State roster

Top names in Washington

The names most likely to appear on 1946 Washington birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 46,716 Washington births in 1946 across 798 distinct names.

Distinctively Washington

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

#56Dickoutside the national top 200
#65Ronoutside the national top 200
#68Rickoutside the national top 200
#85Kenoutside the national top 200
#86Colleenoutside the national top 200
#88Gregoutside the national top 200
#90Patty#191 nationally
#100Robinoutside the national top 200
#69Dave#160 nationally
#83Tim#171 nationally
#84Penny#163 nationally
#72Randy#148 nationally

Girls

#1Linda916US #2
#2Mary753US #1
#3Susan665US #8
#4Patricia650US #3
#5Carol627US #5
#6Sharon614US #9
#7Barbara613US #4
#8Sandra548US #6
#9Nancy483US #7
#10Judy482US #11
#11Karen438US #15
#12Kathleen410US #16
#13Donna339US #13
#14Judith331US #10
#15Diane313US #19
#16Janet290US #21
#17Cheryl285US #27
#18Pamela276US #34
#19Janice268US #22
#20Marilyn241US #29
#21Shirley230US #18
#22Margaret229US #17
#23Carolyn226US #12
#24Bonnie169US #33
#25Kathy167US #79
#26Betty162US #14
#27Diana157US #42
#28Joan157US #28
#29Virginia146US #31
#30Joyce145US #20
#31Christine139US #50
#32Connie137US #45
#33Kathryn134US #63
#34Vicki133US #108
#35Beverly127US #30
#36Jean125US #37
#37Sally121US #67
#38Gloria116US #26
#39Elizabeth114US #25
#40Gail114US #49
#41Ann111US #40
#42Lynn111US #94
#43Darlene107US #71
#44Peggy104US #43
#45Helen101US #36
#46Marcia100US #89
#47Suzanne100US #52
#48Catherine97US #48
#49Sue97US #61
#50Jane96US #35
#51Ruth96US #38
#52Sherry93US #73
#53Dorothy92US #23
#54Elaine91US #47
#55Joanne91US #57
#56Julie87US #128
#57Cynthia86US #46
#58Dianne84US #76
#59Roberta84US #86
#60Lynda83US #109
#61Katherine80US #78
#62Phyllis80US #41
#63Paula79US #69
#64Claudia78US #124
#65Lois77US #55
#66Carole76US #72
#67Charlene75US #107
#68Frances75US #39
#69Jo75US #53
#70Kay73US #101
#71Sheila73US #70
#72Jacqueline72US #62
#73Laura72US #75
#74Marsha71US #98
#75Leslie70US #130
#76Alice69US #44
#77Charlotte69US #64
#78Jeanne69US #83
#79Pat69US #147
#80Anita68US #84
#81Marie67US #54
#82Eileen66US #80
#83Gayle66US #141
#84Penny65US #163
#85Anne62US #81
#86Colleen62
#87Terry60US #143
#88Martha59US #32
#89Marlene56US #112
#90Patty56US #191
#91Sylvia55US #82
#92Ellen54US #58
#93Georgia54US #123
#94Janis54US #134
#95Cathy52US #167
#96Constance52US #100
#97Norma51US #77
#98Joann50US #90
#99Rita50US #56
#100Robin50

Boys

#1Robert1,247US #2
#2James1,198US #1
#3John1,167US #3
#4Richard987US #5
#5Michael959US #7
#6David825US #6
#7William776US #4
#8Gary715US #12
#9Ronald560US #10
#10Larry553US #11
#11Dennis500US #17
#12Donald453US #13
#13Thomas416US #8
#14Charles384US #9
#15Kenneth367US #15
#16Terry310US #26
#17Jerry298US #20
#18Steven283US #28
#19Mike270US #64
#20Paul269US #18
#21Douglas266US #34
#22Jim249US #73
#23Daniel235US #21
#24George229US #16
#25Bruce216US #32
#26Roger210US #23
#27Bill200US #72
#28Steve196US #69
#29Jack195US #35
#30Stephen189US #24
#31Dale173US #62
#32Patrick173US #59
#33Gerald172US #27
#34Edward169US #19
#35Frank162US #22
#36Bob158US #107
#37Joseph157US #14
#38Tom146US #87
#39Wayne146US #29
#40Gregory140US #56
#41Don133US #79
#42Raymond129US #25
#43Mark126US #58
#44Fred120US #51
#45Dan116US #116
#46Danny107US #46
#47Alan106US #49
#48Harold105US #33
#49Timothy103US #60
#50Craig93US #108
#51Walter93US #30
#52Lawrence91US #31
#53Brian89US #103
#54Russell89US #66
#55Arthur83US #36
#56Dick83
#57Joe83US #37
#58Stanley83US #65
#59Peter82US #38
#60Carl81US #39
#61Roy80US #43
#62Allen79US #74
#63Norman79US #76
#64Rodney75US #93
#65Ron75
#66Keith74US #96
#67Jon72US #117
#68Rick72
#69Dave71US #160
#70Ralph71US #48
#71Leonard68US #67
#72Randy68US #148
#73Gene66US #98
#74Clifford65US #100
#75Marvin64US #88
#76Gordon63US #111
#77Harry63US #50
#78Howard63US #55
#79Lee63US #91
#80Philip61US #61
#81Dean60US #132
#82Duane60US #142
#83Tim60US #171
#84Frederick58US #75
#85Ken58
#86Jeffrey56US #78
#87Ray56US #95
#88Greg55
#89Jay55US #115
#90Barry52US #68
#91Eugene52US #57
#92Leslie52US #119
#93Darrell51US #131
#94Glenn51US #81
#95Phillip50US #83
#96Henry49US #41
#97Melvin49US #86
#98Scott49US #155
#99Lynn47US #154
#100Albert46US #52

On the move since 1945

Rising

↑37Craig#50
↑28Rick#68
↑26Ron#65
↑24Christine#31
↑22Randy#72
↑19Suzanne#47
↑19Leonard#71
↑17Julie#56

Falling

↓29Gordon#76
↓28Carole#66
↓24Ralph#70
↓20Roberta#59
↓20Henry#96
↓19Joanne#55
↓19Howard#78
↓19Jay#89

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1945 rankings.