Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1985

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	454
2	Jessica	415
3	Amanda	401
4	Jennifer	292
5	Brittany	235
6	Heather	225
7	Sarah	215
8	Amber	197
9	Megan	182
10	Stephanie	162
11	Tiffany	142
12	Crystal	132
12	Elizabeth	132
14	Samantha	125
15	Amy	119
16	Melissa	115
17	Rebecca	110
18	Kimberly	105
19	Mary	103
20	Nicole	100
21	Rachel	99
22	Christina	96
22	Danielle	96
24	Andrea	94
24	Laura	94
26	Jamie	92
27	Sara	91
28	Angela	87
29	Tara	80
30	April	78
31	Emily	75
32	Michelle	69
33	Courtney	68
33	Erica	68
35	Kelly	66
36	Erin	64
37	Holly	63
38	Lauren	61
39	Lindsay	59
40	Lindsey	58
41	Kristen	54
41	Lisa	54
43	Stacy	52
44	Katherine	51
45	Brandi	50
45	Brandy	50
47	Carrie	49
48	Jenna	48
48	Kristin	48
50	Cassandra	45

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Joshua	529
2	Christopher	484
3	Michael	410
4	James	375
5	Matthew	374
6	Brandon	349
7	Justin	292
8	David	287
9	John	252
10	Robert	244
11	Joseph	239
12	Jason	223
13	William	221
14	Andrew	213
15	Daniel	212
16	Jonathan	210
17	Adam	195
18	Jeremy	185
19	Ryan	179
20	Charles	164
20	Timothy	164
22	Steven	158
23	Brian	157
24	Eric	156
25	Anthony	145
26	Zachary	135
27	Aaron	127
28	Richard	115
29	Nicholas	114
30	Mark	112
31	Dustin	104
32	Travis	101
33	Benjamin	96
34	Kevin	95
35	Thomas	93
36	Jeffrey	92
36	Nathan	92
38	Patrick	86
39	Shawn	77
40	Chad	75
41	Stephen	73
42	Jacob	71
43	Kenneth	69
44	Paul	68
45	Gregory	67
46	Derek	66
46	Kyle	66
48	Shane	65
49	Scott	63
50	Bradley	61