Most Popular Baby Names in Virginia (2025)
Charlotte and Liam top the baby name charts in Virginia for 2025. 67,531 babies were given one of the 2,000 names the Social Security Administration ranks for the state, and names like Virginia, Thomas, Naomi rank far higher here than they do nationally.
Names Virginia loves more than the rest of America
These names rank far higher in Virginia than they do nationally — the clearest signal of what makes naming here different.
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The multiplier compares the two ranks — 6.5× means the name sits 6.5 times higher up the list in Virginia than it does nationally.
Virginia vs the rest of the country
Each of Virginia's 10 most popular names, with where the same name ranks across the whole country. The bigger the gap, the more particular to Virginia the name is.
Rising fast in Virginia
Already in Virginia's top 100 and still climbing nationally — the names to watch.
What Virginia's favourite names are made of
Origins of the 100 most popular names in Virginia. Hebrew leads with 64 of the top 100.
Top 200 baby names in Virginia
The 200 most popular girls' and boys' names in Virginia for 2025, ranked by SSA state data. Switch between girls and boys.
- 1Charlotte
- 2Emma
- 3Sophia
- 4Olivia
- 5Amelia
- 6Isabella
- 7Evelyn
- 8Eleanor
- 9Mia
- 10Ava
- 11Elizabeth
- 12Eliana
- 13Ailany
- 14Sofia
- 15Lucy
- 16Aurora
- 17Lily
- 18Harper
- 19Violet
- 20Nora
- 21Naomi
- 22Isla
- 23Chloe
- 24Hazel
- 25Abigail
- 26Penelope
- 27Zoe
- 28Madison
- 29Josephine
- 30Ella
- 31Scarlett
- 32Layla
- 33Ivy
- 34Ellie
- 35Willow
- 36Grace
- 37Lainey
- 38Aria
- 39Luna
- 40Emily
- 41Lillian
- 42Camila
- 43Sadie
- 44Hannah
- 45Genesis
- 46Clara
- 47Adeline
- 48Madeline
- 49Sophie
- 50Claire
- 51Eloise
- 52Nova
- 53Autumn
- 54Gianna
- 55Madelyn
- 56Caroline
- 57Elena
- 58Maya
- 59Natalie
- 60Melody
- 61Margaret
- 62Mila
- 63Stella
- 64Leah
- 65Eden
- 66Iris
- 67Vivian
- 68Alice
- 69Maeve
- 70Serenity
- 71Emilia
- 72Leilani
- 73Lydia
- 74Millie
- 75Ruby
- 76Kennedy
- 77Valentina
- 78Zoey
- 79Delilah
- 80Cora
- 81Hailey
- 82Paisley
- 83Victoria
- 84Audrey
- 85Kinsley
- 86Addison
- 87Eliza
- 88Allison
- 89Ayla
- 90Georgia
- 91Margot
- 92Josie
- 93Raelynn
- 94Cecilia
- 95Elsie
- 96Maria
- 97Emery
- 98Savannah
- 99Brooklyn
- 100Juniper
- 101Noelle
- 102Liliana
- 103Magnolia
- 104Lyla
- 105Anna
- 106Daisy
- 107Ember
- 108Sarah
- 109Mary
- 110Nevaeh
- 111Oaklynn
- 112Samantha
- 113Sloane
- 114Gabriella
- 115Genevieve
- 116Isabelle
- 117Rose
- 118Amira
- 119Arya
- 120Eva
- 121Skylar
- 122Ariana
- 123Lucia
- 124Aaliyah
- 125Brielle
- 126Sienna
- 127Summer
- 128Bailey
- 129Hallie
- 130Aubrey
- 131Julia
- 132Virginia
- 133Alina
- 134Blair
- 135Freya
- 136Kehlani
- 137Ashley
- 138Callie
- 139Everleigh
- 140Mackenzie
- 141Elliana
- 142Everly
- 143Jade
- 144Lila
- 145Piper
- 146Anastasia
- 147Athena
- 148Nyla
- 149Daphne
- 150Katherine
- 151Melanie
- 152Phoebe
- 153Ruth
- 154Zara
- 155Hadley
- 156Haven
- 157Juliette
- 158Alani
- 159Evangeline
- 160June
- 161Lilly
- 162Alexandra
- 163Brianna
- 164Rosemary
- 165Selah
- 166Diana
- 167Rosalie
- 168Adaline
- 169Jane
- 170Molly
- 171Rylee
- 172Wren
- 173Alora
- 174Delaney
- 175Emersyn
- 176Vivienne
- 177Bella
- 178Elise
- 179Gemma
- 180Journee
- 181Lilah
- 182Saylor
- 183Ailani
- 184Alaia
- 185Mabel
- 186Olive
- 187Catalina
- 188Lena
- 189Reagan
- 190Amara
- 1Liam
