State roster

Top names in Washington

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Washington birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 45,628 Washington births in 1966 across 926 distinct names.

Distinctively Washington

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

#82Tamioutside the national top 200
#95Karioutside the national top 200
#61Rick#162 nationally
#92Kelli#190 nationally
#33Shannon#120 nationally
#88Ryan#171 nationally
#95Dan#174 nationally
#85Becky#153 nationally
#84Brad#150 nationally
#23Heidi#87 nationally
#76Shelley#140 nationally
#90Tom#153 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa724US #1
#2Michelle465US #4
#3Kimberly435US #2
#4Julie387US #13
#5Mary325US #3
#6Jennifer313US #10
#7Susan308US #6
#8Karen277US #5
#9Tina246US #23
#10Teresa242US #29
#11Brenda237US #25
#12Tracy220US #31
#13Angela214US #9
#14Lori208US #21
#15Laura206US #19
#16Kelly199US #26
#17Tammy193US #8
#18Cheryl191US #34
#19Deborah187US #14
#20Christine186US #20
#21Elizabeth182US #16
#22Sandra182US #17
#23Heidi181US #87
#24Patricia180US #7
#25Wendy174US #41
#26Pamela173US #15
#27Dawn171US #24
#28Kim168US #43
#29Cynthia161US #11
#30Denise157US #32
#31Kathleen157US #37
#32Jill152US #49
#33Shannon148US #120
#34Barbara147US #27
#35Cindy147US #56
#36Linda145US #18
#37Stephanie138US #38
#38Amy136US #30
#39Debra135US #35
#40Michele134US #36
#41Nancy132US #33
#42Rhonda132US #39
#43Rebecca131US #40
#44Debbie122US #73
#45Donna118US #12
#46Melissa117US #22
#47Theresa116US #46
#48Kristin113US #107
#49Tamara113US #98
#50Robin111US #42
#51Andrea106US #52
#52Diane105US #45
#53Shelly105US #89
#54Deanna103US #105
#55Gina103US #58
#56Carol102US #48
#57Sharon100US #28
#58Kristine97US #104
#59Christina93US #67
#60Laurie91US #63
#61Leslie90US #71
#62Suzanne89US #62
#63Annette88US #79
#64Dana87US #68
#65Kathy87US #59
#66Catherine86US #54
#67Katherine86US #78
#68Diana85US #64
#69Sheila85US #51
#70Renee83US #66
#71Paula82US #50
#72Terri82US #72
#73Janet80US #57
#74Colleen79US #93
#75Jacqueline79US #47
#76Shelley78US #140
#77Sheri78US #134
#78Connie77US #70
#79Stacy75US #91
#80Ann74US #61
#81Maria74US #44
#82Tami74
#83Kathryn72US #86
#84Monica68US #75
#85Becky67US #153
#86Jodi65US #118
#87Traci65US #137
#88Carolyn64US #60
#89Melinda63US #102
#90Margaret62US #55
#91Holly61US #101
#92Kelli61US #190
#93Sarah61US #85
#94Heather59US #125
#95Kari59
#96Stacey59US #76
#97Anita57US #88
#98Anne56US #83
#99Bonnie55US #90
#100Carla55US #77

Boys

#1Michael1,212US #1
#2David1,035US #2
#3John837US #4
#4Robert806US #5
#5James735US #3
#6Scott538US #16
#7Mark521US #7
#8Brian512US #14
#9Richard509US #8
#10Jeffrey466US #9
#11Steven462US #13
#12William452US #6
#13Kevin388US #17
#14Daniel371US #19
#15Eric349US #25
#16Christopher348US #12
#17Timothy346US #11
#18Thomas341US #10
#19Todd334US #29
#20Paul324US #18
#21Kenneth290US #21
#22Joseph251US #15
#23Ronald242US #24
#24Gary236US #28
#25Donald233US #27
#26Douglas228US #33
#27Gregory224US #23
#28Patrick220US #31
#29Charles211US #20
#30Anthony178US #22
#31Shawn168US #54
#32Craig167US #46
#33Matthew167US #34
#34Mike165US #69
#35Andrew151US #36
#36Stephen151US #26
#37Jeffery146US #42
#38Troy146US #48
#39Jeff137US #72
#40Dennis135US #44
#41Keith130US #32
#42Randy128US #45
#43Rodney128US #35
#44Bradley126US #68
#45Dean126US #84
#46Sean125US #50
#47Edward123US #30
#48Darren118US #63
#49Terry114US #40
#50Peter112US #39
#51Bryan111US #52
#52Chris110US #55
#53Steve105US #67
#54Larry100US #38
#55Raymond99US #47
#56Jon97US #76
#57Jerry96US #41
#58Roger93US #51
#59Bruce91US #53
#60Brett90US #118
#61Rick88US #162
#62George87US #37
#63Russell86US #61
#64Alan84US #57
#65Tony84US #49
#66Kelly83US #111
#67Dale82US #85
#68Jason82US #89
#69Tim81US #103
#70Curtis80US #75
#71Frank78US #43
#72Darrin76US #119
#73Martin74US #78
#74Jay73US #91
#75Kurt73US #110
#76Gerald72US #60
#77Jim72US #136
#78Brent70US #114
#79Chad70US #135
#80Darin70US #134
#81Joe70US #74
#82Randall69US #70
#83Wayne69US #59
#84Brad67US #150
#85Erik66US #145
#86Carl64US #56
#87Aaron63US #117
#88Ryan62US #171
#89Duane61US #140
#90Tom60US #153
#91Jack58US #107
#92Lawrence57US #66
#93Greg54US #126
#94Jonathan54US #65
#95Dan53US #174
#96Joel53US #102
#97Philip53US #86
#98Tracy53US #98
#99Danny52US #62
#100Lance52US #156

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑35Gina#55
↑32Sean#46
↑27Andrea#51
↑27Rick#61
↑24Christina#59
↑24Leslie#61
↑23Jason#68
↑22Kristin#48

Falling

↓39Greg#93
↓35Margaret#90
↓30Darin#80
↓26Anne#98
↓22Linda#36
↓22Ann#80
↓21Jim#77
↓19Kathy#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.