Top baby names in West Virginia, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 533 |
| 2 | Amanda | 507 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 503 |
| 4 | Sarah | 299 |
| 5 | Amy | 251 |
| 6 | Melissa | 242 |
| 7 | Ashley | 219 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 214 |
| 9 | Heather | 211 |
| 10 | Amber | 187 |
| 11 | Tiffany | 182 |
| 12 | Angela | 169 |
| 13 | Crystal | 168 |
| 14 | Christina | 135 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 135 |
| 16 | Rachel | 130 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 128 |
| 18 | Michelle | 127 |
| 19 | April | 122 |
| 20 | Erin | 118 |
| 21 | Andrea | 115 |
| 22 | Jamie | 114 |
| 23 | Laura | 109 |
| 24 | Lisa | 107 |
| 24 | Sara | 107 |
| 26 | Mary | 106 |
| 27 | Kimberly | 105 |
| 28 | Erica | 99 |
| 29 | Nicole | 98 |
| 30 | Brandi | 90 |
| 31 | Samantha | 89 |
| 32 | Emily | 87 |
| 33 | Megan | 83 |
| 34 | Shannon | 78 |
| 35 | Carrie | 76 |
| 35 | Misty | 76 |
| 37 | Tara | 74 |
| 38 | Kelly | 73 |
| 39 | Courtney | 69 |
| 40 | Brandy | 68 |
| 41 | Kristen | 65 |
| 42 | Kristin | 62 |
| 43 | Leslie | 58 |
| 44 | Danielle | 55 |
| 45 | Julie | 52 |
| 46 | Stacy | 51 |
| 47 | Cassandra | 50 |
| 48 | Holly | 49 |
| 48 | Lauren | 49 |
| 48 | Miranda | 49 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 577 |
| 2 | Michael | 508 |
| 3 | Christopher | 495 |
| 4 | Jason | 468 |
| 5 | James | 441 |
| 6 | Matthew | 406 |
| 7 | David | 362 |
| 8 | Justin | 354 |
| 9 | Robert | 320 |
| 10 | John | 308 |
| 11 | Joseph | 261 |
| 12 | William | 233 |
| 13 | Jeremy | 219 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 215 |
| 15 | Brian | 201 |
| 16 | Brandon | 191 |
| 16 | Daniel | 191 |
| 18 | Charles | 188 |
| 19 | Ryan | 178 |
| 20 | Adam | 176 |
| 21 | Timothy | 166 |
| 22 | Eric | 149 |
| 23 | Andrew | 147 |
| 24 | Aaron | 145 |
| 25 | Richard | 143 |
| 26 | Anthony | 138 |
| 26 | Steven | 138 |
| 28 | Travis | 135 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 132 |
| 29 | Nicholas | 132 |
| 31 | Thomas | 131 |
| 32 | Chad | 122 |
| 33 | Mark | 113 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 110 |
| 35 | Nathan | 107 |
| 36 | Stephen | 98 |
| 37 | Dustin | 92 |
| 37 | Gregory | 92 |
| 39 | Kevin | 91 |
| 40 | Shawn | 84 |
| 41 | Paul | 80 |
| 41 | Zachary | 80 |
| 43 | Patrick | 79 |
| 44 | Derek | 77 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 75 |
| 46 | Jared | 72 |
| 47 | Scott | 69 |
| 48 | Larry | 67 |
| 49 | Bradley | 61 |
| 49 | Donald | 61 |