State roster

Top names in Washington

The names most likely to appear on 1940 Washington birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 24,116 Washington births in 1940 across 572 distinct names.

Distinctively Washington

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Washington more than they say America.

#78Claudiaoutside the national top 200
#53Dick#171 nationally
#62Julie#180 nationally
#68Dave#186 nationally
#86Colleenoutside the national top 200
#90Sharronoutside the national top 200
#97Lynneoutside the national top 200
#98Sherryoutside the national top 200
#70Dianne#167 nationally
#85Patty#175 nationally
#61Charlene#145 nationally
#87Dixie#171 nationally

Girls

#1Sharon438US #17
#2Judith380US #4
#3Mary368US #1
#4Patricia350US #3
#5Linda349US #8
#6Barbara340US #2
#7Carol325US #6
#8Judy297US #16
#9Sandra281US #10
#10Nancy244US #7
#11Donna212US #23
#12Karen207US #34
#13Marilyn171US #25
#14Janice159US #22
#15Janet157US #19
#16Betty154US #5
#17Joan149US #14
#18Susan143US #36
#19Margaret140US #11
#20Shirley139US #9
#21Carolyn136US #15
#22Darlene116US #79
#23Beverly111US #27
#24Diane110US #45
#25Bonnie109US #39
#26Joyce101US #13
#27Virginia99US #21
#28Joanne95US #54
#29Dorothy94US #12
#30Kathleen87US #40
#31Sally87US #61
#32Jean86US #29
#33Helen74US #18
#34Ann73US #35
#35Lois73US #38
#36Elizabeth70US #20
#37Gloria68US #30
#38Alice66US #32
#39Marlene65US #80
#40Ruth63US #24
#41Arlene62US #75
#42Gail62US #65
#43Phyllis61US #33
#44Carole60US #49
#45Roberta59US #71
#46Marjorie57US #64
#47Frances53US #28
#48Jacqueline52US #76
#49Elaine51US #50
#50Ellen50US #74
#51Geraldine50US #46
#52Charlotte48US #55
#53Katherine47US #92
#54Norma47US #43
#55Irene46US #73
#56Kay45US #77
#57Pat45US #134
#58Peggy44US #37
#59Jo43US #72
#60Joann41US #63
#61Charlene40US #145
#62Julie40US #180
#63Louise40US #59
#64Doris39US #31
#65Jeanne39US #129
#66Jane37US #47
#67Kathryn37US #103
#68Marcia37US #112
#69Deanna36US #136
#70Dianne36US #167
#71Jeanette36US #90
#72Sylvia36US #62
#73Catherine35US #53
#74Delores35US #83
#75Evelyn35US #48
#76Marie35US #41
#77Rose35US #44
#78Claudia34
#79Diana34US #117
#80Myrna34US #150
#81Suzanne34US #109
#82Anna33US #51
#83Anne33US #84
#84Joy33US #160
#85Patty33US #175
#86Colleen31
#87Dixie31US #171
#88Edith31US #98
#89Margie31US #114
#90Sharron31
#91Sue31US #81
#92Brenda30US #42
#93Dolores30US #67
#94Loretta30US #69
#95Yvonne30US #110
#96Connie29US #88
#97Lynne29
#98Sherry29
#99Wilma29US #93
#100Anita28US #87

Boys

#1Robert681US #2
#2James595US #1
#3John575US #3
#4Richard519US #5
#5William441US #4
#6David436US #7
#7Gary433US #19
#8Larry323US #13
#9Michael303US #18
#10Ronald285US #10
#11Donald281US #9
#12Charles241US #6
#13Dennis236US #24
#14Jerry195US #14
#15Thomas186US #8
#16Gerald185US #21
#17Kenneth177US #15
#18George164US #11
#19Jack162US #29
#20Roger123US #26
#21Paul122US #17
#22Edward113US #16
#23Frank111US #20
#24Dale100US #57
#25Douglas99US #56
#26Bill91US #67
#27Jim91US #78
#28Don90US #62
#29Wayne89US #39
#30Bob85US #99
#31Raymond83US #22
#32Lawrence82US #36
#33Terry81US #73
#34Stephen80US #49
#35Walter80US #25
#36Fred78US #40
#37Harold77US #23
#38Joseph75US #12
#39Mike74US #122
#40Bruce72US #55
#41Patrick70US #74
#42Daniel67US #34
#43Ralph64US #37
#44Melvin63US #53
#45Roy63US #42
#46Norman62US #48
#47Marvin58US #63
#48Tom57US #92
#49Carl56US #32
#50Gordon54US #91
#51Peter52US #43
#52Allen51US #71
#53Dick51US #171
#54Leonard50US #54
#55Stanley49US #59
#56Arthur48US #33
#57Howard48US #45
#58Lee48US #80
#59Jon46US #123
#60Eugene44US #38
#61Joe44US #28
#62Clifford43US #94
#63Alan42US #88
#64Duane41US #134
#65Keith41US #125
#66Philip40US #60
#67Allan39US #115
#68Dave39US #186
#69Earl39US #52
#70Gene39US #70
#71Harry39US #47
#72Albert38US #41
#73Leroy38US #66
#74Rodney38US #133
#75Ernest37US #58
#76Ray37US #77
#77Russell37US #72
#78Henry36US #31
#79Phillip36US #79
#80Steven36US #119
#81Dean34US #143
#82Martin34US #85
#83Frederick33US #68
#84Darrell31US #131
#85Glen29US #130
#86Alvin28US #106
#87Brian28US #163
#88Jay28US #139
#89Leslie28US #136
#90Louis28US #50
#91Vernon28US #105
#92Lynn27US #160
#93Steve27US #121
#94Edwin26US #96
#95Glenn26US #83
#96Lloyd26US #100
#97Theodore26US #90
#98Warren26US #110
#99Danny25US #126
#100Ted25US #159

On the move since 1939

Rising

↑28Katherine#53
↑27Jane#66
↑27Kathryn#67
↑27Stephen#34
↑27Earl#69
↑21Marvin#47
↑21Dave#68
↑20Bonnie#25

Falling

↓36Anita#100
↓32Dolores#93
↓21Marie#76
↓21Myrna#80
↓19Geraldine#51
↓19Gene#70
↓18Evelyn#75
↓18Lloyd#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1939 rankings.