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Most Popular Names in Washington

The most common baby names registered in Washington across all years of SSA records, ranked by total birth count. The sparkline for each name shows its national popularity trend from 1880 to present, giving context for when that name was at its peak.

The top 100 names in Washington account for 1,942,667 total birth registrations. Click any name for a full national profile with gender data, decade breakdowns, and distribution across all 50 states.

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# Name Births Trend
1 Michael 71,215
2 Robert 66,316
3 David 62,083
4 James 61,613
5 John 60,663
6 William 47,804
7 Richard 40,389
8 Daniel 35,768
9 Mary 34,389
10 Christopher 31,741
11 Thomas 28,156
12 Matthew 27,767
13 Joseph 27,489
14 Jennifer 26,550
15 Steven 25,908
16 Joshua 24,727
17 Mark 24,338
18 Charles 24,013
19 Andrew 23,855
20 Donald 23,585
21 Ryan 23,413
22 Linda 22,764
23 Brian 22,539
24 Elizabeth 22,299
25 Patricia 21,959
26 Jacob 21,897
27 Jason 20,513
28 Kenneth 19,934
29 Kevin 19,759
30 Susan 19,600
31 Jessica 19,535
32 Sarah 19,239
33 Barbara 19,159
34 Gary 18,533
35 Jeffrey 18,387
36 Anthony 18,226
37 Paul 18,214
38 Benjamin 18,084
39 Timothy 17,923
40 Scott 17,744
41 Ronald 17,441
42 Emily 17,383
43 Karen 17,070
44 Nicholas 16,605
45 Jack 16,605
46 Alexander 16,421
47 Eric 15,941
48 Tyler 15,486
49 Michelle 15,338
50 Lisa 15,226
51 Brandon 14,760
52 Justin 14,544
53 Samuel 14,255
54 George 14,215
55 Aaron 14,127
56 Nancy 13,974
57 Ashley 13,894
58 Margaret 13,884
59 Carol 13,839
60 Patrick 13,671
61 Jonathan 13,572
62 Nathan 13,558
63 Amanda 13,495
64 Kyle 13,435
65 Sandra 13,052
66 Kathleen 13,015
67 Larry 12,882
68 Kimberly 12,704
69 Emma 12,659
70 Douglas 12,639
71 Sharon 12,406
72 Stephanie 12,385
73 Rebecca 12,365
74 Julie 12,336
75 Olivia 12,214
76 Jordan 12,090
77 Stephen 11,856
78 Edward 11,746
79 Gregory 11,717
80 Zachary 11,682
81 Melissa 11,671
82 Laura 11,653
83 Amy 11,642
84 Donna 11,491
85 Dennis 11,378
86 Samantha 11,269
87 Katherine 11,193
88 Nicole 11,051
89 Angela 10,999
90 Rachel 10,969
91 Betty 10,922
92 Heather 10,820
93 Anna 10,763
94 Ethan 10,727
95 Dorothy 10,408
96 Kelly 10,399
97 Hannah 10,346
98 Adam 10,311
99 Taylor 10,089
100 Noah 9,989