These are the predicted top baby names in Virginia this year

The predicted top names for new baby boys and girls in Virginia are familiar ones, according to Names.org, a site that tracks naming trends.

The site predicts that Charlotte and Olivia will be the two most-popular names for newborn girls in Virginia; those names ranked first and second in the state for newborns last year, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records.

The predicted top name for newborn boys in the state this year – Liam – was the third-most popular name last year, according to the state’s OVR. Noah (predicted second this year) was first last year, while Oliver (predicted third this year) was seventh last year.

The top 10 predicted boys names for newborns in Virginia in 2023:

1. Liam (No. 3 in 2022)
2. Noah (No. 1 in 2022)
3. Oliver (No. 7 in 2022)
4. James (No. 2 in 2022)
5. William (No. 4 in 2022)
6. Henry (No. 5 in 2022)
7. Elijah (No. 8 in 2022)
8. Theodore (No. 6 in 2022)
9. Lucas (No. 15 in 2022)
10. Jackson (unranked in 2022)

The top 10 predicted girls names for newborns in Virginia in 2023:

1. Charlotte (No. 1 in 2022)
2. Olivia (No. 2 in 2022)
3. Emma (No. 5 in 2022)
4. Ava (No. 3 in 2022)
5. Amelia (No. 4 in 2022)
6. Sophia (No. 9 in 2022)
7. Isabella (unranked in 2022)
8. Elizabeth (No. 10 in 2022)
9. Eleanor (No. 8 in 2022)
10. Mia (unranked in 2022)

Nine of Virginia’s top 10 predicted boys’ names are also on the national top-10 list compiled by Names.org; the one name unique to Virginia is Jackson.

Eight of Virginia’s top 10 girls’ names also are on the national top 10 list; the two unique to Virginia are Elizabeth and Eleanor.