Top 100 West Virginia Boy Baby Names in 1949

// These were the most popular boy baby names in West Virginia, in 1949.

The Most Popular West Virginia Boy Baby Names in 1949


You're currently viewing the most popular boy baby names in 1949.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in West Virginia was James. In total there were 24,937 boys born sharing 382 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1949 . 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 16 (6.3%)1,559
2Robert1 in 22 (4.5%)1,111
3David1 in 23 (4.4%)1,088
4John1 in 24 (4.2%)1,046
5William1 in 24 (4.1%)1,022
6Charles1 in 26 (3.9%)971
7Larry1 in 33 (3.1%)763
8Michael1 in 38 (2.6%)658
9Gary1 in 42 (2.4%)594
10Roger1 in 44 (2.3%)564
11Thomas1 in 44 (2.3%)563
12Richard1 in 46 (2.2%)541
13Ronald1 in 50 (2%)496
14Donald1 in 54 (1.9%)464
15Jerry1 in 62 (1.6%)403
16George1 in 71 (1.4%)350
17Joseph1 in 76 (1.3%)327
18Kenneth1 in 79 (1.3%)316
19Paul1 in 81 (1.2%)308
20Danny1 in 85 (1.2%)295
21Stephen1 in 85 (1.2%)293
22Daniel1 in 109 (0.9%)229
23Edward1 in 110 (0.9%)227
24Terry1 in 117 (0.9%)213
25Harold1 in 123 (0.8%)203
26Dennis1 in 133 (0.7%)187
27Steven1 in 142 (0.7%)176
28Carl1 in 144 (0.7%)173
29Ralph1 in 162 (0.6%)154
30Douglas1 in 168 (0.6%)148
31Harry1 in 174 (0.6%)143
32Jack1 in 176 (0.6%)142
33Raymond1 in 178 (0.6%)140
34Johnny1 in 179 (0.6%)139
35Billy1 in 182 (0.5%)137
36Samuel1 in 193 (0.5%)129
37Roy1 in 193 (0.5%)129
38Frank1 in 203 (0.5%)123
39Darrell1 in 217 (0.5%)115
40Gregory1 in 219 (0.5%)114
41Gerald1 in 225 (0.4%)111
42Walter1 in 233 (0.4%)107
43Lawrence1 in 237 (0.4%)105
44Earl1 in 244 (0.4%)102
45Mark1 in 247 (0.4%)101
46Rodney1 in 247 (0.4%)101
47Bruce1 in 249 (0.4%)100
48Wayne1 in 252 (0.4%)99
49Randall1 in 252 (0.4%)99
50Jackie1 in 254 (0.4%)98
51Russell1 in 254 (0.4%)98
52Ernest1 in 260 (0.4%)96
53Ronnie1 in 262 (0.4%)95
54Howard1 in 268 (0.4%)93
55Bobby1 in 268 (0.4%)93
56Jimmy1 in 271 (0.4%)92
57Allen1 in 280 (0.4%)89
58Fred1 in 287 (0.3%)87
59Eugene1 in 290 (0.3%)86
60Stanley1 in 300 (0.3%)83
61Phillip1 in 304 (0.3%)82
62Timothy1 in 312 (0.3%)80
63Arthur1 in 320 (0.3%)78
64Clarence1 in 332 (0.3%)75
65Philip1 in 332 (0.3%)75
66Dale1 in 342 (0.3%)73
67Lewis1 in 351 (0.3%)71
68Eddie1 in 356 (0.3%)70
69Henry1 in 356 (0.3%)70
70Albert1 in 372 (0.3%)67
71Glenn1 in 378 (0.3%)66
72Curtis1 in 390 (0.3%)64
73Frederick1 in 396 (0.3%)63
74Joe1 in 396 (0.3%)63
75Patrick1 in 396 (0.3%)63
76Randy1 in 396 (0.3%)63
77Leonard1 in 430 (0.2%)58
78Barry1 in 430 (0.2%)58
79Anthony1 in 430 (0.2%)58
80Jeffrey1 in 437 (0.2%)57
81Steve1 in 437 (0.2%)57
82Marvin1 in 453 (0.2%)55
83Bernard1 in 471 (0.2%)53
84Clyde1 in 480 (0.2%)52
85Clifford1 in 489 (0.2%)51
86Franklin1 in 489 (0.2%)51
87Glen1 in 489 (0.2%)51
88Melvin1 in 489 (0.2%)51
89Lloyd1 in 520 (0.2%)48
90Norman1 in 531 (0.2%)47
91Freddie1 in 531 (0.2%)47
92Lonnie1 in 542 (0.2%)46
93Herbert1 in 554 (0.2%)45
94Ray1 in 554 (0.2%)45
95Tommy1 in 567 (0.2%)44
96Keith1 in 567 (0.2%)44
97Cecil1 in 567 (0.2%)44
98Alfred1 in 580 (0.2%)43
99Arnold1 in 580 (0.2%)43
100Jesse1 in 580 (0.2%)43


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