State roster

Top names in Washington

The names most likely to appear on 1947 Washington birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 53,333 Washington births in 1947 across 837 distinct names.

Distinctively Washington

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

#63Ronoutside the national top 200
#85Robinoutside the national top 200
#87Candaceoutside the national top 200
#89Dickoutside the national top 200
#72Rick#183 nationally
#91Colleenoutside the national top 200
#70Greg#171 nationally
#55Dave#155 nationally
#83Tim#170 nationally
#99Valerie#184 nationally
#62Penny#142 nationally
#27Vicki#101 nationally

Girls

#1Linda1,697US #1
#2Mary790US #2
#3Susan773US #8
#4Patricia733US #3
#5Barbara681US #4
#6Nancy588US #7
#7Sharon575US #9
#8Sandra569US #5
#9Carol549US #6
#10Kathleen499US #11
#11Karen469US #13
#12Judy427US #14
#13Diane366US #18
#14Donna365US #10
#15Judith348US #12
#16Pamela338US #28
#17Janet335US #23
#18Cheryl322US #24
#19Janice313US #22
#20Marilyn289US #29
#21Margaret242US #16
#22Carolyn231US #15
#23Shirley214US #19
#24Kathy196US #64
#25Bonnie182US #35
#26Christine177US #45
#27Vicki173US #101
#28Beverly169US #31
#29Joan167US #30
#30Diana166US #48
#31Connie161US #43
#32Betty155US #17
#33Joyce151US #20
#34Peggy148US #42
#35Elizabeth147US #25
#36Kathryn147US #55
#37Lynn147US #75
#38Gail144US #49
#39Cynthia139US #33
#40Ann137US #41
#41Jean137US #40
#42Sally134US #70
#43Virginia132US #34
#44Lynda128US #77
#45Darlene123US #71
#46Marcia122US #81
#47Gloria120US #27
#48Sherry115US #67
#49Catherine113US #46
#50Julie109US #124
#51Katherine109US #76
#52Roberta109US #90
#53Cathy102US #119
#54Dorothy101US #26
#55Paula101US #54
#56Helen100US #38
#57Joanne99US #56
#58Laura99US #74
#59Sue97US #69
#60Suzanne97US #53
#61Jane96US #36
#62Penny96US #142
#63Janis95US #108
#64Ruth95US #44
#65Jo94US #51
#66Phyllis93US #37
#67Marsha91US #88
#68Charlotte81US #68
#69Claudia79US #122
#70Jeanne79US #86
#71Leslie79US #132
#72Rita79US #60
#73Dianne76US #83
#74Sheila75US #73
#75Alice74US #47
#76Gayle74US #127
#77Kay73US #104
#78Frances72US #39
#79Teresa72US #121
#80Carole71US #102
#81Lois70US #63
#82Terry70US #135
#83Elaine69US #50
#84Jacqueline69US #59
#85Robin68
#86Martha66US #32
#87Candace65
#88Anita64US #94
#89Charlene64US #105
#90Rebecca64US #52
#91Colleen63
#92Marie63US #57
#93Deborah60US #62
#94Marlene60US #114
#95Anne59US #95
#96Constance58US #100
#97Jill58US #156
#98Norma58US #82
#99Valerie58US #184
#100Joann57US #89

Boys

#1Robert1,353US #2
#2John1,343US #3
#3James1,169US #1
#4Michael1,080US #7
#5David1,053US #6
#6Richard1,039US #5
#7William825US #4
#8Gary761US #12
#9Larry622US #10
#10Ronald573US #11
#11Thomas548US #8
#12Dennis515US #17
#13Donald492US #13
#14Charles459US #9
#15Steven414US #24
#16Kenneth384US #15
#17Terry346US #26
#18Jerry322US #20
#19Paul305US #18
#20Mike291US #65
#21Stephen290US #21
#22Jim282US #77
#23Daniel275US #22
#24George269US #16
#25Douglas268US #31
#26Bruce253US #29
#27Gregory244US #33
#28Steve230US #58
#29Roger220US #25
#30Jack217US #37
#31Gerald216US #28
#32Bill205US #76
#33Edward194US #19
#34Mark191US #47
#35Patrick191US #53
#36Joseph174US #14
#37Dale172US #63
#38Tom169US #87
#39Wayne165US #30
#40Alan163US #45
#41Raymond158US #27
#42Frank144US #23
#43Don141US #86
#44Bob140US #115
#45Timothy139US #52
#46Danny138US #39
#47Dan133US #109
#48Lawrence124US #32
#49Craig115US #93
#50Keith114US #91
#51Philip109US #57
#52Fred107US #56
#53Brian105US #95
#54Walter100US #34
#55Dave98US #155
#56Roy98US #48
#57Stanley94US #67
#58Harold93US #35
#59Peter93US #36
#60Gordon92US #111
#61Jon91US #123
#62Arthur88US #38
#63Ron88
#64Russell88US #69
#65Ralph87US #50
#66Joe85US #43
#67Allen84US #73
#68Norman83US #81
#69Glenn82US #70
#70Greg82US #171
#71Jeffrey82US #66
#72Rick80US #183
#73Randy79US #116
#74Carl78US #40
#75Duane78US #135
#76Lee77US #92
#77Eugene75US #59
#78Scott71US #139
#79Dean68US #140
#80Rodney68US #94
#81Barry67US #68
#82Howard65US #62
#83Tim65US #170
#84Gene63US #103
#85Jay63US #119
#86Randall63US #106
#87Marvin62US #89
#88Darrell61US #125
#89Dick61
#90Leonard61US #71
#91Clifford60US #101
#92Ray59US #97
#93Albert58US #55
#94Harry58US #54
#95Eric54US #122
#96Frederick54US #78
#97Phillip54US #74
#98Melvin53US #85
#99Glen52US #138
#100Earl51US #83

On the move since 1946

Rising

↑42Cathy#53
↑31Janis#63
↑29Philip#51
↑27Rita#72
↑25Glenn#69
↑22Penny#62
↑20Scott#78
↑18Cynthia#39

Falling

↓33Dick#89
↓29Elaine#83
↓22Charlene#89
↓19Leonard#90
↓17Clifford#91
↓17Harry#94
↓16Lois#81
↓16Rodney#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1946 rankings.