State roster

Top names in Washington

The names most likely to appear on 1942 Washington birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 33,763 Washington births in 1942 across 670 distinct names.

Distinctively Washington

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

#56Dick#183 nationally
#82Colleenoutside the national top 200
#88Pennyoutside the national top 200
#47Julie#157 nationally
#92Ronoutside the national top 200
#90Vicki#197 nationally
#69Claudia#172 nationally
#99Terryoutside the national top 200
#62Kathy#159 nationally
#51Pat#144 nationally
#69Dave#162 nationally
#66Lynn#149 nationally

Girls

#1Sharon721US #11
#2Linda608US #4
#3Mary572US #1
#4Patricia516US #3
#5Karen471US #16
#6Carol465US #5
#7Judith456US #7
#8Barbara451US #2
#9Judy405US #15
#10Sandra399US #6
#11Nancy346US #8
#12Donna270US #20
#13Janet254US #19
#14Susan254US #21
#15Marilyn222US #27
#16Janice217US #25
#17Kathleen213US #24
#18Diane204US #28
#19Shirley197US #12
#20Carolyn184US #10
#21Margaret178US #14
#22Joan164US #18
#23Betty160US #9
#24Bonnie154US #34
#25Beverly144US #32
#26Virginia128US #23
#27Joyce123US #13
#28Darlene118US #78
#29Carole113US #35
#30Joanne112US #48
#31Dorothy104US #17
#32Sally104US #56
#33Helen93US #26
#34Gloria92US #31
#35Jean91US #36
#36Elizabeth88US #22
#37Ann86US #38
#38Kay85US #75
#39Gail82US #60
#40Ruth82US #33
#41Alice79US #39
#42Frances78US #30
#43Charlotte76US #51
#44Pamela75US #106
#45Peggy75US #42
#46Marjorie73US #74
#47Julie72US #157
#48Marlene72US #84
#49Roberta72US #66
#50Diana71US #68
#51Pat71US #144
#52Geraldine69US #47
#53Lois65US #44
#54Norma64US #52
#55Connie63US #70
#56Dianne63US #109
#57Charlene60US #117
#58Kathryn60US #82
#59Martha60US #29
#60Catherine59US #49
#61Sue58US #73
#62Kathy57US #159
#63Marie55US #43
#64Phyllis55US #37
#65Ellen54US #64
#66Lynn53US #149
#67Arlene52US #83
#68Marcia52US #105
#69Claudia51US #172
#70Elaine51US #45
#71Sheila50US #94
#72Sherry50US #145
#73Jane49US #46
#74Jacqueline48US #69
#75Katherine47US #81
#76Sylvia47US #72
#77Joann46US #58
#78Evelyn45US #53
#79Rita45US #55
#80Rose45US #50
#81Anne44US #76
#82Colleen44
#83Louise44US #61
#84Loretta43US #79
#85Suzanne43US #103
#86Lynda42US #132
#87Doris39US #41
#88Penny39
#89Jeanne38US #119
#90Vicki38US #197
#91Delores37US #86
#92Dolores37US #63
#93Laura37US #115
#94Edith36US #113
#95Patsy36US #57
#96Jo35US #65
#97Lynne35US #180
#98Eileen34US #88
#99Terry34
#100Maureen33US #102

Boys

#1Robert883US #2
#2James856US #1
#3John786US #3
#4Richard680US #5
#5David657US #6
#6William620US #4
#7Michael553US #13
#8Gary503US #18
#9Larry463US #12
#10Ronald418US #9
#11Donald388US #10
#12Dennis365US #20
#13Charles319US #7
#14Jerry308US #16
#15Kenneth300US #15
#16Thomas275US #8
#17Douglas234US #23
#18George227US #14
#19Gerald181US #22
#20Jim175US #74
#21Paul169US #19
#22Terry166US #52
#23Roger158US #25
#24Jack154US #34
#25Edward152US #17
#26Frank127US #21
#27Bill125US #65
#28Daniel120US #28
#29Bruce116US #50
#30Dale112US #63
#31Raymond112US #24
#32Stephen111US #32
#33Lawrence110US #30
#34Mike107US #106
#35Patrick107US #64
#36Steven101US #75
#37Fred100US #46
#38Joseph98US #11
#39Bob94US #110
#40Tom94US #89
#41Harold92US #27
#42Norman92US #53
#43Wayne87US #41
#44Walter86US #26
#45Gordon85US #92
#46Ralph84US #38
#47Don82US #72
#48Arthur81US #29
#49Stanley76US #56
#50Steve74US #102
#51Carl70US #36
#52Peter70US #39
#53Roy70US #42
#54Melvin69US #60
#55Allen67US #71
#56Dick63US #183
#57Joe61US #33
#58Rodney61US #121
#59Gene60US #82
#60Harry59US #48
#61Albert58US #40
#62Eugene58US #45
#63Keith57US #123
#64Russell56US #70
#65Dan55US #147
#66Marvin55US #66
#67Howard54US #49
#68Leonard54US #57
#69Dave53US #162
#70Lee53US #87
#71Philip53US #54
#72Mark51US #117
#73Frederick49US #68
#74Leroy49US #69
#75Ray49US #84
#76Glenn48US #88
#77Clifford47US #95
#78Jay47US #133
#79Warren46US #97
#80Brian44US #139
#81Duane44US #132
#82Alan43US #81
#83Lloyd43US #96
#84Ted43US #156
#85Earl42US #62
#86Glen42US #144
#87Henry41US #31
#88Phillip41US #77
#89Danny40US #111
#90Dean39US #151
#91Leslie39US #127
#92Ron39
#93Jon38US #125
#94Jeffrey36US #116
#95Allan35US #124
#96Ronnie35US #78
#97Clyde34US #109
#98Darrell34US #135
#99Lyle34US #176
#100Martin34US #85

On the move since 1941

Rising

↑33Pamela#44
↑29Diana#50
↑27Lynn#66
↑27Steven#36
↑26Allen#55
↑26Rodney#58
↑23Sheila#71
↑22Ellen#65

Falling

↓43Jo#96
↓26Joann#77
↓26Phillip#88
↓25Louise#83
↓23Phyllis#64
↓23Duane#81
↓23Henry#87
↓21Jane#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1941 rankings.