 164 |
| 47 | Erin | 162 |
| 48 | Tiffany | 156 |
| 49 | Madeline | 149 |
| 50 | Sara | 145 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 899 |
| 2 | Matthew | 844 |
| 3 | Jacob | 841 |
| 4 | Christopher | 814 |
| 5 | William | 764 |
| 6 | Joshua | 760 |
| 7 | James | 687 |
| 8 | John | 682 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 617 |
| 10 | Tyler | 615 |
| 11 | Zachary | 600 |
| 12 | Andrew | 594 |
| 13 | Brandon | 591 |
| 14 | Austin | 577 |
| 15 | Joseph | 540 |
| 16 | Ryan | 527 |
| 17 | David | 526 |
| 18 | Daniel | 504 |
| 19 | Justin | 480 |
| 20 | Robert | 454 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 433 |
| 22 | Alexander | 396 |
| 23 | Thomas | 390 |
| 24 | Samuel | 379 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 375 |
| 26 | Kyle | 366 |
| 27 | Jordan | 343 |
| 28 | Anthony | 339 |
| 29 | Dylan | 321 |
| 30 | Christian | 312 |
| 31 | Hunter | 301 |
| 32 | Kevin | 297 |
| 33 | Aaron | 280 |
| 34 | Charles | 262 |
| 35 | Cody | 260 |
| 36 | Patrick | 252 |
| 37 | Noah | 249 |
| 38 | Nathan | 238 |
| 38 | Timothy | 238 |
| 40 | Brian | 232 |
| 40 | Caleb | 232 |
| 42 | Cameron | 219 |
| 42 | Logan | 219 |
| 44 | Adam | 216 |
| 45 | Eric | 210 |
| 46 | Jason | 208 |
| 47 | Ethan | 197 |
| 48 | Stephen | 190 |
| 49 | Sean | 189 |
| 50 | Richard | 185 |