Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1986

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	473
2	Jessica	448
3	Amanda	357
4	Jennifer	263
5	Brittany	229
6	Megan	225
7	Sarah	219
8	Amber	210
9	Heather	201
10	Stephanie	149
11	Samantha	140
12	Tiffany	127
13	Rachel	124
14	Amy	118
15	Danielle	111
16	Kimberly	108
17	Whitney	105
18	Elizabeth	99
18	Rebecca	99
20	Melissa	98
21	Courtney	93
21	Emily	93
23	Christina	91
23	Nicole	91
25	Kayla	88
26	Crystal	86
26	Laura	86
28	Sara	82
29	Mary	78
30	Erica	76
31	Michelle	73
32	Kelly	71
33	Andrea	69
34	April	66
35	Angela	64
36	Lauren	61
37	Erin	60
38	Anna	57
39	Alicia	55
39	Tara	55
41	Natasha	54
42	Carrie	53
43	Cassandra	52
43	Jamie	52
43	Lindsey	52
46	Lisa	48
47	Katherine	47
47	Stacy	47
49	Holly	46
50	Kristen	43

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Joshua	457
2	Christopher	429
3	Michael	399
4	Matthew	380
5	James	324
6	Brandon	292
7	Justin	284
8	David	272
9	Robert	239
10	Andrew	236
11	John	231
12	William	216
13	Joseph	199
14	Adam	189
15	Jonathan	187
16	Jason	183
17	Charles	180
18	Ryan	179
19	Daniel	178
20	Jeremy	162
21	Zachary	146
22	Brian	144
23	Timothy	142
24	Dustin	129
25	Thomas	122
26	Eric	119
27	Travis	115
28	Aaron	109
29	Nicholas	108
30	Kevin	103
31	Mark	100
32	Nathan	96
32	Steven	96
34	Richard	95
35	Benjamin	92
35	Jeffrey	92
37	Derek	90
38	Anthony	88
38	Jacob	88
40	Kenneth	80
41	Stephen	78
42	Bryan	76
43	Gregory	74
44	Shawn	73
45	Patrick	70
46	Chad	65
47	Shane	64
48	Tyler	62
49	Jesse	57
50	Jordan	56