Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1989

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Brittany	402
2	Jessica	359
3	Ashley	357
4	Amanda	282
5	Kayla	241
6	Samantha	210
6	Sarah	210
8	Amber	184
9	Megan	173
10	Heather	172
11	Tiffany	162
12	Jennifer	150
13	Stephanie	130
14	Emily	121
15	Courtney	113
16	Elizabeth	97
17	Lauren	94
18	Danielle	90
19	Rachel	83
20	Kimberly	81
21	Mary	80
22	Chelsea	79
23	Whitney	75
24	Hannah	73
25	Sara	70
26	Christina	69
27	Melissa	68
28	Erica	65
28	Nicole	65
28	Rebecca	65
31	Andrea	64
32	Amy	62
33	Kristen	60
34	Lindsey	54
35	Katherine	49
36	Kelly	48
36	Kristin	48
36	Laura	48
39	Cassandra	47
39	Michelle	47
41	Crystal	46
41	Erin	46
43	Kelsey	45
44	Alicia	43
45	Anna	42
46	Angela	41
46	Brooke	41
48	April	40
48	Brandi	40
48	Katelyn	40

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Joshua	445
2	Christopher	393
3	Justin	381
4	Michael	326
5	Matthew	298
6	James	265
7	David	229
8	Robert	221
9	Andrew	206
10	William	204
11	Brandon	202
12	Joseph	186
13	John	178
14	Zachary	174
15	Ryan	162
16	Adam	149
17	Charles	137
18	Jeremy	136
18	Jonathan	136
18	Timothy	136
21	Aaron	128
21	Daniel	128
21	Travis	128
24	Dustin	127
25	Nicholas	123
26	Steven	122
27	Nathan	120
28	Anthony	114
29	Eric	108
30	Thomas	104
31	Brian	100
32	Benjamin	98
32	Tyler	98
34	Derek	96
34	Kevin	96
36	Cody	93
36	Jacob	93
38	Jason	82
39	Richard	81
40	Kyle	79
41	Corey	76
41	Mark	76
43	Shawn	74
44	Samuel	71
45	Stephen	70
46	Kenneth	67
47	Jeffrey	64
47	Patrick	64
49	Jordan	61
50	Jesse	57