Washington · 1979

Top 100 names in Washington, 1979, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,081
#2	Sarah	598
#3	Jessica	594
#4	Melissa	579
#5	Angela	443
#6	Heather	435
#7	Amanda	428
#8	Michelle	396
#9	Amy	396
#10	Nicole	337
#11	Lisa	334
#12	Stephanie	326
#13	Elizabeth	316
#14	Amber	310
#15	Christina	273
#16	Rebecca	272
#17	Jamie	270
#18	Erin	267
#19	Rachel	258
#20	Andrea	255
#21	Kimberly	245
#22	Sara	228
#23	Shannon	219
#24	Megan	219
#25	Crystal	216
#26	Julie	203
#27	Kelly	201
#28	Laura	196
#29	Katherine	172
#30	Emily	172
#31	Tiffany	162
#32	Mary	161
#33	Heidi	158
#34	April	150
#35	Danielle	143
#36	Anna	139
#37	Katie	139
#38	Christine	137
#39	Tara	136
#40	Alicia	127
#41	Carrie	126
#42	Holly	121
#43	Kristina	118
#44	Maria	107
#45	Misty	107
#46	Erica	105
#47	Stacy	101
#48	Dawn	98
#49	Melanie	97
#50	Lindsey	97
#51	Lindsay	92
#52	Kathryn	91
#53	Brooke	91
#54	Karen	90
#55	Vanessa	88
#56	Mindy	87
#57	Allison	87
#58	Teresa	83
#59	Jill	83
#60	Susan	82
#61	Krista	81
#62	Monica	80
#63	Nichole	78
#64	Leah	78
#65	Shawna	77
#66	Brandy	77
#67	Tamara	77
#68	Wendy	76
#69	Patricia	76
#70	Kathleen	75
#71	Tracy	75
#72	Kristin	74
#73	Jenny	73
#74	Tanya	73
#75	Tina	72
#76	Leslie	71
#77	Kristen	69
#78	Brianne	69
#79	Molly	67
#80	Courtney	67
#81	Katrina	65
#82	Natalie	64
#83	Melinda	64
#84	Stacey	64
#85	Alison	63
#86	Kristy	63
#87	Trisha	63
#88	Cheryl	62
#89	Catherine	61
#90	Erika	61
#91	Anne	61
#92	Samantha	59
#93	Jaime	58
#94	Kristi	57
#95	Brenda	56
#96	Cynthia	56
#97	Theresa	56
#98	Sabrina	55
#99	Desiree	54
#100	Julia	53

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
Kelsey	21	8	1
Breanne	27	11	2
Briana	35	14	3
Jolene	32	13	4
Brianna	39	15	4
Athena	23	9	3
Tami	33	13	4
Kirsten	41	16	5
Shawna	77	30	10
Shelby	21	8	3
Lacey	38	15	5
Celeste	24	9	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.