Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1981

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Amanda	585
2	Jessica	552
3	Jennifer	475
4	Melissa	272
5	Sarah	258
6	Amy	238
7	Heather	225
8	Stephanie	205
9	Angela	196
10	Crystal	188
11	Amber	186
12	Rebecca	183
13	Tiffany	157
14	Elizabeth	150
15	Christina	148
16	April	146
17	Ashley	138
18	Mary	127
19	Lisa	119
20	Michelle	114
21	Kimberly	112
22	Andrea	107
23	Brandy	106
23	Jamie	106
25	Laura	97
25	Rachel	97
27	Tara	96
28	Misty	95
29	Erin	94
30	Erica	93
30	Nicole	93
32	Sara	88
33	Kelly	81
34	Shannon	79
35	Julie	76
36	Kristen	75
37	Brandi	74
37	Megan	74
39	Courtney	73
40	Carrie	71
41	Emily	70
42	Kristin	68
43	Samantha	67
44	Leslie	63
45	Alicia	57
45	Lori	57
47	Stacey	53
48	Danielle	52
48	Stacy	52
50	Katherine	51

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Joshua	587
2	Michael	527
3	Jason	468
4	James	451
5	Christopher	437
6	Matthew	396
7	David	356
8	Justin	345
9	John	341
10	Robert	339
11	Jeremy	308
12	William	275
13	Joseph	268
14	Jonathan	236
15	Brian	228
16	Charles	201
17	Timothy	195
18	Eric	178
19	Daniel	169
20	Adam	168
21	Ryan	165
22	Brandon	157
23	Andrew	155
24	Richard	152
25	Steven	139
26	Jeffrey	131
26	Thomas	131
28	Aaron	128
29	Travis	125
30	Mark	122
31	Kevin	120
32	Benjamin	112
33	Anthony	103
34	Chad	102
35	Nicholas	100
36	Nathan	99
37	Paul	96
38	Shawn	95
39	Jesse	91
40	Stephen	89
41	Scott	88
42	Dustin	87
43	Gregory	84
44	Kenneth	77
45	Bradley	74
46	Gary	70
47	Donald	69
48	Derek	64
49	Bryan	61
50	Jared	59