West Virginia ★ 1946

Top names in West Virginia, 1946

Linda led for girls with 1,057 babies ; James for boys with 1,514. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,057
2	Mary	1,016
3	Barbara	732
4	Patricia	678
5	Sandra	628
6	Sharon	571
7	Carolyn	530
8	Brenda	507
9	Nancy	471
10	Betty	451
11	Carol	450
12	Shirley	376
13	Judith	370
14	Judy	368
15	Donna	354
16	Karen	324
17	Joyce	272
18	Janet	241
19	Margaret	239
20	Susan	225
21	Connie	221
22	Wanda	217
23	Phyllis	214
24	Gloria	201
25	Bonnie	197
26	Rebecca	189
27	Elizabeth	184
28	Janice	180
29	Diana	176
30	Virginia	174
31	Peggy	173
32	Helen	171
33	Martha	168
34	Charlotte	166
35	Dorothy	164
36	Beverly	160
37	Ruth	159
38	Frances	144
39	Norma	125
40	Doris	124
41	Alice	120
42	Anna	114
43	Loretta	112
44	Cheryl	110
45	Jo	107
46	Lois	105
47	Pamela	104
48	Sue	101
49	Jane	94
49	Joan	94
51	Rita	87
51	Rose	87
53	Evelyn	82
54	Marilyn	81
54	Patsy	81
54	Sarah	81
57	Sheila	77
58	Kathryn	76
59	Jean	75
59	Juanita	75
61	Ann	73
62	Sylvia	71
63	Patty	70
64	Wilma	69
65	Delores	67
66	Ruby	66
67	Paula	64
68	Kathleen	62
68	Mildred	62
70	Diane	60
70	Sherry	60
72	Constance	59
72	Ellen	59
72	Thelma	59
75	Edith	58
76	Roberta	56
77	Darlene	55
77	Emma	55
77	Jacqueline	55
80	Joann	53
81	Drema	52
81	Julia	52
83	Edna	50
84	Catherine	49
85	Carole	48
85	Deloris	48
85	Kay	48
88	Cynthia	47
89	Freda	46
90	Anita	45
90	Katherine	45
92	Laura	43
92	Sally	43
94	Glenna	42
94	Rosemary	42
96	Dottie	40
96	Geraldine	40
96	Kathy	40
96	Marie	40
100	Clara	39

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,514
2	Robert	1,091
3	John	1,083
4	William	983
5	Charles	899
6	David	809
7	Larry	763
8	Richard	638
9	Gary	633
10	Roger	569
11	Thomas	527
12	Ronald	481
13	Michael	407
14	Donald	405
15	Jerry	404
16	Kenneth	338
17	Paul	308
18	George	307
19	Danny	256
20	Joseph	244
21	Harold	203
22	Edward	202
23	Terry	195
24	Dennis	171
24	Roy	171
26	Carl	170
27	Ronnie	157
28	Billy	156
29	Daniel	154
30	Ralph	153
31	Stephen	152
32	Harry	149
33	Raymond	139
34	Johnny	132
35	Frank	124
36	Howard	118
37	Walter	117
38	Jack	115
39	Douglas	112
40	Bobby	106
40	Samuel	106
42	Jimmy	104
43	Gerald	103
44	Clarence	101
45	Russell	96
46	Ernest	94
46	Jackie	94
48	Lawrence	90
49	Wayne	88
50	Eugene	86
51	Darrell	82
51	Earl	82
53	Rodney	81
54	Joe	75
55	Arthur	74
56	Fred	72
57	Steven	71
58	Allen	70
58	Lewis	70
58	Philip	70
61	Clyde	69
62	Stanley	68
62	Tommy	68
64	Leonard	67
65	Dale	66
65	Frederick	66
67	Franklin	64
67	Marvin	64
69	Bernard	63
69	Eddie	63
69	Melvin	63
72	Glenn	60
73	Curtis	59
73	Phillip	59
75	Henry	57
75	Timothy	57
77	Lloyd	55
78	Albert	50
79	Gene	49
79	Gregory	49
79	Herbert	49
82	Cecil	48
82	Clifford	48
82	Randall	48
85	Steve	47
86	Patrick	46
87	Ray	45
88	Arnold	44
88	Norman	44
90	Lonnie	43
91	Delmas	42
91	Garry	42
93	Barry	41
93	Freddie	41
93	Glen	41
93	Jimmie	41
97	Bill	40
97	Chester	40
99	Dwight	39
99	Floyd	39