West Virginia ★ 1953

Top names in West Virginia, 1953

Linda led for girls with 798 babies ; James for boys with 1,226. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	798
2	Deborah	765
2	Mary	765
4	Patricia	636
5	Brenda	524
6	Debra	499
7	Barbara	470
8	Sharon	458
9	Karen	422
10	Sandra	401
11	Pamela	385
12	Donna	382
13	Nancy	358
14	Susan	348
15	Kathy	318
16	Rebecca	280
17	Carolyn	243
18	Joyce	239
19	Judy	221
20	Diana	217
21	Betty	214
22	Carol	209
23	Janet	205
24	Connie	200
25	Cynthia	196
26	Beverly	191
27	Elizabeth	190
28	Margaret	177
29	Judith	172
30	Cathy	163
31	Shirley	161
32	Teresa	151
33	Bonnie	146
34	Vickie	142
35	Wanda	136
36	Martha	134
37	Rose	125
38	Catherine	124
39	Peggy	122
40	Sheila	113
41	Kathryn	112
42	Janice	110
42	Virginia	110
44	Paula	108
45	Sherry	107
46	Ruth	106
47	Charlotte	104
47	Marsha	104
49	Jo	99
50	Jane	98
51	Helen	97
51	Marilyn	97
51	Phyllis	97
54	Cheryl	95
54	Rita	95
56	Vicki	94
57	Rhonda	90
58	Diane	89
59	Frances	85
60	Gloria	80
61	Darlene	79
61	Lois	79
63	Anita	77
63	Anna	77
65	Wilma	74
66	Kathleen	73
67	Alice	72
67	Katherine	72
69	Victoria	71
70	Patty	69
71	Jacqueline	68
72	Dorothy	67
72	Drema	67
74	Sue	65
75	Denise	64
76	Ellen	63
77	Christine	62
77	Regina	62
77	Shelia	62
80	Loretta	61
81	Roberta	57
82	Ann	56
82	Doris	56
84	Debbie	55
84	Evelyn	55
86	Robin	54
87	Joan	53
88	Jean	52
89	Sally	51
90	Julia	49
90	Norma	49
90	Sarah	49
93	Charlene	48
93	Constance	48
93	Jennifer	48
93	Laura	48
93	Mildred	48
98	Belinda	47
99	Dianna	46
99	Marcia	46

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,226
2	David	1,041
3	Robert	994
4	John	898
5	William	884
6	Michael	861
7	Charles	687
8	Richard	645
9	Gary	520
10	Thomas	503
11	Larry	444
12	Roger	415
13	Ronald	388
14	Donald	357
15	Jerry	320
16	Kenneth	308
17	Paul	299
18	Joseph	281
18	Steven	281
20	Terry	272
21	Stephen	258
22	Danny	244
23	George	240
24	Mark	235
25	Daniel	224
26	Edward	211
27	Randy	196
28	Dennis	195
29	Timothy	190
30	Gregory	175
31	Rodney	170
32	Carl	147
33	Jeffrey	141
34	Douglas	139
35	Harold	138
36	Randall	131
37	Billy	128
38	Ralph	127
39	Ricky	119
40	Jack	118
41	Roy	117
42	Johnny	116
43	Frank	114
43	Raymond	114
45	Bobby	101
46	Ronnie	99
47	Harry	94
47	Samuel	94
49	Darrell	90
50	Bruce	88
51	Allen	86
52	Russell	82
53	Wayne	81
54	Walter	80
55	Howard	79
55	Stanley	79
57	Keith	78
58	Dale	77
59	Ernest	76
59	Jackie	76
61	Jimmy	75
62	Patrick	74
63	Gerald	73
64	Earl	71
65	Clarence	70
65	Marvin	70
67	Lawrence	69
68	Dwight	66
69	Phillip	65
70	Glenn	63
70	Leonard	63
72	Joe	60
73	Curtis	59
74	Micheal	58
75	Steve	57
76	Anthony	55
76	Fred	55
78	Dana	54
78	Franklin	54
80	Eddie	52
80	Tommy	52
82	Eugene	51
83	Frederick	50
83	Henry	50
85	Alan	49
86	Albert	48
86	Don	48
86	Lewis	48
89	Philip	47
90	Donnie	46
90	Lloyd	46
92	Barry	44
92	Melvin	44
94	Arthur	43
94	Bernard	43
94	Garry	43
94	Rickey	43
98	Cecil	40
98	Glen	40
100	Clyde	39