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Baby names in Washington, 1970s

1970–1979 · 465,584 recorded births

Jennifer was the most common name given in Washington across the 1970s, with 10,450 births in the decade. The state recorded 465,584 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Washington in the 1970s

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
Leif90
Tawnya156
Tyler666
Tyson295
Joleen77
Darci103
Heidi1,841
Kurtis121

Top 25 in the 1970s

RankNameBirths
#1Jennifer10,450
#2Michael10,213
#3Jason9,567
#4Christopher7,299
#5David7,136
#6James5,770
#7Robert5,743
#8John5,431
#9Brian5,401
#10Matthew5,224
#11Ryan4,639
#12Amy4,479
#13Michelle4,333
#14Daniel4,330
#15Heather4,292
#16Angela4,211
#17Joshua3,975
#18Jeffrey3,874
#19Scott3,776
#20Lisa3,622
#21Eric3,551
#22Jeremy3,502
#23Melissa3,485
#24Aaron3,412
#25Joseph3,390

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