Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1980

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Amanda	658
2	Jennifer	508
3	Jessica	491
4	Melissa	313
5	Heather	285
6	Amy	251
7	Sarah	238
8	Angela	213
9	Crystal	212
10	Amber	181
11	Stephanie	180
12	Rebecca	177
13	Tiffany	168
14	Michelle	167
15	Christina	155
16	April	152
16	Misty	152
18	Kimberly	148
19	Mary	147
20	Elizabeth	128
21	Andrea	122
22	Rachel	116
23	Jamie	112
24	Lisa	111
25	Ashley	108
26	Erin	104
27	Kelly	100
28	Erica	98
29	Shannon	94
30	Laura	88
31	Sara	87
32	Julie	86
33	Nicole	83
34	Tara	81
35	Megan	79
36	Brandi	77
36	Carrie	77
38	Samantha	70
39	Brandy	67
40	Christy	66
40	Stacy	66
42	Susan	59
43	Kristin	57
44	Lori	56
45	Courtney	55
45	Kristen	55
47	Emily	54
47	Holly	54
47	Leslie	54
50	Alicia	53

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jason	615
2	Joshua	542
3	Michael	531
4	Christopher	488
5	James	482
6	David	390
7	Matthew	376
8	John	365
9	Jeremy	328
10	Robert	322
11	William	318
12	Joseph	287
13	Justin	279
14	Brian	262
15	Timothy	231
16	Jonathan	224
17	Adam	218
18	Charles	212
19	Eric	202
20	Daniel	191
21	Thomas	168
22	Richard	167
23	Steven	164
24	Ryan	160
25	Aaron	152
26	Andrew	151
27	Jeffrey	149
28	Chad	147
29	Mark	144
30	Nicholas	140
31	Travis	138
32	Benjamin	132
33	Kevin	119
34	Brandon	116
35	Nathan	113
36	Anthony	104
37	Stephen	102
38	Derek	96
39	Shawn	95
40	Gary	92
41	Donald	91
41	Kenneth	91
43	Scott	90
44	Gregory	86
45	Paul	84
46	Patrick	82
47	Larry	73
48	Roger	70
49	Jesse	69
50	Ronald	68