Baby names

The most popular baby names in West Virginia, 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in West Virginia were Charlotte (84 babies) for girls and Waylon (115 babies) for boys. Charlotte was 5th for girls in 2024. Waylon was 2nd for boys in 2024. Of the top 100, Remi climbed the most, up 131 places from 2024.

Top girl's name in 2025

Charlotte

84 girls in West Virginia

Top boy's name in 2025

Waylon

115 boys in West Virginia

Top girls' names in West Virginia, 2025

Rank Name Babies Since 2024
1 Charlotte 84 up 4
2 Amelia 82 down 1
3 Lainey 68 down 1
4 Harper 62 up 7
5 Willow 61 down 3
6 Sophia 54 down 1
6 Violet 54 up 13
8 Oaklynn 53 up 6
8 Paisley 53 up 4
10 Ava 52 up 3
11 Eleanor 51 up 5
12 Olivia 50 down 10
13 Aurora 46 down 3
13 Ellie 46 up 6
13 Emma 46 down 6
16 Hazel 45 up 13
17 Avery 40 up 7
17 Evelyn 40 down 8
17 Kinsley 40 up 5
17 Scarlett 40 down 10
21 Lillian 39 down 5
22 Ella 36 up 9
22 Ivy 36 down 8
24 Layla 35 up 6
24 Nova 35 up 13
The rest of the top 100 girls' names
Rank Name Babies Since 2024
26 Oakley 34 same
27 Delilah 33 down 1
27 Raelynn 33 down 2
27 Sadie 33 up 6
30 Isla 32 up 3
30 Wrenley 32 down 11
32 Adalynn 31 up 22
32 Eliana 31 up 77
32 Everleigh 31 down 16
35 Josie 30 down 4
36 Abigail 28 up 16
36 Lydia 28 up 53
36 Nora 28 up 3
39 Eliza 27 up 55
40 Addison 26 up 2
40 Octavia 26 up 54
40 Piper 26 up 54
40 Wrenlee 26 up 22
44 Aubrey 25 down 2
44 Gianna 25 up 93
44 Isabella 25 down 22
44 Lily 25 same
44 Millie 25 same
44 Penelope 25 down 5
50 Adeline 24 down 6
50 Brynlee 24 up 44
50 Naomi 24 down 6
53 Chloe 22 up 5
53 Clara 22 up 29
53 Hadley 22 down 3
53 Lucy 22 down 3
57 Aria 21 down 3
57 Emersyn 21 up 37
57 Nevaeh 21 up 61
57 Riley 21 down 22
61 Eden 20 down 17
61 Elena 20 up 48
61 Elizabeth 20 down 35
61 Ember 20 up 21
61 Iris 20 up 13
61 Stella 20 down 22
67 Audrey 19 up 7
67 Callie 19 up 97
67 Daisy 19 up 7
67 Grace 19 down 5
67 Parker 19 up 51
67 Remi 19 up 131
73 Alice 18 up 36
73 Arabella 18 up 110
73 Everly 18 up 9
73 Kennedy 18 up 16
73 Madelyn 18 up 9
73 Magnolia 18 down 38
73 Mia 18 down 19
73 Natalie 18 up 21
73 Ruby 18 down 21
73 Zoey 18 down 9
83 Amara 17 up 35
83 Emerson 17 up 81
83 Emery 17 down 39
83 Freya 17 up 11
83 Hallie 17 up 6
83 Josephine 17 down 25
83 Lilah 17 up 26
83 Lyla 17 up 35
83 Maisie 17 up 115
83 Sutton 17 down 19
93 Caroline 16 down 29
93 Cora 16 up 25
93 Elliana 16 down 35
93 Haisley 16 up 1
93 Skylar 16 down 19
93 Stevie 16 up 125
93 Vivian 16 down 29
100 Eloise 15 up 18

Climbed the most since 2024

Top boys' names in West Virginia, 2025

Rank Name Babies Since 2024
1 Waylon 115 up 1
2 Hudson 106 up 2
3 Oliver 96 down 2
4 Noah 85 up 3
5 Wyatt 70 up 4
6 Cooper 68 up 7
7 Asher 67 up 1
8 Weston 63 up 3
9 Liam 60 down 5
9 Theodore 60 up 4
11 James 59 up 6
12 Elijah 56 down 6
13 Maverick 55 down 10
13 William 55 up 2
15 Carter 52 up 2
15 Henry 52 up 8
15 Jackson 52 up 2
18 Sawyer 48 up 22
19 Silas 47 up 3
20 Atlas 46 up 10
20 Easton 46 up 20
20 Grayson 46 down 10
23 Colton 43 same
23 Owen 43 down 3
23 Samuel 43 up 9
The rest of the top 100 boys' names
Rank Name Babies Since 2024
26 Levi 42 down 14
26 Lucas 42 up 14
28 Parker 41 down 1
29 Elias 40 up 11
29 Mason 40 down 6
31 Lincoln 39 down 8
31 Walker 39 down 16
33 Beau 37 up 28
33 Dawson 37 down 5
33 Roman 37 down 1
36 Carson 36 up 15
36 Miles 36 up 10
36 Ryker 36 up 15
39 Bentley 33 up 45
39 John 33 up 1
39 Ryder 33 up 22
39 Thomas 33 up 45
39 Wesley 33 down 3
44 Archer 32 up 45
44 River 32 down 24
46 Joseph 31 down 14
46 Stetson 31 up 38
48 Alexander 30 up 33
48 Cohen 30 up 97
48 Daniel 30 up 30
48 Jasper 30 up 51
48 Jaxon 30 down 16
48 Leo 30 up 3
54 Benjamin 29 down 26
54 Colter 29 up 45
54 Ezra 29 down 8
54 Luke 29 up 14
58 Brooks 28 down 3
58 Colt 28 down 20
58 Hunter 28 up 10
58 Isaiah 28 down 1
58 Kohen 28 up 10
58 Rowan 28 down 12
58 Tucker 28 down 12
65 Cameron 27 up 24
65 Jameson 27 down 6
65 Michael 27 up 19
65 Nolan 27 up 24
69 Logan 26 up 43
69 Remington 26 down 14
71 Braxton 25 down 14
71 Isaac 25 up 7
71 Luka 25 up 30
74 Eli 24 up 7
74 Everett 24 up 15
74 Ezekiel 24 down 23
74 Jack 24 down 28
74 Maddox 24 up 49
74 Matthew 24 up 15
80 Barrett 23 up 53
80 Beckett 23 up 43
82 Jaxson 22 up 7
82 Jensen 22 up 7
82 Myles 22 down 46
85 Arthur 21 up 104
85 Beckham 21 up 72
85 Charles 21 down 24
85 Greyson 21 down 47
85 Hayden 21 up 27
85 Holden 21 up 4
85 Kai 21 up 27
85 Luca 21 up 21
85 Micah 21 up 38
94 Andrew 20 down 5
94 Bennett 20 down 35
94 Emmett 20 up 29
94 Ethan 20 up 18
94 Jacob 20 down 33
94 Kaysen 20 new
94 Knox 20 up 109

Climbed the most since 2024

New to the list (fewer than 5 boys in 2024): Kaysen.

Source and notes

U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (state data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data for 2025.

The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in West Virginia. Names given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in the state in a year are left out for privacy. Names with the same number of babies share a rank, and spellings count separately: Sofia and Sophia are different names here.