Washington · 1948

Top 100 names in Washington, 1948, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	1,750
#2	Susan	863
#3	Mary	805
#4	Patricia	722
#5	Barbara	629
#6	Sandra	533
#7	Karen	525
#8	Kathleen	524
#9	Carol	522
#10	Nancy	516
#11	Sharon	471
#12	Pamela	376
#13	Donna	359
#14	Cheryl	339
#15	Judy	331
#16	Diane	302
#17	Judith	296
#18	Margaret	284
#19	Janice	269
#20	Janet	252
#21	Christine	242
#22	Marilyn	211
#23	Shirley	194
#24	Carolyn	187
#25	Kathy	181
#26	Diana	180
#27	Cynthia	180
#28	Bonnie	175
#29	Kathryn	158
#30	Betty	154
#31	Vicki	150
#32	Catherine	146
#33	Joyce	145
#34	Connie	144
#35	Joan	143
#36	Virginia	142
#37	Elizabeth	139
#38	Beverly	139
#39	Gail	139
#40	Peggy	134
#41	Sally	132
#42	Katherine	128
#43	Julie	128
#44	Sherry	121
#45	Ann	117
#46	Marcia	113
#47	Cathy	112
#48	Lynn	112
#49	Joanne	111
#50	Darlene	111
#51	Teresa	106
#52	Deborah	106
#53	Jean	104
#54	Gloria	104
#55	Colleen	96
#56	Rebecca	95
#57	Suzanne	93
#58	Claudia	93
#59	Lynda	93
#60	Dorothy	92
#61	Frances	91
#62	Jane	89
#63	Paula	88
#64	Marsha	86
#65	Alice	85
#66	Roberta	84
#67	Jo	83
#68	Ruth	83
#69	Terry	79
#70	Janis	77
#71	Helen	77
#72	Charlotte	77
#73	Sue	76
#74	Laura	74
#75	Sheila	73
#76	Jeanne	73
#77	Elaine	72
#78	Penny	72
#79	Marlene	71
#80	Leslie	71
#81	Victoria	70
#82	Theresa	68
#83	Dianne	67
#84	Wendy	66
#85	Candace	66
#86	Kay	65
#87	Yvonne	65
#88	Phyllis	64
#89	Robin	63
#90	Kristine	63
#91	Constance	63
#92	Charlene	63
#93	Rita	62
#94	Jill	62
#95	Sheryl	61
#96	Jacqueline	60
#97	Gayle	60
#98	Maureen	59
#99	Marie	59
#100	Sylvia	58

Uniquely popular in Washington

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Christie	32	13	1
Marla	29	12	3
Gretchen	40	16	4
Kristine	63	25	6
Terri	50	20	5
Robin	63	25	6
Colleen	96	39	11
Cherie	23	9	3
Patti	29	12	3
Julie	128	52	16
Candace	66	27	9
Pam	26	10	3

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.