Top baby names in West Virginia, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 508 |
| 2 | Amanda | 490 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 415 |
| 4 | Ashley | 405 |
| 5 | Sarah | 265 |
| 6 | Heather | 201 |
| 7 | Amber | 199 |
| 8 | Melissa | 171 |
| 9 | Crystal | 168 |
| 10 | Amy | 167 |
| 11 | Tiffany | 162 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 146 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 145 |
| 14 | Megan | 136 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 131 |
| 16 | Rachel | 119 |
| 17 | Samantha | 117 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 116 |
| 19 | Mary | 115 |
| 20 | Michelle | 113 |
| 21 | Christina | 106 |
| 22 | Andrea | 104 |
| 23 | Jamie | 103 |
| 24 | Emily | 97 |
| 24 | Erin | 97 |
| 26 | Holly | 96 |
| 26 | Sara | 96 |
| 28 | Angela | 95 |
| 29 | Erica | 94 |
| 29 | Nicole | 94 |
| 31 | April | 89 |
| 32 | Stacy | 82 |
| 33 | Brandy | 77 |
| 34 | Lisa | 76 |
| 35 | Tara | 74 |
| 36 | Carrie | 71 |
| 37 | Kayla | 70 |
| 38 | Laura | 68 |
| 39 | Brandi | 66 |
| 40 | Danielle | 65 |
| 41 | Courtney | 64 |
| 42 | Shannon | 62 |
| 43 | Kelly | 61 |
| 44 | Katherine | 59 |
| 44 | Misty | 59 |
| 46 | Kristen | 58 |
| 47 | Alicia | 56 |
| 47 | Lindsay | 56 |
| 47 | Lindsey | 56 |
| 47 | Miranda | 56 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 528 |
| 2 | Joshua | 512 |
| 3 | Michael | 476 |
| 4 | Matthew | 469 |
| 5 | Jason | 371 |
| 6 | James | 364 |
| 7 | David | 341 |
| 8 | Justin | 319 |
| 9 | John | 306 |
| 10 | Robert | 285 |
| 11 | William | 280 |
| 12 | Joseph | 272 |
| 13 | Jonathan | 229 |
| 14 | Brandon | 225 |
| 15 | Adam | 219 |
| 16 | Brian | 213 |
| 17 | Daniel | 207 |
| 18 | Jeremy | 206 |
| 19 | Charles | 184 |
| 20 | Andrew | 181 |
| 21 | Timothy | 171 |
| 22 | Eric | 170 |
| 22 | Ryan | 170 |
| 24 | Thomas | 142 |
| 25 | Aaron | 141 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 136 |
| 27 | Steven | 134 |
| 28 | Mark | 128 |
| 29 | Anthony | 127 |
| 30 | Richard | 125 |
| 31 | Nicholas | 117 |
| 31 | Travis | 117 |
| 33 | Dustin | 103 |
| 33 | Kevin | 103 |
| 35 | Stephen | 102 |
| 36 | Nathan | 98 |
| 37 | Chad | 97 |
| 38 | Kenneth | 96 |
| 39 | Benjamin | 86 |
| 40 | Zachary | 83 |
| 41 | Gregory | 79 |
| 42 | Patrick | 77 |
| 43 | Derek | 75 |
| 44 | Shawn | 73 |
| 45 | Scott | 70 |
| 46 | Jacob | 68 |
| 47 | Paul | 66 |
| 48 | Donald | 62 |
| 49 | Bryan | 59 |
| 50 | Bradley | 57 |