State roster

Top names in Washington

The names most likely to appear on 1969 Washington birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 51,819 Washington births in 1969 across 1,039 distinct names.

Distinctively Washington

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

#70Karioutside the national top 200
#87Tamioutside the national top 200
#91Wade#193 nationally
#50Kristina#136 nationally
#60Ryan#135 nationally
#85Darin#159 nationally
#88Cory#160 nationally
#45Kelly#115 nationally
#76Kyle#143 nationally
#81Kirk#148 nationally
#53Erik#119 nationally
#93Darrin#158 nationally

Girls

#1Michelle712US #2
#2Lisa708US #1
#3Jennifer607US #3
#4Kimberly486US #4
#5Julie441US #12
#6Shannon354US #31
#7Angela324US #7
#8Amy290US #6
#9Christine257US #14
#10Wendy256US #29
#11Melissa246US #5
#12Susan242US #11
#13Tina241US #22
#14Laura238US #10
#15Kelly231US #15
#16Mary231US #8
#17Teresa228US #32
#18Dawn226US #21
#19Tammy222US #9
#20Karen216US #13
#21Heather213US #34
#22Lori213US #20
#23Heidi210US #80
#24Stephanie210US #19
#25Christina206US #37
#26Tracy203US #17
#27Rebecca187US #28
#28Deborah184US #27
#29Elizabeth172US #16
#30Cynthia160US #23
#31Cheryl154US #41
#32Patricia150US #18
#33Andrea147US #48
#34Brenda147US #38
#35Denise139US #35
#36Jill137US #51
#37Tamara134US #78
#38Sandra133US #25
#39Michele132US #30
#40Kathleen128US #42
#41Kristin128US #76
#42Gina122US #63
#43Barbara120US #39
#44Stacy120US #53
#45Jodi115US #95
#46Pamela115US #24
#47Leslie114US #64
#48Rhonda114US #44
#49Kristine113US #110
#50Kristina111US #136
#51Linda109US #33
#52Nicole109US #47
#53Stacey107US #52
#54Theresa105US #49
#55Diane102US #61
#56Shelly101US #102
#57Ann100US #57
#58Sarah100US #72
#59Kelli98US #115
#60Cindy97US #74
#61Debra97US #43
#62Robin97US #46
#63Carrie96US #94
#64Nancy96US #45
#65Dana95US #60
#66Katherine95US #70
#67Paula95US #50
#68Donna94US #26
#69Deanna93US #88
#70Kari93
#71Monica93US #59
#72Erin91US #114
#73Kim91US #66
#74Rachel90US #69
#75Kristen87US #96
#76Sharon87US #36
#77Shelley86US #135
#78Tanya86US #91
#79Tonya86US #54
#80Renee82US #67
#81Sheila82US #68
#82Maria81US #40
#83Holly80US #87
#84Laurie79US #79
#85Suzanne79US #75
#86Tara79US #107
#87Tami78
#88Anne75US #101
#89Danielle75US #111
#90Sheri75US #132
#91Victoria74US #83
#92Catherine72US #58
#93Anna71US #99
#94Carol70US #56
#95Carolyn70US #71
#96Tiffany70US #144
#97Traci67US #112
#98Diana66US #81
#99Kristi66US #129
#100Sara65US #124

Boys

#1Michael1,326US #1
#2David1,016US #2
#3Robert882US #5
#4John849US #4
#5James824US #3
#6Mark636US #8
#7Scott623US #12
#8Brian620US #9
#9Christopher579US #7
#10Jeffrey571US #11
#11Richard510US #10
#12William506US #6
#13Steven478US #14
#14Daniel464US #18
#15Jason445US #25
#16Eric427US #21
#17Todd391US #28
#18Kevin388US #16
#19Thomas371US #13
#20Paul341US #22
#21Timothy340US #17
#22Matthew320US #24
#23Joseph284US #15
#24Kenneth266US #23
#25Gregory260US #26
#26Ronald239US #29
#27Shawn236US #41
#28Douglas235US #34
#29Patrick232US #31
#30Charles230US #19
#31Anthony224US #20
#32Donald222US #30
#33Sean212US #37
#34Troy202US #42
#35Gary194US #35
#36Andrew192US #33
#37Stephen172US #27
#38Craig168US #39
#39Aaron162US #61
#40Edward139US #32
#41Peter136US #43
#42Darren133US #60
#43Jeffery132US #48
#44Corey131US #58
#45Kelly129US #115
#46Bradley125US #53
#47Dennis123US #44
#48Jeff122US #106
#49Shane122US #87
#50Larry121US #40
#51Bryan119US #51
#52Mike119US #112
#53Erik117US #119
#54Brent115US #92
#55Chris111US #66
#56Chad107US #69
#57Keith107US #36
#58Russell104US #57
#59Jonathan103US #46
#60Ryan100US #135
#61Lance99US #103
#62Jerry95US #45
#63Jon95US #68
#64Randy91US #55
#65Derek88US #109
#66Tony88US #54
#67Brett86US #94
#68Jay86US #95
#69Terry86US #52
#70Dean84US #89
#71Rodney83US #49
#72Wayne83US #75
#73George82US #38
#74Dale81US #96
#75Travis80US #113
#76Kyle76US #143
#77Marc76US #63
#78Steve74US #98
#79Curtis71US #81
#80Joel71US #80
#81Kirk69US #148
#82Raymond69US #50
#83Bruce68US #72
#84Carl64US #62
#85Darin64US #159
#86Frank64US #47
#87Roger64US #59
#88Cory63US #160
#89Gerald63US #65
#90Benjamin62US #91
#91Wade61US #193
#92Danny60US #73
#93Darrin59US #158
#94Kurt59US #132
#95Adam57US #114
#96Joe57US #83
#97Alan55US #76
#98Allen55US #111
#99Jeremy53US #147
#100Greg52US #152

On the move since 1968

Rising

↑54Corey#44
↑42Kristina#50
↑34Heather#21
↑30Sarah#58
↑29Lance#61
↑22Jodi#45
↑20Derek#65
↑19Jason#15

Falling

↓30Carol#94
↓30Diana#98
↓27Kim#73
↓27Terry#69
↓22Debra#61
↓22Holly#83
↓22Suzanne#85
↓22Alan#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1968 rankings.