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Most popular baby names in Virginia, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Virginia in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 33,741 girls and 37,253 boys are in the Virginia list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
460 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Liam
590 babies · #1 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Virginia 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”460same
  2. #2Emma“entire”341▲ 2
  3. #3Sophia“wisdom”319same
  4. #4Olivia“olive; olive branch”311▼ 2
  5. #5Amelia“vigor, bravery”296same
  6. #6IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”293same
  7. #7EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”254▲ 2
  8. #8Eleanorpossibly “other”245▲ 2
  9. #8MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records245▼ 1
  10. #10AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records244▼ 2
  11. #10Elizabeth“my God is an oath”244▲ 1
  12. #12ElianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel218▲ 7
  13. #13AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel209▲ 86
  14. #14Sofia“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”198▼ 2
  15. #15Lucy“light”193▲ 21
  16. #16AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”192same
  17. #16LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”192▲ 6
  18. #18HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”185▼ 5
  19. #18VioletFrom the word “violet”185▼ 1
  20. #20NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”184▼ 3
  21. #21Naomi“my pleasantness”182▲ 11
  22. #22IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters178▲ 3
  23. #23Chloe“young green shoot”173▼ 4
  24. #23HazelFrom the word “hazel”173▼ 1
  25. #25Abigail“my Father's joy”172▼ 11

Top 25 boys · Virginia 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”590same
  2. #2NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records556same
  3. #3TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025392▲ 4
  4. #4OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records390▲ 1
  5. #5HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records372▲ 1
  6. #6James“May He Heel”368▼ 3
  7. #7William“will + helmet”358▼ 3
  8. #8Elijah“Yahweh is my god”314▲ 1
  9. #9LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records311▼ 1
  10. #10Johnpossibly “God is gracious”277same
  11. #11Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”267▲ 1
  12. #12LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records254▼ 1
  13. #13Daniel“God is my judge”232▲ 11
  14. #14Thomas“twin”231▲ 7
  15. #15Samuel“God has set or God has placed”230▲ 7
  16. #16Ethan“firmness, strong, or long-lived”225▼ 2
  17. #16EzraEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #93 in 2015, #20 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters225▼ 1
  18. #18JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”221▲ 1
  19. #19OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025217▲ 6
  20. #20LukeEditor’s note Down from #28 in 2015 to #33 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 250 US boys in the 2025 records215▼ 2
  21. #20Michael“who is like God?”215▼ 7
  22. #22MateoSame root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”211▲ 1
  23. #23Charles“free man”205▲ 9
  24. #24Wyatt“war + hard, brave”201▲ 8
  25. #25EliasForm of Elijah, meaning “Yahweh is my god”200▲ 4

Names that stand out in Virginia

Names in the Virginia top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Virginia births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameVirginiaUSShare vs US
Naomi#21#471.9×
Margaret#63#1121.8×
Serenity#72#1291.8×
Josephine#31#531.8×
Caroline#58#961.8×
Autumn#55#881.7×
Elizabeth#10#171.7×
Madeline#50#811.7×

Boys

NameVirginiaUSShare vs US
Colton#63#1031.7×
Declan#98#1391.6×
Charles#23#481.6×
John#10#231.6×
William#7#91.6×
George#91#1261.5×
Arthur#63#871.5×
Thomas#14#341.5×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Virginia). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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