Top baby names in Washington, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,064 |
| 2 | Amy | 607 |
| 3 | Heather | 498 |
| 4 | Angela | 438 |
| 5 | Sarah | 419 |
| 6 | Michelle | 377 |
| 7 | Melissa | 364 |
| 8 | Jessica | 357 |
| 9 | Lisa | 275 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 264 |
| 11 | Jamie | 260 |
| 12 | Shannon | 255 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 253 |
| 14 | Christina | 252 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 250 |
| 16 | Amanda | 247 |
| 17 | Julie | 224 |
| 18 | Sara | 218 |
| 19 | Nicole | 197 |
| 20 | Rachel | 194 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 191 |
| 22 | Heidi | 190 |
| 23 | Erin | 184 |
| 24 | Andrea | 175 |
| 25 | Kelly | 159 |
| 25 | Laura | 159 |
| 27 | Jaime | 156 |
| 28 | Amber | 151 |
| 29 | Carrie | 140 |
| 30 | Danielle | 139 |
| 31 | Wendy | 123 |
| 32 | Mary | 119 |
| 33 | April | 118 |
| 33 | Christine | 118 |
| 35 | Dawn | 115 |
| 36 | Emily | 106 |
| 37 | Tiffany | 104 |
| 38 | Tara | 102 |
| 39 | Kristina | 101 |
| 40 | Megan | 100 |
| 41 | Stacy | 99 |
| 42 | Karen | 98 |
| 43 | Brandy | 94 |
| 44 | Crystal | 93 |
| 45 | Monica | 91 |
| 46 | Holly | 89 |
| 47 | Katherine | 87 |
| 48 | Misty | 86 |
| 49 | Jill | 84 |
| 49 | Maria | 84 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 984 |
| 2 | Michael | 949 |
| 3 | Christopher | 708 |
| 4 | David | 683 |
| 5 | Ryan | 573 |
| 6 | Matthew | 550 |
| 7 | James | 526 |
| 8 | Joshua | 516 |
| 9 | Robert | 515 |
| 10 | Brian | 482 |
| 11 | Jeremy | 472 |
| 12 | John | 446 |
| 13 | Daniel | 411 |
| 14 | Aaron | 364 |
| 15 | Joseph | 350 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 332 |
| 17 | Eric | 331 |
| 18 | Justin | 321 |
| 19 | Scott | 320 |
| 20 | William | 290 |
| 21 | Kevin | 284 |
| 22 | Andrew | 282 |
| 23 | Richard | 271 |
| 24 | Benjamin | 257 |
| 24 | Steven | 257 |
| 26 | Timothy | 244 |
| 27 | Mark | 227 |
| 28 | Paul | 221 |
| 29 | Travis | 217 |
| 30 | Thomas | 216 |
| 31 | Adam | 214 |
| 32 | Anthony | 210 |
| 33 | Chad | 206 |
| 34 | Nathan | 203 |
| 35 | Jesse | 191 |
| 35 | Shawn | 191 |
| 37 | Sean | 183 |
| 38 | Jonathan | 180 |
| 39 | Brandon | 171 |
| 40 | Charles | 167 |
| 41 | Gregory | 165 |
| 42 | Jacob | 161 |
| 43 | Shane | 143 |
| 44 | Kenneth | 142 |
| 45 | Bryan | 133 |
| 46 | Donald | 128 |
| 46 | Patrick | 128 |
| 48 | Todd | 118 |
| 49 | Kyle | 116 |
| 50 | Peter | 113 |