Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1977

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	476
2	Melissa	403
3	Amy	396
4	Heather	333
5	Angela	310
6	Amanda	287
7	Crystal	285
8	Jessica	214
9	Rebecca	197
10	Kelly	185
11	Stephanie	182
12	Michelle	181
13	Christina	180
14	Kimberly	178
15	Lisa	174
15	Misty	174
17	Mary	159
18	Sarah	158
19	Elizabeth	151
20	Jamie	146
21	April	133
22	Carrie	131
23	Julie	110
24	Shannon	107
25	Tonya	94
26	Amber	93
27	Rachel	91
28	Lori	89
29	Tara	86
30	Laura	85
30	Stacy	85
32	Tina	83
33	Sara	80
34	Tammy	79
35	Erin	76
36	Erica	75
36	Tracy	75
38	Jaime	72
38	Nicole	72
40	Andrea	69
40	Patricia	69
42	Christy	67
43	Susan	66
44	Sabrina	65
45	Tiffany	63
46	Karen	61
47	Melinda	60
47	Wendy	60
49	Kelli	59
50	Holly	58

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jason	727
2	Michael	637
3	James	541
4	Christopher	524
5	David	459
6	Robert	387
7	Brian	368
7	William	368
9	John	355
10	Matthew	306
11	Jeremy	299
12	Joseph	267
13	Charles	256
14	Eric	221
15	Kevin	217
16	Joshua	210
16	Richard	210
18	Thomas	204
19	Timothy	194
20	Steven	177
21	Daniel	170
22	Jeffrey	158
23	Mark	155
24	Chad	153
25	Shawn	149
26	Jonathan	147
27	Benjamin	144
28	Aaron	132
29	Paul	129
30	Anthony	128
31	Ryan	125
32	Andrew	116
32	Donald	116
34	Gregory	114
34	Scott	114
36	Kenneth	109
37	Gary	108
38	Adam	107
39	Nathan	103
40	Stephen	97
41	Larry	95
42	Roger	90
43	Ronald	80
44	Travis	77
45	George	76
46	Justin	75
47	Jerry	73
47	Samuel	73
49	Bryan	69
50	Wesley	68