Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1984

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	478
2	Ashley	450
3	Amanda	404
4	Jennifer	371
5	Sarah	246
6	Heather	230
7	Stephanie	179
8	Amber	178
9	Amy	166
10	Tiffany	158
11	Megan	147
12	Rachel	146
13	Melissa	141
14	Crystal	136
15	Elizabeth	132
16	Laura	118
17	Rebecca	109
18	Nicole	101
19	Mary	98
20	Angela	97
21	Danielle	96
22	Christina	94
23	Andrea	89
23	Kimberly	89
25	April	81
26	Tara	80
27	Emily	79
28	Brittany	78
28	Samantha	78
30	Brandi	77
31	Erin	76
32	Jamie	74
32	Michelle	74
34	Sara	71
35	Erica	67
36	Kelly	65
37	Lisa	63
38	Carrie	62
38	Kristen	62
40	Alicia	60
41	Holly	59
42	Kristin	58
42	Stacy	58
44	Kayla	56
45	Allison	55
46	Courtney	54
47	Brandy	53
48	Lauren	52
49	Lindsey	51
50	Kara	50

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Joshua	547
2	Christopher	451
3	Michael	436
4	Matthew	411
5	James	398
6	Justin	323
7	John	306
8	Jason	283
9	David	277
10	Robert	276
11	Brandon	271
12	Adam	262
13	William	247
14	Joseph	243
15	Jeremy	204
16	Daniel	198
17	Jonathan	195
18	Ryan	183
19	Timothy	175
20	Eric	172
21	Brian	168
22	Andrew	166
22	Charles	166
24	Thomas	150
25	Steven	142
26	Anthony	129
27	Nicholas	121
28	Jeffrey	118
29	Richard	117
30	Aaron	116
31	Mark	112
32	Kevin	108
33	Benjamin	105
34	Stephen	104
35	Dustin	103
36	Nathan	100
37	Travis	95
38	Chad	91
39	Patrick	83
40	Derek	81
41	Gregory	77
42	Zachary	76
43	Jacob	71
44	Scott	65
45	Kenneth	61
45	Paul	61
47	Jesse	58
48	Shawn	56
49	Donald	55
49	Samuel	55