- 2Noah
- 3Theodore
- 4Oliver
- 5Henry
- 6James
- 7William
- 8Elijah
- 9Lucas
- 10John
- 11Benjamin
- 12Levi
- 13Daniel
- 14Thomas
- 15Samuel
- 16Ethan
- 17Ezra
- 18Jack
- 19Owen
- 20Luke
- 21Michael
- 22Mateo
- 23Charles
- 24Wyatt
- 25Elias
- 26Jackson
- 27Alexander
- 28Cooper
- 29Hudson
- 30Joseph
- 31Asher
- 32Matthew
- 33Carter
- 34Luca
- 35Leo
- 36Mason
- 37Miles
- 38Gabriel
- 39David
- 40Jacob
- 41Thiago
- 42Bennett
- 43Caleb
- 44Dylan
- 45Aiden
- 46Isaac
- 47Wesley
- 48Grayson
- 49Roman
- 50Sebastian
- 51Weston
- 52Josiah
- 53Logan
- 54Waylon
- 55Nathan
- 56Christopher
- 57Walker
- 58Julian
- 59Jayden
- 60Joshua
- 61Nolan
- 62Andrew
- 63Arthur
- 64Colton
- 65Maverick
- 66Anthony
- 67Silas
- 68Robert
- 69Isaiah
- 70Brooks
- 71Cameron
- 72Ryan
- 73Lincoln
- 74Micah
- 75Atlas
- 76Axel
- 77Adam
- 78Adrian
- 79Enzo
- 80Jonathan
- 81Everett
- 82Santiago
- 83August
- 84Beau
- 85Jeremiah
- 86Aaron
- 87Ian
- 88Ezekiel
- 89Eithan
- 90George
- 91Jace
- 92Callum
- 93Eli
- 94Kai
- 95Declan
- 96Luka
- 97Amir
- 98Easton
- 99Archer
- 100Graham
- 101Landon
- 102Bryson
- 103Dominic
- 104Austin
- 105Malachi
- 106Judah
- 107Nicholas
- 108Theo
- 109Jonah
- 110Kairo
- 111Camden
- 112Hunter
- 113Muhammad
- 114Xavier
- 115Carson
- 116Dawson
- 117Harrison
- 118Elliott
- 119Jaxson
- 120Myles
- 121Calvin
- 122Christian
- 123Nathaniel
- 124Connor
- 125Jameson
- 126Milo
- 127Peter
- 128Vincent
- 129Emmett
- 130Grant
- 131Jason
- 132Jasper
- 133Dean
- 134Barrett
- 135Elian
- 136Jaxon
- 137Leonardo
- 138Jayce
- 139Kayden
- 140Beckett
- 141Caden
- 142Cole
- 143Gael
- 144Jude
- 145Zion
- 146Jose
- 147Legend
- 148Beckham
- 149Greyson
- 150Ryder
- 151Diego
- 152Edward
- 153Timothy
- 154Tucker
- 155Braxton
- 156Cyrus
- 157Elliot
- 158Maxwell
- 159Arlo
- 160Kaiden
- 161Zayn
- 162Ashton
- 163Ronan
- 164Brayden
- 165Colter
- 166Lorenzo
- 167Maddox
- 168Kevin
- 169Ryker
- 170Callan
- 171Chase
- 172Felix
- 173Richard
- 174Saint
- 175Adriel
- 176Tyler
- 177Adonis
- 178Emiliano
- 179Patrick
- 180Shepherd
- 181Giovanni
- 182Messiah
- 183Justin
- 184Steven
- 185Damian
- 186Leon
Baby names in Virginia: common questions
What is the most popular baby name in Virginia?
Charlotte is the most popular girls' name in Virginia and Liam is the most popular boys' name, based on 2025 Social Security Administration state data.
What are the top 10 baby names in Virginia?
The top 10 girls' names in Virginia are Charlotte, Emma, Sophia, Olivia, Amelia, Isabella, Evelyn, Eleanor, Mia, Ava. The top 10 boys' names are Liam, Noah, Theodore, Oliver, Henry, James, William, Elijah, Lucas, John.
Which baby names are more popular in Virginia than the rest of the US?
Virginia ranks #136 in Virginia but only #525 nationally; Thomas ranks #14 in Virginia but only #34 nationally; Naomi ranks #21 in Virginia but only #47 nationally. These are the names where Virginia differs most from the national list.
Which baby names are rising in Virginia?
Luca, Lainey, Thiago, Bennett, Eloise are all inside Virginia's top 100 and still climbing in national popularity.
How many babies in Virginia share these names?
67,531 babies in Virginia were given one of the 2,000 names ranked for the state in 2025. The Social Security Administration does not publish names given to fewer than five babies in a state, so rarer names are not counted here.
Popular names in nearby states
How naming in Virginia compares with the rest of the region.