Name Legacy

Baby names in Washington, 1960s

1960–1969 · 523,690 recorded births

Michael was the most common name given in Washington across the 1960s, with 12,080 births in the decade. The state recorded 523,690 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Washington in the 1960s

Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.

NameBirthsvs national
Arne49
Darci111
Kari686
Rob265
Tami968
Garth109
Rod194
Shelli168

Top 25 in the 1960s

RankNameBirths
#1Michael12,080
#2David11,500
#3John9,504
#4Robert8,973
#5James8,314
#6Mark7,315
#7Lisa7,109
#8Scott6,002
#9Richard5,578
#10Brian5,232
#11Steven5,136
#12Jeffrey5,083
#13William4,772
#14Kevin4,581
#15Susan4,233
#16Daniel4,176
#17Julie4,166
#18Michelle3,975
#19Mary3,932
#20Kimberly3,754
#21Karen3,721
#22Thomas3,708
#23Timothy3,514
#24Kelly3,490
#25Paul3,448

Other decades in Washington

All Washington names, 2025

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org