Part II - The Most Popular Baby Names (By Race/Ethnicity) In The State Of Virginia, USA In 2022

Edited by Azizi Powell 

This is Part II 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)..

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 2022.

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. 

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 firs 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 III 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 2023

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 firs 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 2022.

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 2022

https://www.nancy.cc/2023/02/16/popular-baby-names-virginia-2022/ Nancy's Baby Names, February 16, 2023

"The Commonwealth of Virginia, located on the east coast of the United States, is the 12th most populous state in the country.

Last year, Virginia welcomed 95,583 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Charlotte and Noah, 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 2020, 53.9% of Virginia’s babies were born to non-Hispanic White mothers, 20.7% to Black mothers, 15.6% 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. Amelia

4. Harper

5. Emma    

Boy names, White

1. William

2. Henry

3. James

4. Theodore

5. Oliver

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. Zuri

5. Leilani 
   

Boy names, Black

1. Noah

2. Elijah

3. Josiah

4. Amir

5. Micah

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

Girl names, Hispanic   

1. Mia

2. Camila

3. Isabella

4. Emma

5. Genesis 


Boy names, Hispanic

1. Liam

2. Mateo

3. Dylan

4. Noah

5. Lucas

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

Girl names, Asian        

1. Sophia

2. Chloe

3. Olivia

4. Mia

5. Charlotte  
   

Boy names, Asian

1. Noah

2. Muhammad

3. Liam

4. Kai

5. Henry

Nearly a decade ago we looked at Virginia’s 2013 rankings, which also included a breakdown of usage by ethnic group.

Sources:

Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records Announces Top Fifteen Baby Names of 2022

Births: Final Data for 2020 [PDF], National Vital Statistics Reports, vol. 70, no. 17, 7 Feb. 2022. (via Demographics of Virginia – Wikipedia)

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

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