Most popular boys’ names in Virginia, 2016
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 571 |
| 2 | Noah | 521 |
| 3 | James | 508 |
| 4 | Liam | 482 |
| 5 | Mason | 434 |
| 6 | Jacob | 429 |
| 7 | Elijah | 407 |
| 7 | Jackson | 407 |
| 9 | Benjamin | 404 |
| 10 | Lucas | 371 |
| 11 | Ethan | 367 |
| 11 | Michael | 367 |
| 13 | Alexander | 338 |
| 14 | Aiden | 327 |
| 14 | Matthew | 327 |
| 16 | Daniel | 326 |
| 17 | Gabriel | 322 |
| 18 | Samuel | 310 |
| 19 | Henry | 307 |
| 20 | John | 306 |
| 21 | Oliver | 303 |
| 22 | Joseph | 297 |
| 23 | Carter | 291 |
| 24 | Logan | 290 |
| 25 | David | 279 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Owen | 276 |
| 27 | Andrew | 272 |
| 28 | Dylan | 270 |
| 29 | Christopher | 269 |
| 30 | Caleb | 266 |
| 31 | Luke | 265 |
| 32 | Thomas | 263 |
| 33 | Joshua | 259 |
| 34 | Wyatt | 257 |
| 35 | Grayson | 253 |
| 36 | Isaac | 249 |
| 37 | Charles | 239 |
| 38 | Christian | 237 |
| 39 | Cameron | 226 |
| 40 | Landon | 221 |
| 41 | Jayden | 220 |
| 42 | Connor | 218 |
| 43 | Levi | 214 |
| 44 | Ryan | 212 |
| 45 | Anthony | 211 |
| 46 | Josiah | 209 |
| 47 | Robert | 204 |
| 48 | Hunter | 203 |
| 49 | Jack | 199 |
| 50 | Colton | 194 |
| 50 | Nathan | 194 |
| 52 | Jeremiah | 191 |
| 53 | Jaxon | 190 |
| 54 | Sebastian | 189 |
| 55 | Jonathan | 183 |
| 56 | Isaiah | 182 |
| 57 | Eli | 177 |
| 58 | Brayden | 172 |
| 59 | Lincoln | 162 |
| 60 | Julian | 158 |
| 61 | Chase | 155 |
| 62 | Parker | 154 |
| 63 | Easton | 152 |
| 64 | Bryson | 151 |
| 65 | Aaron | 150 |
| 65 | Jason | 150 |
| 67 | Adam | 144 |
| 68 | Theodore | 143 |
| 69 | Jordan | 140 |
| 70 | Zachary | 139 |
| 71 | Tyler | 136 |
| 72 | Hudson | 135 |
| 73 | Nicholas | 133 |
| 74 | Cooper | 132 |
| 75 | Nolan | 131 |
| 76 | Asher | 129 |
| 77 | Austin | 127 |
| 77 | Evan | 127 |
| 79 | Declan | 125 |
| 80 | Jaxson | 124 |
| 81 | Nathaniel | 122 |
| 82 | Dominic | 119 |
| 83 | Mateo | 118 |
| 83 | Micah | 118 |
| 85 | Bryce | 116 |
| 86 | Adrian | 115 |
| 87 | Tristan | 114 |
| 88 | Gavin | 113 |
| 88 | Jace | 113 |
| 90 | Carson | 110 |
| 90 | Ian | 110 |
| 92 | Roman | 109 |
| 93 | Ezra | 108 |
| 94 | Kayden | 107 |
| 94 | Maxwell | 107 |
| 94 | Sawyer | 107 |
| 97 | Amir | 106 |
| 97 | Justin | 106 |
| 97 | Kevin | 106 |
| 97 | Wesley | 106 |