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Names of Virginia

7,595,197 births across 8,163 different names since 1910. No name belongs to Virginia more than Linwood.

Most concentrated in Virginia

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Linwood 3,358 15.2×
Waverly 864 10.0×
Nannie 2,968 9.1×
Haywood 592 7.4×
Lelia 1,260 7.1×
Garland 2,942 6.7×
Everette 757 5.5×
Raleigh 621 5.3×
Pattie 652 5.0×
Berkley 433 4.3×
Warner 296 4.2×
Virgie 1,344 4.1×
Ryland 963 3.9×
Ocie 270 3.9×
Georgie 643 3.9×
Celestine 488 3.8×
Wilton 427 3.8×
Vernell 508 3.7×
Maxie 331 3.6×
Maude 1,070 3.6×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Mary96,705
2Elizabeth46,265
3Margaret32,761
4Linda32,514
5Barbara32,273
6Jennifer31,991
7Patricia31,629
8Sarah31,614
9Virginia29,040
10Betty27,170
11Dorothy27,160
12Jessica24,475
13Nancy23,410
14Emily22,901
15Ashley22,714

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1James151,961
2William128,158
3John110,766
4Robert105,359
5Michael91,240
6David78,212
7Charles67,251
8Thomas56,252
9Christopher56,158
10Joseph51,304
11Richard46,992
12George38,601
13Matthew38,072
14Daniel35,657
15Joshua31,026

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.