State roster

Top names in Washington

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Washington birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 46,629 Washington births in 1965 across 945 distinct names.

Distinctively Washington

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

#65Tami#192 nationally
#94Kellioutside the national top 200
#96Ronoutside the national top 200
#97Kristioutside the national top 200
#41Shannon#144 nationally
#99Kristen#191 nationally
#86Traci#168 nationally
#77Dan#155 nationally
#50Darin#123 nationally
#63Kelly#136 nationally
#74Erik#145 nationally
#51Kristine#120 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa697US #1
#2Kimberly406US #4
#3Karen387US #3
#4Julie383US #14
#5Susan355US #5
#6Mary352US #2
#7Michelle290US #18
#8Teresa278US #24
#9Lori274US #19
#10Jennifer255US #20
#11Brenda243US #23
#12Patricia242US #6
#13Wendy219US #39
#14Linda211US #8
#15Tracy207US #36
#16Laura204US #17
#17Deborah202US #13
#18Kelly199US #30
#19Tina195US #29
#20Angela193US #10
#21Dawn193US #26
#22Christine192US #21
#23Cynthia192US #9
#24Sandra190US #15
#25Rebecca184US #41
#26Pamela179US #12
#27Elizabeth176US #16
#28Tammy176US #11
#29Debra175US #27
#30Nancy168US #32
#31Cindy160US #53
#32Cheryl159US #31
#33Denise156US #28
#34Donna156US #7
#35Kim155US #43
#36Jill152US #51
#37Kathleen152US #34
#38Barbara150US #25
#39Debbie142US #62
#40Rhonda139US #37
#41Shannon139US #144
#42Carol137US #42
#43Stephanie136US #44
#44Heidi128US #105
#45Melissa127US #38
#46Kathy123US #54
#47Amy122US #35
#48Robin120US #33
#49Shelly120US #98
#50Diane116US #40
#51Kristine114US #120
#52Laurie110US #60
#53Theresa107US #45
#54Michele104US #48
#55Margaret103US #52
#56Tamara103US #104
#57Colleen101US #93
#58Ann100US #59
#59Paula98US #49
#60Janet96US #55
#61Sharon96US #22
#62Sheila94US #50
#63Connie93US #61
#64Diana93US #64
#65Tami93US #192
#66Stacy92US #119
#67Renee89US #68
#68Jodi88US #127
#69Katherine85US #79
#70Kristin85US #135
#71Suzanne85US #65
#72Anne83US #77
#73Monica83US #72
#74Carolyn82US #58
#75Dana82US #78
#76Deanna82US #110
#77Terri80US #69
#78Andrea78US #63
#79Maria78US #46
#80Sherry78US #56
#81Catherine77US #57
#82Annette76US #71
#83Christina75US #74
#84Sarah75US #92
#85Leslie74US #75
#86Traci74US #168
#87Heather73US #150
#88Melinda72US #100
#89Shelley72US #148
#90Gina70US #70
#91Lynn70US #80
#92Kathryn67US #87
#93Becky65US #143
#94Kelli64
#95Holly63US #113
#96Judy62US #86
#97Kristi60
#98Cathy58US #88
#99Kristen58US #191
#100Stacey58US #84

Boys

#1Michael1,121US #1
#2David1,006US #3
#3John882US #2
#4Robert806US #5
#5James788US #4
#6Scott564US #15
#7Mark538US #7
#8Richard506US #8
#9Jeffrey470US #10
#10Steven458US #14
#11Kevin440US #13
#12Brian430US #19
#13William407US #6
#14Daniel397US #17
#15Todd359US #30
#16Timothy335US #12
#17Paul323US #16
#18Thomas316US #9
#19Kenneth307US #21
#20Eric306US #25
#21Christopher273US #18
#22Ronald262US #24
#23Joseph258US #11
#24Gary236US #27
#25Gregory236US #23
#26Douglas231US #32
#27Donald229US #26
#28Charles222US #20
#29Patrick200US #31
#30Mike181US #51
#31Jeff168US #62
#32Stephen166US #28
#33Darren165US #52
#34Matthew165US #36
#35Steve154US #55
#36Shawn152US #69
#37Edward150US #29
#38Randy147US #42
#39Craig144US #46
#40Terry135US #40
#41Anthony130US #22
#42Peter126US #39
#43Rodney124US #33
#44Keith123US #35
#45Jeffery122US #47
#46Larry120US #38
#47Jon115US #78
#48Andrew114US #37
#49Jerry114US #41
#50Darin112US #123
#51Bradley108US #72
#52Tim106US #97
#53Dale103US #83
#54Greg100US #105
#55Troy100US #53
#56Jim97US #116
#57Bryan96US #63
#58Chris96US #60
#59Tony96US #48
#60Alan95US #59
#61Dennis95US #44
#62Dean94US #88
#63Kelly89US #136
#64Roger89US #49
#65Jay87US #90
#66Bruce86US #50
#67George85US #34
#68Joe84US #71
#69Martin83US #67
#70Frank82US #43
#71Raymond82US #45
#72Russell82US #58
#73Brett80US #132
#74Erik78US #145
#75Curtis76US #75
#76Darrin76US #102
#77Dan71US #155
#78Sean71US #79
#79Wayne69US #65
#80Carl68US #54
#81Tom68US #127
#82Brad67US #148
#83Brent67US #131
#84Jack66US #104
#85Tracy66US #110
#86Gerald65US #64
#87Randall65US #73
#88Rick62US #137
#89Danny61US #56
#90Duane61US #135
#91Jason61US #111
#92Kurt57US #112
#93Lawrence57US #66
#94Phillip56US #70
#95Aaron55US #130
#96Ron55
#97Bill54US #151
#98Glenn53US #85
#99Joel50US #114
#100Jonathan50US #74

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑33Darren#33
↑31Rodney#43
↑29Amy#47
↑25Rebecca#25
↑24Wendy#13
↑19Angela#20
↑19Dawn#21
↑19Elizabeth#27

Falling

↓33Rick#88
↓27Leslie#85
↓25Terri#77
↓24Kathryn#92
↓22Dennis#61
↓17Theresa#53
↓16Donna#34
↓16Robin#48

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.