Top baby names in Washington, 1974
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,089 |
| 2 | Amy | 496 |
| 3 | Heather | 494 |
| 4 | Angela | 451 |
| 5 | Michelle | 398 |
| 6 | Lisa | 346 |
| 7 | Rebecca | 279 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 278 |
| 9 | Melissa | 273 |
| 10 | Shannon | 256 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 254 |
| 12 | Sarah | 251 |
| 13 | Heidi | 218 |
| 14 | Christina | 212 |
| 15 | Jessica | 204 |
| 16 | Julie | 188 |
| 17 | Nicole | 181 |
| 18 | Dawn | 162 |
| 19 | Rachel | 151 |
| 20 | Andrea | 144 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 144 |
| 22 | Christine | 140 |
| 23 | Erin | 137 |
| 24 | Kelly | 134 |
| 25 | April | 127 |
| 25 | Laura | 127 |
| 27 | Mary | 122 |
| 27 | Wendy | 122 |
| 29 | Sara | 120 |
| 30 | Amanda | 119 |
| 31 | Danielle | 118 |
| 32 | Carrie | 117 |
| 32 | Tanya | 117 |
| 34 | Karen | 115 |
| 35 | Kristina | 109 |
| 36 | Tina | 108 |
| 37 | Patricia | 105 |
| 38 | Tara | 103 |
| 38 | Tracy | 103 |
| 40 | Brenda | 99 |
| 41 | Amber | 97 |
| 41 | Tiffany | 97 |
| 43 | Jamie | 93 |
| 44 | Kristen | 92 |
| 44 | Susan | 92 |
| 46 | Crystal | 91 |
| 46 | Lori | 91 |
| 46 | Stacy | 91 |
| 49 | Tamara | 88 |
| 50 | Megan | 86 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 1,093 |
| 2 | Michael | 958 |
| 3 | Christopher | 696 |
| 4 | David | 635 |
| 5 | Brian | 551 |
| 6 | Matthew | 522 |
| 7 | Robert | 513 |
| 8 | John | 489 |
| 9 | James | 488 |
| 10 | Daniel | 425 |
| 11 | Ryan | 403 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 379 |
| 13 | Joshua | 363 |
| 14 | William | 357 |
| 15 | Scott | 344 |
| 16 | Aaron | 337 |
| 17 | Jeremy | 331 |
| 18 | Eric | 322 |
| 19 | Steven | 290 |
| 20 | Joseph | 280 |
| 21 | Mark | 279 |
| 22 | Kevin | 270 |
| 23 | Chad | 244 |
| 24 | Richard | 243 |
| 25 | Timothy | 240 |
| 26 | Andrew | 227 |
| 27 | Shawn | 225 |
| 28 | Justin | 224 |
| 29 | Anthony | 217 |
| 30 | Thomas | 211 |
| 31 | Paul | 198 |
| 32 | Adam | 192 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 179 |
| 34 | Sean | 176 |
| 35 | Travis | 174 |
| 36 | Jonathan | 170 |
| 37 | Brandon | 168 |
| 38 | Kenneth | 161 |
| 39 | Todd | 159 |
| 40 | Gregory | 158 |
| 40 | Shane | 158 |
| 42 | Nathan | 155 |
| 43 | Charles | 147 |
| 44 | Peter | 131 |
| 45 | Stephen | 130 |
| 46 | Bryan | 125 |
| 47 | Donald | 123 |
| 48 | Patrick | 121 |
| 49 | Jesse | 116 |
| 50 | Troy | 114 |