Top 100 West Virginia Boy Baby Names in 1946

// These were the most popular boy baby names in West Virginia, in 1946.

The Most Popular West Virginia Boy Baby Names in 1946


You're currently viewing the most popular boy baby names in 1946.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in West Virginia was James. In total there were 23,189 boys born sharing 369 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1946 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby boy that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of boy baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.


Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
1James1 in 15 (6.5%)1,512
2Robert1 in 21 (4.7%)1,092
3John1 in 21 (4.7%)1,080
4William1 in 24 (4.2%)983
5Charles1 in 26 (3.9%)897
6David1 in 29 (3.5%)809
7Larry1 in 30 (3.3%)762
8Richard1 in 36 (2.8%)642
9Gary1 in 37 (2.7%)634
10Roger1 in 41 (2.5%)571
11Thomas1 in 44 (2.3%)528
12Ronald1 in 48 (2.1%)480
13Michael1 in 57 (1.8%)408
14Donald1 in 57 (1.8%)407
15Jerry1 in 57 (1.7%)405
16Kenneth1 in 69 (1.5%)338
17Paul1 in 75 (1.3%)308
18George1 in 76 (1.3%)307
19Danny1 in 91 (1.1%)255
20Joseph1 in 95 (1.1%)244
21Harold1 in 114 (0.9%)203
22Edward1 in 115 (0.9%)202
23Terry1 in 120 (0.8%)193
24Roy1 in 135 (0.7%)172
25Dennis1 in 136 (0.7%)171
26Carl1 in 136 (0.7%)170
27Ronnie1 in 148 (0.7%)157
28Billy1 in 150 (0.7%)155
29Daniel1 in 151 (0.7%)154
30Ralph1 in 152 (0.7%)153
31Stephen1 in 153 (0.7%)152
32Harry1 in 156 (0.6%)149
33Raymond1 in 167 (0.6%)139
34Johnny1 in 178 (0.6%)130
35Frank1 in 187 (0.5%)124
36Howard1 in 197 (0.5%)118
37Walter1 in 198 (0.5%)117
38Jack1 in 202 (0.5%)115
39Douglas1 in 209 (0.5%)111
40Samuel1 in 219 (0.5%)106
41Bobby1 in 223 (0.4%)104
42Jimmy1 in 225 (0.4%)103
43Gerald1 in 225 (0.4%)103
44Clarence1 in 232 (0.4%)100
45Russell1 in 242 (0.4%)96
46Jackie1 in 247 (0.4%)94
47Ernest1 in 247 (0.4%)94
48Lawrence1 in 264 (0.4%)88
49Wayne1 in 264 (0.4%)88
50Eugene1 in 270 (0.4%)86
51Earl1 in 283 (0.4%)82
52Darrell1 in 283 (0.4%)82
53Rodney1 in 286 (0.3%)81
54Joe1 in 309 (0.3%)75
55Arthur1 in 313 (0.3%)74
56Fred1 in 322 (0.3%)72
57Steven1 in 327 (0.3%)71
58Lewis1 in 327 (0.3%)71
59Allen1 in 331 (0.3%)70
60Philip1 in 331 (0.3%)70
61Stanley1 in 331 (0.3%)70
62Clyde1 in 336 (0.3%)69
63Tommy1 in 341 (0.3%)68
64Leonard1 in 346 (0.3%)67
65Dale1 in 351 (0.3%)66
66Frederick1 in 351 (0.3%)66
67Franklin1 in 357 (0.3%)65
68Marvin1 in 362 (0.3%)64
69Melvin1 in 368 (0.3%)63
70Eddie1 in 368 (0.3%)63
71Bernard1 in 368 (0.3%)63
72Curtis1 in 386 (0.3%)60
73Glenn1 in 386 (0.3%)60
74Phillip1 in 393 (0.3%)59
75Henry1 in 407 (0.2%)57
76Timothy1 in 407 (0.2%)57
77Lloyd1 in 422 (0.2%)55
78Albert1 in 464 (0.2%)50
79Herbert1 in 473 (0.2%)49
80Gregory1 in 473 (0.2%)49
81Gene1 in 473 (0.2%)49
82Cecil1 in 483 (0.2%)48
83Clifford1 in 483 (0.2%)48
84Randall1 in 483 (0.2%)48
85Steve1 in 493 (0.2%)47
86Patrick1 in 504 (0.2%)46
87Ray1 in 515 (0.2%)45
88Arnold1 in 527 (0.2%)44
89Norman1 in 527 (0.2%)44
90Lonnie1 in 539 (0.2%)43
91Jimmie1 in 552 (0.2%)42
92Garry1 in 552 (0.2%)42
93Delmas1 in 552 (0.2%)42
94Barry1 in 566 (0.2%)41
95Freddie1 in 566 (0.2%)41
96Glen1 in 566 (0.2%)41
97Chester1 in 580 (0.2%)40
98Bill1 in 580 (0.2%)40
99Dwight1 in 595 (0.2%)39
100Floyd1 in 595 (0.2%)39


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