The Most Popular Baby Names in Virginia
The most popular baby names in Virginia in 2011 were very unpopular a century ago.
In Virginia, the most popular names parents chose for their babies in 2011 were barely on the radar 101 years ago. The name Sophia was given to 508 baby girls in Virginia in 2011 but to only eight girls in Virginia back in 1910. The most popular name for boys in 2011? William, with 585 boys given the name in 2011. Back in 1910, only five boys in Virginia received that name. That information comes from this searchable database of Virginia baby names from 1910 to 2011. The data comes from the Social Security Administration, which released baby name data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the years 1910 to 2011. Curious about what people were named in Virginia? You can use the tools above to search by name, year or gender to …
