State roster

Top names in Washington

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Washington birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 62,888 Washington births in 2021 across 2,272 distinct names.

Distinctively Washington

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

#82Arlo#190 nationally
#88June#176 nationally
#50Juniper#137 nationally
#79Ember#163 nationally
#70Freya#152 nationally
#89Elliott#169 nationally
#85River#149 nationally
#91Arthur#155 nationally
#88Theo#142 nationally
#50Emmett#103 nationally
#100Ryker#153 nationally
#53Rowan#105 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia454US #1
#2Amelia333US #4
#3Emma296US #2
#4Charlotte280US #3
#5Sophia275US #6
#6Evelyn256US #9
#7Harper227US #10
#8Isabella223US #7
#9Eleanor221US #15
#10Ava218US #5
#11Luna208US #11
#12Mia208US #8
#13Hazel192US #28
#14Isla177US #34
#15Nora175US #27
#16Emily173US #21
#17Penelope166US #23
#18Lily164US #31
#19Elizabeth163US #14
#20Abigail161US #17
#21Aurora148US #35
#22Sofia147US #18
#23Scarlett146US #20
#24Avery145US #19
#25Chloe145US #25
#26Camila139US #12
#27Ella138US #16
#28Willow136US #39
#29Aria133US #22
#30Zoe133US #42
#31Zoey133US #38
#32Maya131US #55
#33Violet131US #36
#34Ellie130US #30
#35Grace128US #33
#36Mila127US #26
#37Naomi125US #54
#38Lucy124US #48
#39Riley123US #37
#40Audrey121US #60
#41Layla121US #24
#42Stella121US #41
#43Emilia116US #40
#44Madison115US #29
#45Ruby111US #62
#46Eliana109US #47
#47Alice105US #65
#48Hannah104US #44
#49Nova103US #32
#50Juniper101US #137
#51Gianna100US #13
#52Ivy97US #49
#53Claire96US #59
#54Victoria96US #43
#55Addison95US #45
#56Lillian95US #51
#57Delilah92US #58
#58Cora91US #87
#59Elena91US #53
#60Sophie89US #76
#61Paisley87US #52
#62Everly86US #50
#63Quinn85US #81
#64Josephine84US #72
#65Leah84US #46
#66Piper83US #96
#67Clara82US #102
#68Natalie81US #56
#69Kennedy80US #70
#70Freya79US #152
#71Iris79US #107
#72Rose78US #116
#73Emery77US #90
#74Aaliyah76US #61
#75Maeve76US #124
#76Kinsley75US #57
#77Liliana75US #104
#78Bella73US #73
#79Ember73US #163
#80Sadie73US #78
#81Rylee71US #97
#82Samantha71US #106
#83Genesis69US #75
#84Hailey67US #77
#85River67US #149
#86Adeline66US #94
#87Athena66US #98
#88June66US #176
#89Lydia66US #89
#90Madeline66US #95
#91Natalia66US #79
#92Charlie65US #127
#93Daisy65US #134
#94Remi65US #122
#95Valentina65US #69
#96Allison64US #82
#97Brooklyn64US #63
#98Leilani64US #68
#99Vivian62US #101
#100Eloise61US #109

Boys

#1Liam403US #1
#2Noah395US #2
#3Oliver388US #3
#4Henry363US #9
#5Theodore351US #10
#6Benjamin310US #7
#7William282US #6
#8Elijah276US #4
#9James263US #5
#10Lucas251US #8
#11Jack247US #11
#12Owen228US #22
#13Ezra226US #37
#14Samuel216US #23
#15Alexander215US #13
#16Ethan215US #20
#17Daniel209US #16
#18Jackson209US #14
#19Mateo207US #15
#20Levi203US #12
#21Leo198US #31
#22Asher196US #25
#23Logan192US #21
#24David191US #30
#25Wyatt191US #29
#26Hudson190US #34
#27Mason188US #18
#28Julian179US #33
#29Aiden177US #26
#30Isaac175US #40
#31Lincoln167US #45
#32Ezekiel164US #53
#33Sebastian160US #19
#34Michael158US #17
#35Miles156US #55
#36Luke155US #32
#37Elias153US #48
#38Joseph153US #28
#39Luca151US #42
#40Gabriel150US #38
#41Kai140US #70
#42Grayson137US #35
#43Jacob136US #24
#44Carter133US #39
#45Maverick132US #47
#46Wesley132US #85
#47Isaiah131US #56
#48Cooper130US #68
#49Matthew129US #36
#50Emmett127US #103
#51John121US #27
#52Nathan120US #59
#53Rowan119US #105
#54Dylan118US #44
#55Hunter118US #86
#56Jayden117US #41
#57Thomas117US #46
#58Andrew115US #57
#59Charles115US #50
#60Anthony113US #43
#61Silas113US #91
#62Weston113US #95
#63Santiago111US #63
#64Caleb110US #51
#65Josiah109US #49
#66Leonardo109US #87
#67Bennett108US #90
#68Cameron107US #62
#69Adrian106US #61
#70Greyson106US #84
#71Joshua106US #58
#72Landon106US #73
#73Roman105US #74
#74Jameson101US #80
#75Milo101US #127
#76Nolan100US #60
#77Eli99US #64
#78Ryan99US #66
#79Jonathan98US #77
#80Parker98US #93
#81Beau97US #94
#82Arlo96US #190
#83Axel96US #76
#84Declan96US #106
#85River96US #110
#86Colton95US #75
#87Jaxon94US #54
#88Theo93US #142
#89Elliott92US #169
#90Aaron91US #65
#91Arthur91US #155
#92Harrison91US #121
#93Damian90US #113
#94Easton90US #72
#95Waylon89US #69
#96Atlas88US #147
#97Carson88US #97
#98Ian88US #81
#99Robert86US #79
#100Ryker86US #153

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑32Cora#58
↑30Kai#41
↑29Leonardo#66
↑27Dylan#54
↑26Luca#39
↑26Weston#62
↑24Aaliyah#74
↑23Cameron#68

Falling

↓40Easton#94
↓35Brooklyn#97
↓29Jaxon#87
↓26Jameson#74
↓25Colton#86
↓23Natalie#68
↓22Remi#94
↓22Caleb#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.