The most distinctive Washington baby names.
In 2025 the most distinctive Washington names were Amen and Avenir. Across the whole record it is Liliya and Kramer.
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amen | 12 | 20× | Avenir | 13 | 20× |
| 2 | Solomiya | 6 | 9× | Ruvim | 7 | 12× |
| 3 | Aster | 7 | 6× | Theophilus | 6 | 9× |
| 4 | Lovella | 5 | 6× | Arth | 6 | 9× |
| 5 | Meara | 6 | 5× | Alder | 20 | 8× |
| 6 | Roya | 10 | 5× | Rainier | 7 | 6× |
| 7 | Rubani | 6 | 4× | Kaveh | 5 | 6× |
| 8 | Rahil | 6 | 4× | Rufus | 5 | 6× |
| 9 | Mishka | 6 | 3× | Denny | 5 | 6× |
| 10 | Taya | 6 | 3× | Orest | 5 | 6× |
| 11 | Sitara | 8 | 3× | Niles | 5 | 6× |
| 12 | Teddi | 6 | 3× | Roscoe | 5 | 6× |
| 13 | Aili | 5 | 3× | Ezana | 5 | 6× |
| 14 | Holley | 5 | 3× | Lars | 10 | 5× |
| 15 | Dhriti | 11 | 3× | Vayu | 10 | 5× |
| 16 | Ahana | 9 | 3× | Kainoa | 13 | 4× |
| 17 | Aadya | 12 | 3× | Marlow | 7 | 4× |
| 18 | Aanya | 12 | 3× | Samay | 7 | 4× |
| 19 | Zlata | 5 | 3× | Kaito | 8 | 4× |
| 20 | Ena | 5 | 3× | Muhammed | 9 | 4× |
| 21 | Rowen | 12 | 2× | Olin | 8 | 4× |
| 22 | Tara | 24 | 2× | Cedar | 15 | 4× |
| 23 | Emmylou | 6 | 2× | Ahaan | 12 | 4× |
| 24 | Denali | 6 | 2× | Virat | 7 | 4× |
| 25 | Vamika | 11 | 2× | Ojas | 7 | 4× |
The most distinctive name of each decade.
| Decade | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | Laurel | 11 | 12× | Arne | 19 | 6× |
| 1920s | Chiyo | 5 | 14× | Denny | 17 | 10× |
| 1930s | Shannon | 12 | 20× | Del | 19 | 17× |
| 1940s | Kristi | 75 | 10× | Arne | 25 | 9× |
| 1950s | Lael | 11 | 18× | Arne | 81 | 21× |
| 1960s | Mardi | 11 | 19× | Arne | 49 | 19× |
| 1970s | Meagen | 5 | 8× | Nels | 17 | 14× |
| 1980s | Kaeli | 13 | 14× | Kramer | 30 | 35× |
| 1990s | Yana | 17 | 17× | Kramer | 86 | 35× |
| 2000s | Liliya | 45 | 29× | Vadim | 73 | 30× |
| 2010s | Imogene | 10 | 12× | Ruvim | 44 | 24× |
| 2020s | Solomiya | 12 | 20× | Ruvim | 34 | 30× |
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liliya | 57 | 27× | Kramer | 116 | 44× |
| 2 | Solomiya | 12 | 27× | Ruvim | 208 | 35× |
| 3 | Ravenna | 25 | 26× | Vadim | 92 | 33× |
| 4 | Viktoriya | 18 | 26× | Vitaliy | 67 | 32× |
| 5 | Ellinor | 30 | 24× | Avenir | 96 | 28× |
| 6 | Juliya | 10 | 24× | Dmitriy | 75 | 28× |
| 7 | Inna | 45 | 17× | Rainier | 92 | 23× |
| 8 | Solomia | 29 | 16× | Nazar | 55 | 19× |
| 9 | Inessa | 43 | 15× | Sergey | 38 | 19× |
| 10 | Runa | 36 | 12× | Amnen | 12 | 18× |
| 11 | Darina | 38 | 11× | Whittaker | 10 | 15× |
| 12 | Hemen | 15 | 11× | Artem | 135 | 14× |
| 13 | Meklit | 25 | 10× | Jaeger | 29 | 14× |
| 14 | Cedar | 58 | 10× | Oleg | 26 | 14× |
| 15 | Annaka | 10 | 9× | Ruslan | 27 | 14× |
| 16 | Yana | 176 | 9× | Alder | 155 | 14× |
| 17 | Kaarin | 5 | 8× | Vladislav | 41 | 12× |
| 18 | Aldah | 5 | 8× | Naod | 15 | 12× |
| 19 | Mercer | 5 | 8× | Peregrine | 6 | 12× |
| 20 | Kippy | 5 | 8× | Pavel | 133 | 12× |
| 21 | Chelan | 5 | 8× | Griffey | 12 | 11× |
| 22 | Melat | 5 | 8× | Tyrion | 15 | 11× |
| 23 | Skadi | 5 | 8× | Arne | 186 | 10× |
| 24 | Karlyne | 5 | 8× | Vlad | 16 | 10× |
| 25 | Hermela | 5 | 8× | Timofey | 29 | 10× |
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Multipliers compare each name’s share of Washington births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
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