West Virginia ★ 1972

Top names in West Virginia, 1972

Melissa led for girls with 457 babies ; Michael for boys with 717. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Melissa	457
2	Jennifer	425
3	Angela	351
4	Lisa	345
5	Michelle	309
6	Kimberly	291
7	Amy	290
8	Tammy	242
9	Rebecca	225
10	Stephanie	215
11	Mary	189
12	Heather	166
13	Tina	158
14	Teresa	155
15	Christina	142
16	Crystal	132
16	Lori	132
18	Elizabeth	119
19	Susan	116
20	Tracy	115
21	April	113
22	Kelly	111
23	Cynthia	110
23	Pamela	110
25	Patricia	102
26	Julie	93
26	Laura	93
28	Donna	90
29	Karen	85
29	Sherry	85
31	Tonya	83
32	Rhonda	80
33	Robin	77
34	Wendy	75
35	Andrea	74
36	Linda	72
36	Shannon	72
38	Nicole	71
39	Brenda	70
39	Stacy	70
41	Deborah	68
42	Paula	67
43	Dawn	66
43	Michele	66
45	Tara	65
46	Kathy	63
46	Sarah	63
48	Sandra	60
49	Christy	59
50	Barbara	58
50	Leslie	58
50	Melanie	58
50	Melinda	58
54	Misty	56
54	Rachel	56
56	Cheryl	51
56	Christine	51
56	Debra	51
56	Sharon	51
60	Denise	50
61	Shelly	48
62	Kristi	45
63	Carla	43
63	Diana	43
63	Stacey	43
66	Carrie	42
67	Terri	41
67	Traci	41
69	Catherine	40
69	Cindy	40
71	Kelli	38
71	Sherri	38
73	Erica	37
73	Regina	37
73	Sheila	37
76	Betty	36
76	Connie	36
76	Katherine	36
76	Nancy	36
80	Anna	35
80	Holly	35
82	Margaret	34
83	Deanna	33
84	Angel	32
84	Anita	32
84	Carol	32
84	Cathy	32
84	Kristie	32
84	Victoria	32
90	Alicia	31
90	Beverly	31
90	Gina	31
90	Janet	31
90	Lora	31
95	Julia	30
96	Virginia	29
97	Jenny	28
97	Jessica	28
97	Loretta	28
97	Marsha	28

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	717
2	James	608
3	Christopher	533
4	David	506
5	John	505
6	Robert	492
7	Brian	441
8	William	378
9	Charles	294
10	Jason	259
11	Steven	254
12	Mark	248
13	Kevin	241
14	Richard	240
15	Jeffrey	217
16	Eric	216
17	Timothy	213
18	Thomas	207
19	Joseph	202
20	Matthew	173
21	Scott	171
22	Gregory	165
23	Ronald	149
24	Gary	140
25	Shawn	138
26	Kenneth	137
27	Daniel	136
27	Larry	136
29	Stephen	135
30	Chad	130
31	Anthony	127
31	Paul	127
33	Donald	117
34	Roger	111
35	Jonathan	98
36	Jerry	95
37	Edward	83
37	Todd	83
39	Aaron	79
40	Douglas	77
41	Bryan	74
42	George	72
43	Billy	70
43	Rodney	70
45	Danny	69
45	Keith	69
47	Patrick	66
48	Terry	65
49	Samuel	62
50	Raymond	57
51	Jeffery	53
52	Jamie	52
52	Randall	52
54	Carl	51
54	Craig	51
56	Andrew	49
56	Bobby	49
56	Russell	49
59	Dennis	48
60	Jeremy	47
60	Ryan	47
62	Bradley	46
63	Harold	43
63	Sean	43
65	Phillip	42
65	Randy	42
65	Roy	42
65	Troy	42
69	Benjamin	41
70	Frank	40
70	Johnny	40
70	Shane	40
70	Tracy	40
74	Brent	39
74	Shannon	39
74	Travis	39
77	Jimmy	37
78	Darrell	36
79	Allen	35
79	Walter	35
81	Curtis	34
81	Franklin	34
81	Joshua	34
84	Ralph	33
85	Jack	32
85	Ricky	32
87	Tony	31
88	Brandon	30
89	Ronnie	29
90	Adam	28
90	Micheal	28
90	Nathan	28
93	Tommy	27
94	Bruce	26
94	Wayne	26
96	Gerald	25
97	Barry	24
97	Brett	24
97	Frederick	24
97	Harry	24