Top baby names in West Virginia, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 487 |
| 2 | Jessica | 395 |
| 3 | Amanda | 345 |
| 4 | Brittany | 241 |
| 5 | Sarah | 232 |
| 6 | Megan | 187 |
| 7 | Amber | 185 |
| 8 | Jennifer | 180 |
| 9 | Kayla | 172 |
| 10 | Samantha | 160 |
| 11 | Heather | 156 |
| 12 | Tiffany | 141 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 135 |
| 14 | Rachel | 110 |
| 15 | Danielle | 107 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 107 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 103 |
| 18 | Amy | 102 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 99 |
| 20 | Emily | 94 |
| 21 | Melissa | 93 |
| 21 | Whitney | 93 |
| 23 | Erica | 81 |
| 24 | Courtney | 79 |
| 25 | Lauren | 78 |
| 26 | Nicole | 77 |
| 27 | Sara | 76 |
| 28 | Laura | 75 |
| 28 | Mary | 75 |
| 30 | Christina | 74 |
| 31 | Angela | 70 |
| 31 | Michelle | 70 |
| 33 | Crystal | 63 |
| 34 | Andrea | 59 |
| 35 | Jamie | 58 |
| 36 | Shannon | 56 |
| 37 | Bethany | 54 |
| 37 | Kelly | 54 |
| 39 | Allison | 53 |
| 40 | April | 52 |
| 40 | Natasha | 52 |
| 42 | Miranda | 50 |
| 43 | Brandi | 49 |
| 43 | Katie | 49 |
| 45 | Alicia | 48 |
| 46 | Anna | 47 |
| 46 | Lindsay | 47 |
| 48 | Erin | 46 |
| 49 | Carrie | 45 |
| 49 | Kristin | 45 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 452 |
| 2 | Christopher | 393 |
| 3 | Justin | 387 |
| 4 | Michael | 369 |
| 5 | Matthew | 346 |
| 6 | James | 285 |
| 7 | Brandon | 257 |
| 8 | David | 241 |
| 9 | Andrew | 229 |
| 10 | Robert | 225 |
| 11 | John | 220 |
| 12 | William | 199 |
| 13 | Jonathan | 193 |
| 14 | Joseph | 181 |
| 15 | Ryan | 173 |
| 16 | Adam | 172 |
| 17 | Daniel | 158 |
| 17 | Timothy | 158 |
| 19 | Zachary | 153 |
| 20 | Charles | 141 |
| 21 | Jason | 140 |
| 22 | Jeremy | 134 |
| 23 | Eric | 128 |
| 24 | Travis | 121 |
| 25 | Anthony | 119 |
| 26 | Brian | 113 |
| 27 | Dustin | 112 |
| 28 | Aaron | 110 |
| 29 | Steven | 102 |
| 30 | Derek | 101 |
| 31 | Mark | 100 |
| 32 | Nicholas | 99 |
| 33 | Kevin | 98 |
| 34 | Jacob | 96 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 94 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 93 |
| 37 | Richard | 92 |
| 38 | Thomas | 91 |
| 39 | Tyler | 80 |
| 40 | Nathan | 76 |
| 41 | Gregory | 75 |
| 41 | Stephen | 75 |
| 43 | Shawn | 74 |
| 44 | Bradley | 69 |
| 44 | Kenneth | 69 |
| 46 | Chad | 67 |
| 47 | Patrick | 66 |
| 48 | Kyle | 64 |
| 48 | Shane | 64 |
| 50 | Cody | 63 |