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Baby names in Washington, 1990s

1990–1999 · 641,404 recorded births

Michael was the most common name given in Washington across the 1990s, with 7,549 births in the decade. The state recorded 641,404 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Washington in the 1990s

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
Ruvim5015×
Unnamed9914×
Kramer8612×
Pavel44
Oleg16
Irina35
Sergey19
Vadim14

Top 25 in the 1990s

RankNameBirths
#1Michael7,549
#2Jacob7,442
#3Joshua6,385
#4Tyler6,213
#5Jessica5,912
#6Andrew5,650
#7Christopher5,557
#8Matthew5,499
#9Jordan5,315
#10Ryan5,203
#11Nicholas5,194
#12Ashley5,183
#13Taylor5,179
#14Emily5,145
#15Kyle4,965
#16Daniel4,964
#17Austin4,913
#18Brandon4,889
#19Alexander4,887
#20David4,752
#21Zachary4,611
#22Sarah4,576
#23Samantha4,450
#24Joseph4,403
#25Amanda4,052

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