Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1978

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	512
2	Amanda	336
3	Melissa	334
4	Amy	304
5	Angela	272
6	Heather	270
7	Jessica	269
8	Crystal	256
9	Christina	200
10	Stephanie	199
11	Rebecca	198
12	Sarah	194
13	Lisa	178
14	Michelle	175
15	Kimberly	170
16	April	165
17	Kelly	157
18	Elizabeth	147
19	Misty	144
20	Mary	140
21	Jamie	133
22	Amber	125
23	Carrie	123
24	Erin	105
24	Shannon	105
26	Brandy	104
27	Andrea	102
28	Rachel	98
29	Julie	95
30	Tina	84
31	Sara	83
31	Stacy	83
33	Nicole	81
34	Laura	78
35	Tonya	75
36	Susan	72
37	Tracy	69
38	Lori	67
39	Melanie	66
40	Erica	65
41	Tiffany	63
42	Emily	61
43	Kristy	60
43	Tara	60
45	Cynthia	59
46	Stacey	58
47	Holly	55
48	Brandi	54
49	Megan	53
49	Wendy	53

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jason	661
2	Michael	626
3	James	570
4	Christopher	469
5	David	421
6	Robert	361
7	John	360
8	Matthew	345
9	Jeremy	336
10	Joshua	318
11	William	315
12	Brian	278
13	Timothy	258
14	Joseph	256
15	Charles	244
16	Eric	208
17	Steven	176
18	Richard	175
19	Daniel	171
19	Thomas	171
21	Mark	170
22	Chad	158
22	Jeffrey	158
24	Kevin	154
25	Shawn	146
26	Jonathan	129
27	Aaron	128
27	Adam	128
29	Anthony	126
30	Justin	121
31	Nicholas	120
32	Kenneth	116
33	Ryan	115
34	Andrew	111
34	Scott	111
36	Benjamin	108
36	Travis	108
38	Paul	102
39	Stephen	101
40	Gregory	92
40	Ronald	92
42	Gary	90
43	Nathan	86
44	Donald	82
45	Patrick	78
46	Samuel	76
47	Bryan	72
48	Brandon	69
48	Larry	69
50	Bradley	63