Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1997

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	211
2	Hannah	202
3	Sarah	155
4	Taylor	134
5	Samantha	128
6	Ashley	124
7	Jessica	122
8	Megan	115
8	Morgan	115
10	Madison	109
11	Courtney	107
12	Kayla	106
13	Brittany	102
14	Alexis	100
15	Haley	95
16	Amber	92
17	Rachel	80
18	Brooke	78
19	Abigail	77
20	Brianna	75
20	Cheyenne	75
22	Elizabeth	70
23	Kaitlyn	66
23	Katelyn	66
25	Savannah	65
26	Lauren	64
26	Olivia	64
28	Destiny	63
29	Jordan	62
30	Kelsey	61
31	Amanda	58
31	Sierra	58
33	Autumn	57
34	Allison	56
35	Rebecca	54
35	Tiffany	54
37	Sydney	53
38	Alyssa	52
39	Breanna	48
40	Anna	47
40	Chelsea	47
42	Sara	46
42	Victoria	46
44	Kristen	43
44	Mackenzie	43
44	Makayla	43
47	Miranda	41
48	Heather	39
48	Shelby	39
48	Stephanie	39

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jacob	299
2	Austin	261
2	Brandon	261
4	Tyler	260
5	Michael	215
6	Christopher	197
7	Joshua	196
8	Zachary	189
9	Matthew	177
10	James	175
11	Andrew	162
12	William	160
13	Ryan	159
14	Nicholas	146
15	Joseph	145
16	Cody	134
17	Logan	131
18	Justin	123
19	Dakota	120
20	David	115
20	John	115
22	Jonathan	112
23	Robert	107
24	Hunter	102
25	Dylan	100
26	Caleb	95
27	Jordan	90
28	Daniel	88
29	Kyle	77
30	Adam	76
31	Charles	74
32	Nathan	73
33	Aaron	71
33	Dustin	71
35	Travis	69
36	Benjamin	67
37	Samuel	66
37	Steven	66
39	Alexander	65
39	Anthony	65
39	Thomas	65
39	Timothy	65
43	Chase	64
43	Seth	64
45	Ethan	61
46	Christian	58
47	Shawn	56
48	Noah	55
49	Jared	54
49	Nathaniel	54