Top baby names in Washington, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,081 |
| 2 | Sarah | 598 |
| 3 | Jessica | 594 |
| 4 | Melissa | 579 |
| 5 | Angela | 443 |
| 6 | Heather | 435 |
| 7 | Amanda | 428 |
| 8 | Amy | 396 |
| 8 | Michelle | 396 |
| 10 | Nicole | 337 |
| 11 | Lisa | 334 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 326 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 316 |
| 14 | Amber | 310 |
| 15 | Christina | 273 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 272 |
| 17 | Jamie | 270 |
| 18 | Erin | 267 |
| 19 | Rachel | 258 |
| 20 | Andrea | 255 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 245 |
| 22 | Sara | 228 |
| 23 | Megan | 219 |
| 23 | Shannon | 219 |
| 25 | Crystal | 216 |
| 26 | Julie | 203 |
| 27 | Kelly | 201 |
| 28 | Laura | 196 |
| 29 | Emily | 172 |
| 29 | Katherine | 172 |
| 31 | Tiffany | 162 |
| 32 | Mary | 161 |
| 33 | Heidi | 158 |
| 34 | April | 150 |
| 35 | Danielle | 143 |
| 36 | Anna | 139 |
| 36 | Katie | 139 |
| 38 | Christine | 137 |
| 39 | Tara | 136 |
| 40 | Alicia | 127 |
| 41 | Carrie | 126 |
| 42 | Holly | 121 |
| 43 | Kristina | 118 |
| 44 | Maria | 107 |
| 44 | Misty | 107 |
| 46 | Erica | 105 |
| 47 | Stacy | 101 |
| 48 | Dawn | 98 |
| 49 | Lindsey | 97 |
| 49 | Melanie | 97 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,059 |
| 2 | Christopher | 937 |
| 3 | Jason | 873 |
| 4 | Joshua | 834 |
| 5 | Ryan | 792 |
| 6 | David | 723 |
| 7 | Matthew | 698 |
| 8 | James | 595 |
| 9 | Daniel | 560 |
| 10 | Robert | 552 |
| 11 | Brian | 528 |
| 12 | Joseph | 510 |
| 13 | John | 489 |
| 14 | Jeremy | 480 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 474 |
| 16 | Justin | 462 |
| 17 | Aaron | 428 |
| 18 | Andrew | 420 |
| 19 | Adam | 394 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 361 |
| 21 | Scott | 344 |
| 22 | Kevin | 339 |
| 23 | Benjamin | 334 |
| 24 | Eric | 332 |
| 25 | Timothy | 326 |
| 26 | William | 310 |
| 27 | Steven | 297 |
| 28 | Nathan | 290 |
| 29 | Jacob | 286 |
| 30 | Richard | 279 |
| 31 | Travis | 271 |
| 32 | Brandon | 262 |
| 33 | Mark | 251 |
| 34 | Jesse | 247 |
| 35 | Thomas | 242 |
| 36 | Jonathan | 239 |
| 37 | Anthony | 227 |
| 38 | Kyle | 219 |
| 39 | Patrick | 211 |
| 40 | Sean | 197 |
| 41 | Charles | 195 |
| 42 | Paul | 193 |
| 43 | Chad | 174 |
| 44 | Shawn | 157 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 156 |
| 46 | Joel | 149 |
| 47 | Bryan | 148 |
| 48 | Shane | 147 |
| 49 | Dustin | 144 |
| 50 | Gregory | 142 |