Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1979

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Amanda	592
2	Jennifer	494
3	Melissa	344
4	Jessica	310
5	Amy	308
6	Angela	264
7	Crystal	248
8	Heather	245
9	Rebecca	209
9	Stephanie	209
11	Sarah	197
12	Christina	195
13	Amber	174
14	April	157
15	Michelle	155
16	Mary	154
17	Kimberly	152
18	Jamie	149
18	Lisa	149
20	Misty	144
21	Elizabeth	143
21	Kelly	143
23	Rachel	120
24	Andrea	104
25	Laura	92
26	Erin	91
26	Megan	91
28	Brandy	90
29	Julie	89
29	Tara	89
31	Shannon	88
32	Stacy	87
32	Tiffany	87
34	Erica	85
34	Nicole	85
36	Carrie	82
37	Lori	72
38	Tina	70
39	Christy	67
39	Sara	67
41	Tracy	64
42	Brandi	61
42	Samantha	61
42	Tammy	61
45	Alicia	60
46	Kristy	59
47	Stacey	58
47	Susan	58
49	Emily	55
50	Melinda	54

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jason	718
2	Michael	573
3	Christopher	536
4	James	502
5	David	448
6	Joshua	412
7	John	398
8	Jeremy	378
9	Robert	341
10	Matthew	339
11	William	284
12	Joseph	274
13	Brian	269
14	Timothy	252
15	Charles	235
16	Daniel	193
16	Eric	193
18	Steven	186
19	Adam	166
20	Thomas	164
21	Richard	163
22	Kevin	160
23	Chad	159
24	Jonathan	157
25	Justin	156
26	Travis	137
27	Aaron	129
28	Jeffrey	128
29	Nicholas	125
30	Anthony	124
31	Mark	122
32	Andrew	114
32	Ryan	114
34	Benjamin	111
35	Scott	104
36	Paul	101
36	Stephen	101
38	Brandon	99
39	Gregory	96
39	Nathan	96
41	Gary	94
42	Shawn	92
43	Patrick	86
44	Kenneth	83
45	Donald	82
46	Douglas	79
47	Larry	77
48	Ronald	74
49	Bradley	73
50	Jerry	69