Popular baby names in West Virginia, 2012

The most popular baby names in West Virginia in 2012 were Emma for girls (171 babies) and Mason for boys (159). Emma ranked #2 nationally for girls. Mason ranked #2 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 14,953 babies born in West Virginia in 2012 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in West Virginia in 2012

Names given at least 15 times in West Virginia that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Braylee: 26 babies, 12.5× the national rate
Madalyn: 16 babies, 6.2× the national rate
Raelyn: 16 babies, 6.1× the national rate
Aleah: 15 babies, 5.3× the national rate
Kinley: 34 babies, 5.2× the national rate
Josie: 24 babies, 5× the national rate
Aubree: 74 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Maci: 27 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Addyson: 23 babies, 4.8× the national rate
Aubrie: 17 babies, 4.7× the national rate

Boys

Remington: 31 babies, 10.5× the national rate
Bentlee: 18 babies, 9.2× the national rate
Braxton: 96 babies, 7.2× the national rate
Dakota: 22 babies, 5.2× the national rate
Trenton: 34 babies, 5.1× the national rate
Kolton: 18 babies, 5.1× the national rate
Colten: 16 babies, 5× the national rate
Bentley: 126 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Waylon: 21 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Gunner: 25 babies, 4.7× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in West Virginia, 2012

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2011	US rank
1	Emma	171	↑1	2
2	Sophia	121	↑2	1
3	Isabella	114	↓2	3
4	Ava	102	↑4	5
5	Olivia	100	↑2	4
6	Madison	92	↓3	9
7	Aubrey	91	↑9	15
8	Brooklyn	87	↑5	29
9	Addison	84	↓4	14
10	Abigail	78	↓4	7
11	Aubree	74	↑16	60
12	Emily	72	↑2	6
13	Chloe	71	↓3	11
14	Lillian	71	↑1	25
15	Alexis	67	↓6	40
16	Nevaeh	67	↓5	39
17	Zoey	61	–	20
18	Elizabeth	58	↑1	10
19	Harper	56	new	24
20	Ella	54	↓2	12
21	Autumn	52	↑5	68
22	Hannah	50	↑6	22
23	Layla	49	↓1	31
24	Lily	49	↑17	16
25	Avery	48	–	13
26	Natalie	45	↑19	17
27	Kaylee	44	↓15	35
28	Peyton	43	↓8	53
29	Riley	43	↑1	47
30	Anna	42	new	34
31	Khloe	42	↓2	55
32	Gabriella	40	↑3	37
33	Brooklynn	39	↑7	>100
34	Alyssa	37	↓10	44
35	Mia	37	↓12	8
36	Paisley	37	new	>100
37	Payton	36	↑9	>100
38	Skylar	36	new	87
39	Taylor	36	↑9	46
40	Bailey	35	↓19	81
41	Grace	34	↓7	21
42	Kinley	34	new	>100
43	Gracie	33	↓6	>100
44	Serenity	33	new	58
45	Audrey	32	↑5	41
46	Kennedy	32	new	84
47	Kylie	32	↓4	59
48	Lilly	32	new	>100
49	Amelia	31	↓13	23
50	Sophie	31	↓19	52

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2011	US rank
1	Mason	159	–	2
2	Liam	143	↑10	6
3	Bentley	126	↑6	75
4	Jacob	126	↓2	1
5	Hunter	123	↓1	45
6	Landon	119	↓3	35
7	Aiden	115	–	10
8	Noah	109	↓3	4
9	Brayden	108	↓1	39
10	Levi	108	–	55
11	Braxton	96	↑18	>100
12	Eli	96	↑13	43
13	William	93	–	5
14	Colton	91	↑5	65
15	Elijah	88	↓9	13
16	Jackson	88	↑2	21
17	Carter	87	↑24	36
18	Wyatt	86	↑5	41
19	Michael	85	↑2	7
20	Ethan	84	–	3
21	Logan	81	↓7	22
22	Bryson	77	↑10	94
23	James	77	↓7	14
24	Gabriel	70	↓7	24
25	Jayden	70	↑3	8
26	Owen	69	↑11	38
27	Jaxon	67	↑15	66
28	Luke	66	↑22	37
29	Joshua	65	↑6	17
30	Andrew	64	↓6	18
31	Easton	64	new	96
32	Isaac	64	↑14	30
33	John	64	↑5	28
34	Matthew	64	↓3	12
35	Cameron	63	↑8	54
36	Gavin	61	↓25	40
37	Benjamin	57	new	16
38	Caleb	57	↓4	32
39	Christopher	57	new	23
40	Isaiah	55	↑9	42
41	Joseph	55	↓19	19
42	Alexander	54	↓2	9
43	Austin	53	↓17	58
44	Tyler	53	↓29	50
45	Jaxson	51	new	>100
46	Jace	50	new	85
47	Samuel	50	new	25
48	Charles	48	new	62
49	Brody	47	↓22	91
50	David	47	new	20

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