Most popular boys’ names in Virginia, 1996
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 910 |
| 2 | Christopher | 851 |
| 3 | Matthew | 823 |
| 4 | Joshua | 800 |
| 5 | William | 798 |
| 6 | Jacob | 766 |
| 7 | John | 732 |
| 8 | Brandon | 695 |
| 9 | Tyler | 665 |
| 10 | James | 652 |
| 11 | Andrew | 639 |
| 12 | Zachary | 605 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 591 |
| 14 | Joseph | 559 |
| 15 | Austin | 557 |
| 16 | Ryan | 550 |
| 17 | Daniel | 537 |
| 18 | Justin | 525 |
| 19 | David | 516 |
| 20 | Robert | 507 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 451 |
| 22 | Benjamin | 391 |
| 23 | Thomas | 388 |
| 24 | Alexander | 375 |
| 25 | Anthony | 341 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kevin | 330 |
| 27 | Kyle | 326 |
| 28 | Dylan | 317 |
| 29 | Samuel | 314 |
| 30 | Jordan | 310 |
| 31 | Christian | 296 |
| 32 | Aaron | 295 |
| 32 | Charles | 295 |
| 34 | Hunter | 288 |
| 35 | Cody | 286 |
| 36 | Eric | 283 |
| 37 | Brian | 258 |
| 38 | Patrick | 237 |
| 39 | Timothy | 232 |
| 40 | Nathan | 225 |
| 41 | Adam | 222 |
| 42 | Steven | 221 |
| 43 | Richard | 211 |
| 44 | Caleb | 204 |
| 44 | Cameron | 204 |
| 46 | Logan | 201 |
| 47 | Jason | 196 |
| 47 | Sean | 196 |
| 49 | Malik | 188 |
| 50 | Stephen | 183 |
| 51 | Noah | 180 |
| 52 | Devin | 173 |
| 53 | Nathaniel | 172 |
| 54 | Travis | 162 |
| 55 | Dakota | 161 |
| 55 | Ethan | 161 |
| 57 | Connor | 155 |
| 57 | Corey | 155 |
| 59 | Jeremy | 153 |
| 59 | Mark | 153 |
| 61 | Ian | 151 |
| 61 | Jesse | 151 |
| 63 | Jeffrey | 147 |
| 64 | Dustin | 146 |
| 65 | Trevor | 145 |
| 66 | Kenneth | 130 |
| 67 | Evan | 129 |
| 68 | Bradley | 126 |
| 68 | Chase | 126 |
| 70 | Jared | 125 |
| 70 | Marcus | 125 |
| 72 | Tristan | 122 |
| 73 | Bryan | 121 |
| 73 | Isaiah | 121 |
| 75 | Luke | 120 |
| 76 | Paul | 110 |
| 77 | Taylor | 109 |
| 78 | Elijah | 107 |
| 79 | Gregory | 105 |
| 80 | Antonio | 104 |
| 80 | Peter | 104 |
| 82 | Jackson | 101 |
| 83 | Gabriel | 100 |
| 84 | Seth | 95 |
| 85 | Garrett | 94 |
| 85 | George | 94 |
| 85 | Shane | 94 |
| 88 | Blake | 92 |
| 89 | Alex | 91 |
| 89 | Edward | 91 |
| 91 | Collin | 88 |
| 92 | Jack | 86 |
| 93 | Isaac | 84 |
| 93 | Wesley | 84 |
| 95 | Derek | 83 |
| 95 | Shawn | 83 |
| 97 | Dalton | 82 |
| 98 | Cory | 81 |
| 98 | Mitchell | 81 |
| 98 | Phillip | 81 |
| 98 | Scott | 81 |