Part III - The Most Popular Baby Names (By Race/Ethnicity) In The State Of Virginia, USA In 2023

Edited by Azizi Powell 

This is Part III of a four part pancocojams series that provides information about the most popular first names by race/ethnicity for babies who were born in a particular year in the state of Virginia (USA).

These posts are also published to compare the racial/ethnic lists of names that are provided within the specific year that is showcased as well as within the other years that are provided.

* "Ethnicity" in this pancocojams series means people of Hispanic (Latino/Latina) descent. 

This post provides information about the most popular first names by race/ethnicity for babies who were born in the state of Virginia (USA) in 2023

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-most-popular-baby-names-by-race-in.html for Part I of this pancocojams post. That post provides information about the most popular first names by race/ethnicity for babies who were born in the state of Virginia (USA) in 2013.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/11/part-iii-most-popular-baby-names-by.html___ for Part II of this pancocojams series.That post provides information about the most popular first names by race/ethnicity for babies who were born in the state of Virginia (USA) in 2022.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/11/part-iv-most-popular-baby-names-by.html __ for Part IV of this pancocojams series. That post provides information about the most popular first names by race/ethnicity for babies who were born in the state of Virginia (USA) in 2024

The content of this post is presented for onomastic, historical, and socio-cultural purposes.

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Thanks to the Virginia Department of Health and Office of Vital Records. Thanks also to Nancy’s Baby Names website and all the sources that are cited on that page.
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This pancocojams post quotes all of the data in that Nancy's Baby Names post except for the list of the Virginia’s top 15+ girl names and top 15+ boy names of 2023.

Pancocojams visitors are encouraged to click on the link to that page to read that list and are also encouraged to read other posts in that fascinating, informative website that has been publishing posts about names since 2006.

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POPULAR BABY NAMES IN VIRGINIA 2023

https://www.nancy.cc/2024/02/29/popular-baby-names-virginia-2023/  Nancy's Baby Names, February 29, 2024

Popular baby names in Virginia, 2023

"Last year, the Commonwealth of Virginia — which is home to more than 8.7 million people — welcomed roughly 95,000 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Charlotte and Liam, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records.

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The state also revealed the top names within each of its four largest ethnic groups: White, Black, Hispanic and Asian. (According to the most recent CDC data, from 2021, 54.3% of Virginia’s babies were born to non-Hispanic White mothers, 20.0% to Black mothers, 15.7% to Hispanic mothers, and 7.3% to Asian mothers.)

These were the top 5 girl names and 5 boy names among Virginia’s White babies:

Girl names, White       

1. Charlotte

2. Olivia

3. Emma

4. Amelia

5. Sophia


Boy names, White

1. James

2. William

3. Oliver

4. Henry

5. Liam

These were the top 5 girl names and 5 boy names among Virginia’s Black babies:
 

Girl names, Black        

1. Ava

2. Naomi

3. Nova

4. Serenity

5. Autumn


Boy names, Black

1. Noah

2. Amir

3. Josiah

4. Elijah

5. Legend

These were the top 5 girl names and 5 boy names among Virginia’s Hispanic babies:

Girl names, Hispanic   

1. Mia

2. Camila*

3. Genesis*

4. Isabella

5. Sofia


Boy names, Hispanic

1. Liam

2. Mateo

3. Dylan

4. Thiago

5. Lucas

*In the news release, Camila and Genesis were spelled “Camilla” and “Genisis.” I’m assuming these were typos as well.

And, finally, these were the top 5 girl names and 5 boy names among Virginia’s Asian babies:

Girl names, Asian        

1. Olivia

2. Ava

3. Sophia

4. Sophie

5. Charlotte  

Boy names, Asian

1. Noah

2. Lucas

3. Muhammad

4. Ethan

5. Alexander

Sources:

Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records Announces Top Baby Names of 2023

Births: Final Data for 2021 [PDF], National Vital Statistics Reports, vol. 72, no. 1, 31 Jan. 2023."

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