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Most Popular Baby Names in Virginia, 2025

Charlotte was the most popular girl name in Virginia in 2025, given to 460 girls. Liam led the boys with 590 births. The name to watch is Eithan: it climbed 176 places, from #267 in 2024 to #91 in 2025. Charlotte has been the number one girl name in Virginia for 6 years in a row. 5 girl names and 4 boy names appear only in Virginia in 2025, and nowhere else in the country.

Virginia in 2025, at a glance

The headline numbers from the official SSA counts.

CharlotteTop girl name — 460 girls, about 1 in every 73 girls born in Virginia
LiamTop boy name — 590 boys, about 1 in every 63 boys born in Virginia
70,994Total babies recorded — 33,741 girls and 37,253 boys
9Names only in Virginia — 5 girls and 4 boys
Eithan · +176Biggest climber: #267 in 2024 to #91 in 2025 (96 boys)

Top 5 names in Virginia, 2025

The five most popular names for girls and for boys.

Type any name to see its Virginia rank and birth count for 2025.

Results come from the Virginia top 100 for girls and boys, 2025.

    Complete Top 100 in Virginia, 2025

    Every name in the top 100, with birth counts and the change since 2024. Tap a column heading to sort. “New” means the name was not published in Virginia in 2024.

    No match in the Virginia top 100 for 2025.

    Top 100 girl names in Virginia, 2025

    Top 100 girl names in Virginia, 2025
    1Charlotte4600
    2Emma341↑ 2
    3Sophia3190
    4Olivia311↓ 2
    5Amelia2960
    6Isabella2930
    7Evelyn254↑ 2
    8Eleanor245↑ 2
    8Mia245↓ 1
    10Ava244↓ 2
    10Elizabeth244↑ 1
    12Eliana218↑ 7
    13Ailany209↑ 86
    14Sofia198↓ 2
    15Lucy193↑ 21
    16Aurora1920
    16Lily192↑ 6
    18Harper185↓ 5
    18Violet185↓ 1
    20Nora184↓ 3
    21Naomi182↑ 11
    22Isla178↑ 3
    23Chloe173↓ 4
    23Hazel173↓ 1
    25Abigail172↓ 11
    26Penelope169↑ 3
    27Zoe160↓ 12
    28Madison158↑ 7
    29Avery157↓ 4
    29Riley157↓ 2
    31Josephine156↑ 13
    32Ella154↑ 1
    32Scarlett154↓ 4
    34Layla147↑ 2
    35Ivy146↓ 4
    36Ellie144↑ 4
    37Willow142↓ 13
    38Grace140↓ 8
    39Lainey136↓ 1
    40Aria134↓ 7
    41Luna128↓ 20
    42Emily127↓ 1
    42Lillian127↑ 5
    44Camila126↓ 2
    45Sadie124↑ 6
    46Hannah120↓ 1
    47Genesis118↓ 1
    48Clara116↑ 20
    49Adeline111↑ 17
    50Madeline110↑ 37
    50Sophie110↑ 1
    52Claire109↑ 10
    53Eloise108↑ 4
    54Nova105↓ 12
    55Autumn103↑ 8
    56Gianna102↓ 18
    57Madelyn100↓ 6
    58Caroline99↓ 4
    59Elena98↓ 2
    59Maya98↓ 9
    61Natalie97↑ 5
    62Melody95↑ 29
    63Margaret94↑ 12
    64Mila93↓ 16
    64Stella93↓ 9
    66Leah91↓ 9
    67Eden90↑ 29
    67Iris90↑ 25
    69Vivian89↑ 45
    70Alice86↓ 9
    70Maeve86↓ 7
    72Serenity85↑ 20
    73Emilia84↓ 24
    73Leilani84↑ 14
    73Lydia84↑ 8
    73Millie84↑ 56
    73Ruby84↑ 26
    78Kennedy83↑ 1
    78Valentina83↓ 2
    78Zoey83↓ 6
    81Delilah82↓ 3
    82Cora80↓ 14
    82Hailey80↑ 10
    82Paisley80↑ 17
    82Victoria80↓ 14
    86Audrey79↓ 23
    86Kinsley79↑ 6
    88Addison78↓ 33
    88Eliza78↑ 16
    90Allison77↑ 9
    90Ayla77↓ 30
    90Georgia77↑ 60
    93Margot76↑ 51
    94Josie75↑ 30
    94Raelynn75↓ 15
    96Cecilia74↑ 28
    97Elsie73↑ 56
    97Maria73↓ 16
    99Emery72↑ 12
    99Savannah72↓ 31

    Based on 33,741 girls born in Virginia in 2025.

    Only in Virginia

    The most common names that appear only in Virginia in 2025.

    What “only in Virginia” means: a name counts if it was given at least 5 times in Virginia in 2025 and fewer than 5 times in any other state (the 50 states and DC). SSA does not publish names given fewer than 5 times, so a name could exist elsewhere in smaller numbers. A full unique-names page for Virginia comes in a later batch.

    NameSexBirths
    HeelaGirl7
    BrynneGirl6
    MckinleeGirl5
    OlgaGirl5
    OttilieGirl5
    BeauregardBoy5
    BurhanBoy5
    JhonatanBoy5
    SalaarBoy5

    5 girl names and 4 boy names appear only in Virginia in 2025.

    Rising and falling in Virginia

    Only names in the Virginia top 100 qualify, so these are real moves, not names jumping from a handful of births.

    Fastest rising

    NameRankChangeBirths
    Eithan Boy#267 → #91+17696
    Ailany Girl#99 → #13+86209
    Georgia Girl#150 → #90+6077
    Millie Girl#129 → #73+5684
    Elsie Girl#153 → #97+5673

    Falling fastest

    NameRankChangeBirths
    Parker Girl#72 → #160-8850
    Christian Boy#72 → #129-5768
    Jade Girl#96 → #145-4953
    Ariana Girl#81 → #125-4459
    Jameson Boy#97 → #132-3567

    Virginia on the map

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    Method in brief: counts are the SSA-published counts for Virginia in 2025, by exact spelling. Rank change is the 2024 rank minus the 2025 rank, recomputed from the file. “Only in Virginia” means at least 5 times in Virginia and fewer than 5 times in any other state (50 states + DC). Full detail: methodology.

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    Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names data, births in 2025, released May 2026. Data checked 8 November 2026. ssa.gov baby names.