Top baby names in Washington, 1971
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,025 |
| 2 | Michelle | 560 |
| 3 | Lisa | 464 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 431 |
| 5 | Angela | 422 |
| 6 | Amy | 385 |
| 7 | Heather | 325 |
| 8 | Julie | 324 |
| 9 | Shannon | 305 |
| 10 | Melissa | 254 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 248 |
| 12 | Tina | 236 |
| 13 | Tammy | 222 |
| 14 | Christine | 217 |
| 15 | Dawn | 213 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 212 |
| 17 | Laura | 201 |
| 18 | Heidi | 191 |
| 19 | Andrea | 190 |
| 20 | Wendy | 189 |
| 21 | Tracy | 185 |
| 22 | Teresa | 178 |
| 23 | Mary | 177 |
| 24 | Susan | 174 |
| 25 | Christina | 173 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 165 |
| 27 | Karen | 160 |
| 28 | Nicole | 159 |
| 29 | Brenda | 156 |
| 30 | Sarah | 148 |
| 31 | Kelly | 146 |
| 32 | Stacy | 145 |
| 33 | Carrie | 140 |
| 34 | Cynthia | 133 |
| 35 | Lori | 130 |
| 36 | Rachel | 120 |
| 37 | Tara | 119 |
| 38 | Denise | 117 |
| 38 | Patricia | 117 |
| 38 | Tamara | 117 |
| 41 | Kristin | 114 |
| 42 | Erin | 111 |
| 43 | Tanya | 110 |
| 44 | Barbara | 109 |
| 45 | Deanna | 107 |
| 46 | Deborah | 106 |
| 46 | Kari | 106 |
| 48 | Jill | 101 |
| 48 | Kristina | 101 |
| 50 | Cindy | 100 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,065 |
| 2 | Jason | 967 |
| 3 | David | 816 |
| 4 | Robert | 770 |
| 5 | James | 671 |
| 6 | Christopher | 666 |
| 7 | John | 636 |
| 8 | Brian | 567 |
| 9 | Scott | 545 |
| 10 | Matthew | 450 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 443 |
| 12 | Steven | 428 |
| 13 | Eric | 424 |
| 14 | Richard | 422 |
| 15 | Kevin | 372 |
| 16 | William | 358 |
| 17 | Mark | 353 |
| 18 | Daniel | 342 |
| 19 | Aaron | 327 |
| 20 | Joseph | 298 |
| 21 | Timothy | 285 |
| 22 | Thomas | 280 |
| 23 | Chad | 273 |
| 24 | Todd | 262 |
| 25 | Paul | 257 |
| 26 | Shawn | 249 |
| 27 | Jeremy | 225 |
| 28 | Sean | 222 |
| 29 | Gregory | 216 |
| 30 | Anthony | 213 |
| 31 | Ryan | 208 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 207 |
| 33 | Donald | 204 |
| 34 | Andrew | 191 |
| 35 | Charles | 187 |
| 36 | Patrick | 186 |
| 37 | Ronald | 167 |
| 38 | Travis | 161 |
| 39 | Douglas | 152 |
| 40 | Shane | 144 |
| 41 | Gary | 140 |
| 41 | Stephen | 140 |
| 43 | Jonathan | 136 |
| 44 | Peter | 135 |
| 45 | Troy | 132 |
| 46 | Craig | 131 |
| 47 | Bryan | 128 |
| 48 | Jeffery | 121 |
| 49 | Keith | 117 |
| 50 | Edward | 113 |