Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1988

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	419
2	Jessica	348
3	Amanda	340
4	Brittany	270
5	Kayla	239
6	Sarah	228
7	Tiffany	187
8	Amber	186
9	Samantha	183
10	Megan	170
11	Heather	163
12	Jennifer	156
13	Stephanie	127
14	Emily	114
15	Courtney	102
16	Rachel	97
17	Elizabeth	96
18	Amy	95
19	Rebecca	79
20	Danielle	77
21	Melissa	73
22	Kimberly	72
22	Mary	72
24	Whitney	71
25	Christina	69
25	Kristen	69
25	Sara	69
28	Lauren	68
29	Erica	66
29	Nicole	66
31	Laura	64
32	Angela	62
33	Lindsey	58
34	Crystal	55
34	Michelle	55
36	Andrea	54
36	Cassandra	54
38	Kristin	51
39	Chelsea	49
39	Tara	49
41	Lindsay	48
42	Katherine	46
43	Bethany	45
44	Holly	44
45	Anna	42
45	April	42
45	Shannon	42
48	Caitlin	41
48	Erin	41
50	Carrie	40

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Joshua	462
2	Justin	412
3	Michael	336
4	Christopher	333
5	Matthew	288
6	James	285
7	Robert	239
8	Andrew	223
9	David	213
10	Brandon	205
11	William	200
12	John	193
13	Zachary	188
14	Ryan	171
15	Joseph	162
16	Jonathan	151
17	Timothy	150
18	Jeremy	149
19	Aaron	141
20	Adam	137
20	Charles	137
22	Daniel	130
23	Nicholas	125
24	Thomas	122
25	Jason	118
26	Steven	117
27	Dustin	115
28	Brian	114
29	Eric	111
30	Benjamin	108
31	Nathan	107
32	Anthony	103
32	Kevin	103
34	Travis	102
35	Cody	101
36	Jacob	99
37	Mark	93
37	Tyler	93
39	Jeffrey	91
40	Derek	85
41	Corey	83
42	Chad	79
43	Richard	77
44	Shane	75
45	Shawn	69
46	Bradley	68
47	Patrick	66
47	Stephen	66
49	Gregory	64
50	Cory	61