Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1996

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	197
2	Hannah	170
3	Jessica	154
4	Ashley	153
5	Brittany	147
6	Taylor	143
7	Sarah	140
8	Kayla	132
9	Samantha	125
10	Megan	115
11	Courtney	113
12	Morgan	111
13	Amber	97
13	Elizabeth	97
15	Alexis	94
15	Haley	94
17	Brianna	93
18	Madison	92
19	Kaitlyn	81
20	Kelsey	79
20	Tiffany	79
22	Rachel	77
23	Abigail	68
23	Amanda	68
25	Savannah	64
26	Shelby	63
27	Katelyn	62
28	Allison	61
28	Lauren	61
30	Chelsea	59
31	Kristen	58
31	Olivia	58
33	Brooke	56
33	Rebecca	56
35	Jordan	55
36	Alyssa	54
36	Breanna	54
38	Danielle	53
38	Mary	53
40	Autumn	51
41	Sierra	50
42	Cheyenne	47
43	Miranda	46
43	Victoria	46
45	Destiny	45
45	Heather	45
47	Jennifer	44
47	Makayla	44
49	Anna	43
49	Stephanie	43

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Tyler	281
2	Jacob	271
3	Austin	256
4	Zachary	249
5	Brandon	228
6	Joshua	226
7	Michael	211
8	Cody	201
9	James	181
10	Christopher	171
11	William	167
12	Matthew	158
13	Justin	154
14	John	153
15	David	136
16	Andrew	133
17	Nicholas	131
18	Ryan	129
19	Robert	125
20	Logan	121
21	Joseph	106
22	Dakota	103
22	Daniel	103
24	Jordan	96
25	Thomas	94
26	Dylan	93
27	Jonathan	91
28	Aaron	90
29	Charles	87
29	Hunter	87
31	Anthony	85
32	Dustin	82
32	Timothy	82
34	Alexander	78
35	Adam	77
35	Caleb	77
37	Samuel	73
38	Benjamin	70
39	Nathan	69
40	Kyle	68
41	Christian	64
42	Corey	63
43	Steven	62
44	Brian	60
45	Travis	54
46	Eric	53
46	Jesse	53
48	Richard	52
49	Noah	50
50	Seth	49