Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1974

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	444
2	Melissa	356
3	Angela	353
4	Amy	338
5	Michelle	289
6	Heather	263
7	Kimberly	246
8	Stephanie	241
9	Lisa	217
10	Rebecca	203
11	Christina	160
12	Mary	157
13	Crystal	141
14	Tina	140
15	Tammy	137
16	Lori	136
17	April	128
18	Kelly	124
19	Elizabeth	122
20	Misty	111
21	Julie	107
21	Tonya	107
23	Laura	97
24	Tracy	87
25	Sarah	84
26	Susan	81
27	Christy	80
27	Cynthia	80
29	Stacy	78
30	Teresa	75
31	Wendy	74
32	Patricia	73
33	Amanda	71
34	Melanie	68
34	Tara	68
36	Rachel	67
37	Jessica	66
38	Melinda	65
39	Karen	64
39	Shannon	64
41	Donna	63
41	Michele	63
41	Rhonda	63
44	Carrie	62
45	Christine	59
46	Erin	58
47	Beth	56
47	Sherry	56
49	Andrea	54
50	Pamela	53

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	645
2	James	576
3	Jason	520
4	Christopher	477
5	David	434
6	John	411
7	Brian	390
8	Robert	367
9	William	356
10	Charles	256
11	Matthew	231
12	Joseph	214
13	Kevin	204
14	Steven	199
15	Timothy	197
16	Richard	191
17	Eric	181
17	Jeffrey	181
19	Thomas	175
20	Mark	163
21	Daniel	162
22	Shawn	140
23	Jeremy	128
24	Paul	123
24	Stephen	123
26	Gregory	122
27	Chad	121
28	Ronald	120
28	Scott	120
30	Kenneth	117
31	Anthony	115
32	Gary	112
32	Jonathan	112
32	Larry	112
35	Donald	105
36	Roger	90
37	Aaron	88
38	Joshua	87
39	Jerry	82
40	Douglas	77
41	Edward	74
42	Billy	71
42	Patrick	71
42	Ryan	71
45	George	66
46	Terry	65
47	Adam	63
48	Andrew	62
49	Benjamin	59
49	Bradley	59