Top baby names in Washington, 1970
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 837 |
| 2 | Michelle | 649 |
| 3 | Lisa | 555 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 439 |
| 5 | Angela | 419 |
| 6 | Julie | 386 |
| 7 | Amy | 358 |
| 8 | Heather | 351 |
| 9 | Shannon | 342 |
| 10 | Tina | 268 |
| 11 | Tracy | 264 |
| 12 | Christine | 259 |
| 12 | Melissa | 259 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 246 |
| 15 | Heidi | 239 |
| 16 | Mary | 227 |
| 17 | Karen | 221 |
| 18 | Wendy | 218 |
| 19 | Susan | 215 |
| 20 | Dawn | 213 |
| 21 | Tammy | 202 |
| 22 | Lori | 199 |
| 23 | Teresa | 198 |
| 24 | Laura | 196 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 193 |
| 26 | Kelly | 178 |
| 27 | Christina | 177 |
| 28 | Cynthia | 172 |
| 29 | Elizabeth | 171 |
| 30 | Brenda | 170 |
| 31 | Patricia | 158 |
| 32 | Andrea | 148 |
| 33 | Sandra | 146 |
| 34 | Nicole | 145 |
| 35 | Deborah | 141 |
| 36 | Tamara | 135 |
| 37 | Denise | 130 |
| 38 | Erin | 129 |
| 39 | Stacy | 125 |
| 40 | Carrie | 123 |
| 40 | Deanna | 123 |
| 40 | Sarah | 123 |
| 43 | Jill | 122 |
| 44 | Kristin | 121 |
| 45 | Cheryl | 117 |
| 46 | Pamela | 114 |
| 47 | Kathleen | 111 |
| 48 | Holly | 109 |
| 48 | Michele | 109 |
| 50 | Rhonda | 105 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,266 |
| 2 | David | 999 |
| 3 | John | 833 |
| 4 | Robert | 829 |
| 5 | James | 819 |
| 6 | Jason | 791 |
| 7 | Christopher | 643 |
| 8 | Brian | 602 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 587 |
| 10 | Scott | 557 |
| 11 | Mark | 527 |
| 12 | Steven | 472 |
| 13 | Daniel | 458 |
| 14 | Richard | 442 |
| 15 | Eric | 434 |
| 16 | William | 424 |
| 17 | Kevin | 415 |
| 18 | Matthew | 363 |
| 19 | Todd | 331 |
| 20 | Paul | 317 |
| 21 | Thomas | 312 |
| 22 | Joseph | 300 |
| 23 | Timothy | 292 |
| 24 | Kenneth | 288 |
| 25 | Shawn | 266 |
| 26 | Anthony | 254 |
| 27 | Aaron | 248 |
| 27 | Sean | 248 |
| 29 | Patrick | 237 |
| 30 | Donald | 233 |
| 31 | Charles | 216 |
| 32 | Ronald | 210 |
| 33 | Gregory | 209 |
| 34 | Andrew | 207 |
| 35 | Douglas | 202 |
| 36 | Troy | 199 |
| 37 | Gary | 173 |
| 38 | Craig | 168 |
| 39 | Chad | 167 |
| 40 | Travis | 164 |
| 41 | Shane | 156 |
| 42 | Stephen | 150 |
| 43 | Jeffery | 146 |
| 44 | Peter | 139 |
| 45 | Jeff | 137 |
| 46 | Brent | 125 |
| 47 | Keith | 122 |
| 48 | Edward | 121 |
| 49 | Jonathan | 118 |
| 50 | Bryan | 117 |