Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1968

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	543
2	Melissa	407
3	Kimberly	399
4	Tammy	374
5	Angela	288
6	Mary	248
7	Michelle	224
8	Tina	220
9	Teresa	189
10	Rebecca	178
11	Kelly	167
12	Patricia	159
13	Amy	155
14	Pamela	146
15	Donna	144
16	Karen	141
17	Jennifer	139
18	Susan	137
19	Cynthia	136
20	Rhonda	125
21	Lori	124
22	Robin	120
23	Brenda	114
23	Sandra	114
25	Elizabeth	113
25	Sherry	113
27	Stephanie	112
28	Linda	106
29	Barbara	103
30	Deborah	101
30	Paula	101
32	Julie	93
33	Laura	92
34	Sharon	91
35	Christina	83
35	Debra	83
37	Michele	81
38	Cheryl	78
38	Tracy	78
40	Tonya	76
41	Terri	75
42	Connie	73
43	Kathy	71
44	Cindy	70
45	Beth	67
46	Melinda	64
47	Carla	63
48	Jill	59
49	Crystal	57
50	Sarah	56

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	716
2	Michael	660
3	David	601
4	John	588
5	Robert	483
6	William	447
7	Mark	387
8	Charles	341
9	Brian	329
10	Richard	321
11	Timothy	311
12	Jeffrey	271
13	Thomas	225
14	Joseph	219
15	Kevin	212
16	Paul	195
17	Steven	193
18	Christopher	183
19	Ronald	181
20	Donald	169
21	Gregory	168
22	Gary	166
23	Kenneth	159
24	Stephen	149
25	Scott	144
26	Larry	140
27	Matthew	125
28	Daniel	124
28	Jerry	124
30	Eric	119
31	Roger	115
32	Rodney	113
33	Terry	105
34	Douglas	103
35	Anthony	98
36	George	97
36	Patrick	97
38	Todd	90
39	Edward	80
39	Jeffery	80
41	Ricky	77
42	Billy	72
43	Carl	71
44	Russell	67
44	Shawn	67
46	Danny	64
47	Keith	63
48	Bryan	62
49	Randy	61
50	Andrew	59