Top baby names in West Virginia, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 517 |
| 2 | Melissa | 389 |
| 3 | Amy | 355 |
| 4 | Heather | 340 |
| 5 | Angela | 330 |
| 6 | Amanda | 231 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 213 |
| 8 | Crystal | 206 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 204 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 201 |
| 11 | Lisa | 194 |
| 11 | Michelle | 194 |
| 13 | Christina | 188 |
| 14 | Misty | 185 |
| 15 | Mary | 151 |
| 16 | Jamie | 148 |
| 17 | April | 134 |
| 17 | Jessica | 134 |
| 19 | Sarah | 129 |
| 20 | Shannon | 113 |
| 21 | Carrie | 107 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 107 |
| 23 | Julie | 102 |
| 23 | Kelly | 102 |
| 23 | Laura | 102 |
| 23 | Tonya | 102 |
| 27 | Stacy | 94 |
| 28 | Jaime | 92 |
| 29 | Tammy | 88 |
| 30 | Susan | 87 |
| 31 | Tina | 82 |
| 32 | Andrea | 79 |
| 32 | Lori | 79 |
| 34 | Christy | 75 |
| 34 | Tara | 75 |
| 36 | Amber | 73 |
| 36 | Wendy | 73 |
| 38 | Rachel | 70 |
| 38 | Tracy | 70 |
| 40 | Tiffany | 68 |
| 41 | Erin | 66 |
| 41 | Sara | 66 |
| 43 | Cynthia | 62 |
| 44 | Patricia | 60 |
| 45 | Teresa | 57 |
| 46 | Melinda | 56 |
| 47 | Brandy | 54 |
| 47 | Holly | 54 |
| 47 | Nicole | 54 |
| 47 | Rhonda | 54 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 664 |
| 2 | Jason | 645 |
| 3 | James | 519 |
| 4 | Christopher | 483 |
| 5 | David | 438 |
| 6 | John | 421 |
| 7 | Robert | 389 |
| 8 | William | 377 |
| 9 | Brian | 314 |
| 10 | Matthew | 284 |
| 11 | Jeremy | 255 |
| 12 | Joseph | 249 |
| 13 | Charles | 233 |
| 14 | Eric | 229 |
| 15 | Kevin | 202 |
| 16 | Timothy | 199 |
| 17 | Richard | 176 |
| 18 | Steven | 175 |
| 19 | Chad | 172 |
| 20 | Thomas | 166 |
| 21 | Daniel | 164 |
| 22 | Mark | 153 |
| 23 | Joshua | 148 |
| 24 | Shawn | 143 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 133 |
| 25 | Stephen | 133 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 125 |
| 28 | Scott | 120 |
| 29 | Donald | 110 |
| 30 | Gregory | 104 |
| 30 | Larry | 104 |
| 32 | Paul | 102 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 99 |
| 34 | Aaron | 96 |
| 34 | Gary | 96 |
| 36 | Anthony | 91 |
| 37 | Kenneth | 89 |
| 38 | Roger | 84 |
| 38 | Ronald | 84 |
| 40 | Jamie | 83 |
| 41 | Adam | 81 |
| 42 | Jerry | 80 |
| 43 | Andrew | 78 |
| 43 | Ryan | 78 |
| 45 | Bryan | 75 |
| 45 | Travis | 75 |
| 47 | Billy | 70 |
| 48 | Patrick | 68 |
| 49 | Douglas | 63 |
| 50 | Brandon | 62 |