100 Most Popular Baby Names in Washington

In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2021. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby names for the latest year, 2021, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

This page contains both boy and girl names, but you can click below to see just the names by sex:

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 402 Olivia 452
2 Noah 394 Amelia 330
3 Oliver 386 Emma 295
4 Henry 363 Charlotte 279
5 Theodore 351 Sophia 276
6 Benjamin 308 Evelyn 255
7 William 282 Harper 225
8 Elijah 275 Isabella 222
9 James 261 Eleanor 219
10 Lucas 251 Ava 218
11 Jack 247 Luna 208
12 Owen 228 Mia 208
13 Ezra 226 Hazel 192
14 Samuel 216 Isla 177
15 Ethan 214 Nora 175
16 Alexander 213 Emily 172
17 Daniel 208 Penelope 165
18 Jackson 208 Lily 163
19 Mateo 207 Elizabeth 162
20 Levi 201 Abigail 161
21 Leo 197 Sofia 147
22 Asher 194 Aurora 146
23 David 190 Scarlett 146
24 Hudson 190 Avery 145
25 Logan 190 Chloe 144
26 Wyatt 190 Camila 139
27 Mason 188 Ella 138
28 Julian 178 Willow 136
29 Aiden 176 Zoe 133
30 Isaac 174 Aria 132
31 Lincoln 167 Zoey 132
32 Ezekiel 163 Maya 131
33 Sebastian 158 Violet 131
34 Miles 156 Ellie 130
35 Michael 155 Grace 128
36 Elias 153 Mila 125
37 Luke 153 Lucy 124
38 Joseph 152 Naomi 123
39 Luca 150 Riley 123
40 Gabriel 149 Layla 121
41 Kai 138 Stella 121
42 Grayson 136 Audrey 120
43 Jacob 136 Emilia 116
44 Carter 133 Madison 114
45 Wesley 132 Ruby 110
46 Maverick 131 Eliana 108
47 Cooper 130 Hannah 103
48 Isaiah 130 Alice 102
49 Emmett 127 Nova 102
50 Matthew 127 Gianna 100
51 John 120 Juniper 100
52 Nathan 120 Claire 96
53 Dylan 118 Ivy 96
54 Rowan 118 Victoria 96
55 Thomas 117 Addison 95
56 Hunter 116 Lillian 95
57 Jayden 116 Cora 91
58 Andrew 115 Delilah 91
59 Charles 115 Elena 91
60 Anthony 112 Sophie 88
61 Silas 112 Everly 86
62 Weston 112 Paisley 85
63 Santiago 111 Quinn 85
64 Caleb 110 Josephine 84
65 Josiah 109 Leah 84
66 Leonardo 109 Piper 83
67 Bennett 108 Clara 82
68 Cameron 107 Natalie 81
69 Adrian 106 Freya 79
70 Greyson 106 Iris 79
71 Joshua 106 Kennedy 79
72 Landon 106 Rose 77
73 Roman 104 Aaliyah 76
74 Milo 101 Emery 76
75 Jameson 101 Maeve 76
76 Nolan 99 Liliana 75
77 Eli 99 Kinsley 75
78 Jonathan 98 Bella 73
79 Parker 98 Sadie 72
80 Ryan 98 Ember 72
81 Beau 97 Rylee 71
82 Arlo 96 Samantha 71
83 Axel 96 Genesis 68
84 Declan 96 River 67
85 River 96 Adeline 66
86 Colton 95 Hailey 66
87 Jaxon 94 June 66
88 Elliott 92 Madeline 66
89 Theo 92 Natalia 66
90 Harrison 91 Athena 65
91 Aaron 91 Charlie 65
92 Arthur 91 Daisy 65
93 Easton 90 Lydia 65
94 Damian 89 Remi 65
95 Waylon 89 Valentina 65
96 Atlas 88 Brooklyn 64
97 Carson 88 Leilani 64
98 Ian 87 Allison 64
99 Robert 86 Olive 61
100 Brooks 85 Vivian 61

Most Popular Washington Baby Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby names in Washington for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2021.

However, 111 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Names in Washington for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby names in Washington for births recorded in 2020 are Oliver and Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Oliver 428 Olivia 422
2 Liam 390 Emma 347
3 Noah 339 Charlotte 336
4 Benjamin 336 Amelia 311
5 Henry 329 Sophia 285

Popular Baby Names in Washington for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby names in Washington for births recorded in 2019 are Liam and Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 399 Olivia 417
2 Oliver 394 Emma 346
3 Noah 344 Charlotte 343
4 Benjamin 327 Amelia 330
5 Henry 312 Evelyn 310

Popular Baby Names in Washington for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby names in Washington for births recorded in 2018 are Liam and Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 441 Olivia 413
2 Oliver 378 Emma 407
3 William 357 Evelyn 326
4 Noah 350 Amelia 304
5 Henry 342 Charlotte 298

Popular Baby Names in Washington for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby names in Washington for births recorded in 2017 are Liam and Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 423 Olivia 432
2 Oliver 412 Emma 423
3 Noah 352 Evelyn 337
4 William 348 Ava 311
5 Benjamin 344 Isabella 309

Popular Baby Names in Washington for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby names in Washington for births recorded in 2016 are Liam and Emma.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 408 Emma 446
2 Benjamin 390 Olivia 434
3 Oliver 390 Sophia 345
4 James 362 Evelyn 310
5 Noah 356 Ava 308

Popular Baby Names in Washington for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby names in Washington for births recorded in 2015 are Oliver and Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Oliver 399 Olivia 478
2 Liam 365 Emma 422
3 Noah 365 Sophia 354
4 Benjamin 358 Ava 306
5 Henry 349 Evelyn 302

Popular Baby Names in Washington for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby names in Washington for births recorded in 2014 are Liam and Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 410 Olivia 455
2 Benjamin 372 Emma 436
3 Alexander 361 Sophia 363
4 Noah 357 Ava 301
5 William 352 Emily 290

Popular Baby Names in Washington for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby names in Washington for births recorded in 2013 are Liam and Emma.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 466 Emma 448
2 Mason 361 Olivia 436
3 Alexander 349 Sophia 397
4 Ethan 347 Isabella 297
5 Noah 338 Abigail 285

Popular Baby Names in Washington for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby names in Washington for births recorded in 2012 are Mason and Sophia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Mason 413 Sophia 477
2 Liam 408 Emma 454
3 Ethan 396 Olivia 433
4 Alexander 354 Isabella 328
5 Benjamin 336 Ava 304

Popular Baby Names in Washington for 2011

As you can see the most popular baby names in Washington for births recorded in 2011 are Mason and Sophia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Mason 448 Sophia 444
2 Liam 386 Olivia 429
3 Alexander 377 Emma 424
4 Ethan 359 Emily 333
5 Jacob 355 Isabella 331

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

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