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Most popular baby names in Virginia

Liam and Charlotte were the top names for babies born in Virginia in 2025. Social Security counted 360,185 babies with listed names there from 2021 to 2025.

Names much more popular in Virginia

Names given at least twice as often in Virginia as nationally, 2021 to 2025, with how many times more common they are.

Boys

  1. Usman 3.9× (40)
  2. Sultan 3.7× (57)
  3. Faris 3.6× (46)
  4. Sulaiman 3.6× (42)
  5. Azlan 3.2× (53)
  6. Aubrey 3.1× (40)
  7. Mohammad 3.1× (169)
  8. Syed 3× (45)
  9. Jad 2.9× (53)
  10. Zymir 2.8× (57)
  11. Osman 2.8× (66)
  12. Sami 2.8× (46)
  13. Yaseen 2.7× (53)
  14. Yasir 2.6× (47)
  15. Hamza 2.5× (142)

Girls

  1. Haya 4.5× (48)
  2. Virginia 4.2× (251)
  3. Ayat 4× (58)
  4. Hawa 3.8× (45)
  5. Yusra 3.7× (86)
  6. Ayzal 3.6× (46)
  7. Sana 3.5× (56)
  8. Mirha 3.4× (51)
  9. Liya 3.3× (48)
  10. Iqra 3.2× (42)
  11. Amal 2.8× (59)
  12. Noor 2.7× (105)
  13. Carson 2.6× (49)
  14. Nori 2.6× (70)
  15. Zoya 2.6× (78)

Top boy names in Virginia, 2025

  1. Liam 590
  2. Noah 556
  3. Theodore 392
  4. Oliver 390
  5. Henry 372
  6. James 368
  7. William 358
  8. Elijah 314
  9. Lucas 311
  10. John 277
  11. Benjamin 267
  12. Levi 254
  13. Daniel 232
  14. Thomas 231
  15. Samuel 230
  16. Ethan 225
  17. Ezra 225
  18. Jack 221
  19. Owen 217
  20. Luke 215
  21. Michael 215
  22. Mateo 211
  23. Charles 205
  24. Wyatt 201
  25. Elias 200
  26. Jackson 194
  27. Alexander 193
  28. Cooper 193
  29. Hudson 193
  30. Joseph 193
  31. Asher 188
  32. Matthew 187
  33. Carter 180
  34. Luca 180
  35. Leo 179
  36. Mason 175
  37. Miles 174
  38. Gabriel 173
  39. David 165
  40. Jacob 162
  41. Thiago 160
  42. Bennett 158
  43. Caleb 155
  44. Dylan 155
  45. Aiden 153
  46. Isaac 153
  47. Wesley 153
  48. Grayson 151
  49. Rowan 150
  50. Roman 149
  51. Sebastian 149
  52. Weston 148
  53. Josiah 147
  54. Logan 144
  55. Waylon 144
  56. Nathan 142
  57. Christopher 139
  58. Walker 138
  59. Julian 134
  60. Jayden 133
  61. Joshua 130
  62. Nolan 130
  63. Andrew 129
  64. Arthur 129
  65. Colton 129
  66. Maverick 129
  67. Anthony 126
  68. Silas 124
  69. Robert 122
  70. Isaiah 119
  71. Brooks 118
  72. Cameron 116
  73. Ryan 116
  74. Lincoln 115
  75. Micah 115
  76. Atlas 114
  77. Axel 112
  78. Adam 109
  79. Adrian 109
  80. Enzo 108
  81. Jonathan 106
  82. Everett 105
  83. Santiago 105
  84. August 104
  85. Beau 100
  86. Jeremiah 99
  87. Aaron 98
  88. Ian 98
  89. Angel 97
  90. Ezekiel 97
  91. Eithan 96
  92. George 96
  93. Jace 96
  94. Parker 95
  95. Callum 94
  96. Eli 94
  97. Kai 93
  98. Declan 92
  99. Luka 88
  100. Amir 85

Top girl names in Virginia, 2025

  1. Charlotte 460
  2. Emma 341
  3. Sophia 319
  4. Olivia 311
  5. Amelia 296
  6. Isabella 293
  7. Evelyn 254
  8. Eleanor 245
  9. Mia 245
  10. Ava 244
  11. Elizabeth 244
  12. Eliana 218
  13. Ailany 209
  14. Sofia 198
  15. Lucy 193
  16. Aurora 192
  17. Lily 192
  18. Harper 185
  19. Violet 185
  20. Nora 184
  21. Naomi 182
  22. Isla 178
  23. Chloe 173
  24. Hazel 173
  25. Abigail 172
  26. Penelope 169
  27. Zoe 160
  28. Madison 158
  29. Avery 157
  30. Riley 157
  31. Josephine 156
  32. Ella 154
  33. Scarlett 154
  34. Layla 147
  35. Ivy 146
  36. Ellie 144
  37. Willow 142
  38. Grace 140
  39. Lainey 136
  40. Aria 134
  41. Luna 128
  42. Emily 127
  43. Lillian 127
  44. Camila 126
  45. Sadie 124
  46. Hannah 120
  47. Genesis 118
  48. Clara 116
  49. Adeline 111
  50. Madeline 110
  51. Sophie 110
  52. Claire 109
  53. Eloise 108
  54. Nova 105
  55. Autumn 103
  56. Gianna 102
  57. Madelyn 100
  58. Caroline 99
  59. Elena 98
  60. Maya 98
  61. Natalie 97
  62. Melody 95
  63. Margaret 94
  64. Mila 93
  65. Stella 93
  66. Leah 91
  67. Eden 90
  68. Iris 90
  69. Vivian 89
  70. Alice 86
  71. Maeve 86
  72. Serenity 85
  73. Emilia 84
  74. Leilani 84
  75. Lydia 84
  76. Millie 84
  77. Ruby 84
  78. Kennedy 83
  79. Valentina 83
  80. Zoey 83
  81. Delilah 82
  82. Cora 80
  83. Hailey 80
  84. Paisley 80
  85. Victoria 80
  86. Audrey 79
  87. Kinsley 79
  88. Addison 78
  89. Eliza 78
  90. Allison 77
  91. Ayla 77
  92. Georgia 77
  93. Margot 76
  94. Josie 75
  95. Raelynn 75
  96. Cecilia 74
  97. Elsie 73
  98. Maria 73
  99. Emery 72
  100. Savannah 72

Questions

What is the most popular baby name in Virginia?
In 2025, the most popular names in Virginia were Liam for boys (590 babies) and Charlotte for girls (460 babies).
Which names are unusually popular in Virginia?
From 2021 to 2025, Usman was 3.9 times more common for boys in Virginia than across the US, and Haya was 4.5 times more common for girls.

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