Virginia baby name patterns
Names that are unusually common in Virginia compared with the U.S. overall. State data is latest-year only; national history lives on each name report.
In Virginia, Virginia is about 4.7× as common as nationally among the strongest returned state signals.
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Most distinctive names
State rank #140; national rank #529.
AngieFState rank #314; national rank #708.
HamzaMState rank #248; national rank #539.
ZahraFState rank #251; national rank #506.
EmelyFState rank #255; national rank #497.
InayaFState rank #386; national rank #711.
YaraFState rank #278; national rank #501.
HelenFState rank #206; national rank #409.
Girls' names that stand out
Boys' names that stand out
Familiar local favorites
Recognizable national names that are still especially local to Virginia.
National rank #529; 16.6 per 10k in Virginia.
AngieFNational rank #708; 8.0 per 10k in Virginia.
HamzaMNational rank #539; 9.7 per 10k in Virginia.
ZahraFNational rank #506; 10.1 per 10k in Virginia.
EmelyFNational rank #497; 9.8 per 10k in Virginia.
InayaFNational rank #711; 6.2 per 10k in Virginia.
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| Name | Sex | State rank | National rank | State rate | National rate | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | F | #140 | #529 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 4.7× |
| Angie | F | #314 | #708 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 3.2× |
| Hamza | M | #248 | #539 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 3.0× |
| Zahra | F | #251 | #506 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 2.7× |
| Emely | F | #255 | #497 | 9.8 | 3.8 | 2.6× |
| Inaya | F | #386 | #711 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 2.5× |
| Yara | F | #278 | #501 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 2.5× |
| Helen | F | #206 | #409 | 11.9 | 4.9 | 2.4× |
| Rayan | M | #210 | #391 | 11.5 | 4.8 | 2.4× |
| Neriah | F | #427 | #721 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 2.3× |
| Royalty | F | #456 | #746 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 2.3× |
| Marigold | F | #348 | #594 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 2.3× |
| Fiona | F | #274 | #475 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 2.2× |
| Isa | M | #458 | #737 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 2.2× |
| Noelle | F | #106 | #209 | 20.7 | 9.4 | 2.2× |
| Ayaan | M | #188 | #338 | 12.9 | 5.9 | 2.2× |
| Muhammad | M | #122 | #238 | 19.1 | 8.7 | 2.2× |
| Mariam | F | #319 | #514 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 2.2× |
| Lina | F | #345 | #570 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 2.2× |
| Ahmad | M | #404 | #673 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 2.1× |
| Kairo | M | #118 | #227 | 19.6 | 9.2 | 2.1× |
| Rhys | M | #252 | #410 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 2.1× |
| Paige | F | #217 | #361 | 11.6 | 5.5 | 2.1× |
| Ryleigh | F | #218 | #359 | 11.6 | 5.5 | 2.1× |
| Ali | M | #177 | #308 | 13.7 | 6.6 | 2.1× |
| Ryan | F | #334 | #526 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 2.1× |
| Mohammad | M | #315 | #500 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 2.1× |
| Zaid | M | #443 | #679 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2.1× |
| Danielle | F | #341 | #541 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 2.0× |
| Thea | F | #228 | #369 | 11.0 | 5.4 | 2.0× |
| Marvin | M | #464 | #700 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 2.0× |
| Kyro | M | #378 | #596 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2.0× |
| Yahya | M | #402 | #613 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.0× |
| Kameron | M | #299 | #464 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 2.0× |
| Yousef | M | #403 | #612 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.0× |
| Memphis | M | #423 | #638 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 2.0× |
| Asa | M | #308 | #485 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 2.0× |
| Cyrus | M | #163 | #269 | 14.8 | 7.5 | 2.0× |
| Nehemiah | M | #278 | #427 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 2.0× |
| Beatrice | F | #339 | #516 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 2.0× |
| Meredith | F | #321 | #477 | 8.0 | 4.1 | 2.0× |
| Garrett | M | #352 | #552 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 1.9× |
| Zain | M | #375 | #568 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 1.9× |
| Kasai | M | #420 | #621 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.9× |
| Julien | M | #476 | #710 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.9× |
| Cillian | M | #329 | #505 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 1.9× |
| Bridget | F | #483 | #709 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.9× |
| Camden | M | #120 | #203 | 19.3 | 10.1 | 1.9× |
| Grant | M | #137 | #229 | 17.4 | 9.1 | 1.9× |
| Seth | M | #382 | #579 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 1.9× |
| Robin | F | #499 | #706 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.9× |
| Amias | M | #431 | #643 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.9× |
| Heaven | F | #367 | #548 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 1.9× |
| Mackenzie | F | #107 | #182 | 20.4 | 10.9 | 1.9× |
| Bailey | F | #135 | #217 | 16.9 | 9.0 | 1.9× |
| Rosemary | F | #172 | #262 | 14.2 | 7.6 | 1.9× |
| Maryam | F | #239 | #358 | 10.4 | 5.5 | 1.9× |
| Naomi | F | #22 | #47 | 53.9 | 29.0 | 1.9× |
| Marina | F | #423 | #598 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 1.9× |
| Nyla | F | #155 | #243 | 15.4 | 8.3 | 1.8× |
| Caiden | M | #407 | #602 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.8× |
| Margaret | F | #65 | #117 | 27.9 | 15.2 | 1.8× |
| Jonas | M | #417 | #598 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.8× |
| Laila | F | #299 | #425 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 1.8× |
| Hanna | F | #215 | #311 | 11.6 | 6.3 | 1.8× |
| Carter | F | #327 | #465 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 1.8× |
| Anne | F | #432 | #617 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 1.8× |
| Reign | F | #328 | #464 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 1.8× |
| Brantley | M | #341 | #498 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 1.8× |
| Malani | F | #259 | #371 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 1.8× |
| Colby | M | #435 | #615 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.8× |
| Heidi | F | #247 | #355 | 10.1 | 5.6 | 1.8× |
| Serenity | F | #79 | #129 | 25.2 | 13.9 | 1.8× |
| Louise | F | #370 | #518 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 1.8× |
| Azaria | F | #435 | #612 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1.8× |
| Malaya | F | #518 | #710 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.8× |
| Josephine | F | #32 | #56 | 46.2 | 25.7 | 1.8× |
| April | F | #379 | #547 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 1.8× |
| Paris | F | #429 | #589 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 1.8× |
| Zuri | F | #232 | #331 | 10.7 | 5.9 | 1.8× |