State roster

Top names in Washington

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Washington birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 66,614 Washington births in 2017 across 2,303 distinct names.

Distinctively Washington

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

#97Juniperoutside the national top 200
#100Emberoutside the national top 200
#51Emmett#124 nationally
#73Rowan#140 nationally
#94Elliott#160 nationally
#70Bennett#123 nationally
#93Eliza#140 nationally
#100Calvin#146 nationally
#50Clara#95 nationally
#91Arya#135 nationally
#64Josephine#107 nationally
#84Kai#126 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia432US #2
#2Emma423US #1
#3Evelyn337US #9
#4Ava311US #3
#5Isabella309US #4
#6Charlotte305US #7
#7Sophia292US #5
#8Amelia285US #8
#9Mia261US #6
#10Abigail256US #10
#11Harper235US #11
#12Elizabeth227US #13
#13Emily227US #12
#14Penelope195US #24
#15Avery193US #14
#16Eleanor189US #36
#17Aria184US #20
#18Grace178US #21
#19Sofia171US #15
#20Ella169US #16
#21Hazel164US #43
#22Audrey159US #46
#23Chloe158US #22
#24Scarlett157US #18
#25Nora154US #29
#26Hannah153US #32
#27Lily152US #33
#28Maya149US #60
#29Aurora143US #51
#30Natalie141US #35
#31Violet140US #47
#32Luna139US #37
#33Victoria139US #19
#34Camila137US #23
#35Lillian133US #27
#36Lucy133US #52
#37Madison133US #17
#38Stella133US #42
#39Zoey132US #28
#40Riley131US #25
#41Adeline130US #64
#42Addison125US #34
#43Mila125US #30
#44Alice123US #70
#45Ellie123US #44
#46Zoe122US #41
#47Ruby116US #79
#48Layla114US #26
#49Willow114US #80
#50Clara110US #95
#51Paisley108US #45
#52Piper107US #81
#53Naomi106US #69
#54Quinn102US #76
#55Anna100US #53
#56Claire100US #49
#57Brooklyn99US #39
#58Kennedy99US #58
#59Savannah99US #38
#60Emilia98US #77
#61Everly98US #82
#62Cora97US #83
#63Isla97US #103
#64Josephine95US #107
#65Samantha95US #54
#66Elena93US #68
#67Eva92US #73
#68Hailey92US #72
#69Kinsley92US #59
#70Aaliyah88US #57
#71Ariana87US #67
#72Allison86US #61
#73Sarah86US #62
#74Aubrey84US #31
#75Hadley84US #112
#76Eliana81US #88
#77Mackenzie81US #100
#78Bella76US #50
#79Sophie76US #106
#80Leah75US #40
#81Vivian75US #97
#82Adalynn73US #116
#83Reagan73US #98
#84Alexa71US #66
#85Madeline71US #99
#86Gabriella70US #65
#87Julia70US #93
#88Rylee70US #104
#89Nova68US #94
#90Sadie68US #71
#91Arya67US #135
#92Liliana67US #109
#93Eliza66US #140
#94Isabelle66US #92
#95Arianna65US #87
#96Ivy65US #108
#97Juniper65
#98Madelyn65US #63
#99Ximena65US #121
#100Ember64

Boys

#1Liam423US #1
#2Oliver412US #10
#3Noah353US #2
#4William348US #3
#5Benjamin345US #6
#6Logan331US #5
#7Henry326US #19
#8James321US #4
#9Lucas321US #11
#10Elijah305US #8
#11Ethan304US #14
#12Owen290US #28
#13Alexander280US #13
#14Daniel279US #15
#15Wyatt274US #25
#16Samuel272US #21
#17Mason258US #7
#18Lincoln249US #41
#19Jack244US #36
#20Jackson237US #20
#21Jacob231US #9
#22Theodore224US #61
#23Isaac223US #32
#24Michael217US #12
#25Aiden213US #17
#26Matthew212US #16
#27David204US #22
#28Gabriel193US #31
#29Sebastian193US #23
#30Carter190US #24
#31Mateo190US #42
#32Levi189US #35
#33Isaiah185US #46
#34Julian184US #37
#35Asher181US #59
#36Grayson177US #34
#37Hunter176US #53
#38Hudson175US #64
#39Luke173US #30
#40Thomas170US #49
#41Leo168US #62
#42Ezra161US #69
#43Nathan161US #45
#44Jaxon159US #43
#45Joseph159US #18
#46Joshua156US #38
#47Jayden153US #26
#48Caleb149US #50
#49Jonathan146US #55
#50Andrew144US #40
#51Emmett143US #124
#52Dylan142US #29
#53Aaron141US #47
#54Charles140US #48
#55Eli140US #54
#56Landon139US #57
#57Anthony138US #33
#58Ryan138US #44
#59Christopher137US #39
#60John132US #27
#61Cooper129US #88
#62Austin120US #75
#63Cameron120US #60
#64Ezekiel120US #82
#65Elias119US #78
#66Maverick118US #84
#67Angel117US #71
#68Greyson117US #80
#69Jameson116US #100
#70Bennett114US #123
#71Christian112US #52
#72Evan112US #85
#73Rowan112US #140
#74Colton111US #70
#75Connor111US #56
#76Josiah111US #51
#77Roman111US #91
#78Adrian110US #58
#79Nolan109US #67
#80Sawyer109US #95
#81Easton108US #66
#82Wesley108US #111
#83Carson106US #83
#84Kai104US #126
#85Silas104US #120
#86Jeremiah103US #63
#87Jaxson102US #79
#88Jose100US #81
#89Robert100US #65
#90Brayden98US #72
#91Micah97US #107
#92Ryker97US #131
#93Weston97US #109
#94Elliott95US #160
#95Leonardo95US #97
#96Miles95US #110
#97Ryder95US #122
#98Dominic94US #74
#99Declan93US #115
#100Calvin90US #146

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑35Austin#62
↑26Emmett#51
↑25Kennedy#58
↑24Luna#32
↑24Willow#49
↑23Savannah#59
↑21Josephine#64
↑19Maya#28

Falling

↓29Sadie#90
↓27Madeline#85
↓25Brooklyn#57
↓24Arianna#95
↓23Declan#99
↓22Claire#56
↓21Alexa#84
↓20Caleb#48

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.