Top baby names in Washington, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,061 |
| 2 | Sarah | 686 |
| 3 | Jessica | 616 |
| 4 | Melissa | 561 |
| 5 | Amanda | 526 |
| 6 | Heather | 450 |
| 7 | Angela | 388 |
| 8 | Amy | 378 |
| 9 | Michelle | 373 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 370 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 354 |
| 12 | Nicole | 346 |
| 13 | Lisa | 328 |
| 14 | Erin | 316 |
| 15 | Megan | 301 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 298 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 294 |
| 18 | Christina | 290 |
| 19 | Amber | 284 |
| 20 | Rachel | 283 |
| 21 | Tiffany | 279 |
| 22 | Crystal | 263 |
| 23 | Sara | 260 |
| 24 | Jamie | 255 |
| 25 | Andrea | 228 |
| 26 | Shannon | 225 |
| 27 | Emily | 212 |
| 28 | Katie | 193 |
| 28 | Mary | 193 |
| 30 | Laura | 192 |
| 31 | Anna | 190 |
| 32 | Julie | 185 |
| 33 | Heidi | 184 |
| 34 | Kelly | 173 |
| 35 | Katherine | 171 |
| 36 | Danielle | 159 |
| 37 | April | 147 |
| 38 | Alicia | 143 |
| 39 | Kristina | 141 |
| 40 | Brooke | 128 |
| 41 | Christine | 125 |
| 42 | Lindsey | 122 |
| 43 | Courtney | 119 |
| 43 | Lindsay | 119 |
| 43 | Misty | 119 |
| 46 | Tara | 116 |
| 47 | Kathryn | 113 |
| 48 | Erica | 112 |
| 48 | Maria | 112 |
| 50 | Kristin | 106 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,123 |
| 2 | Jason | 916 |
| 3 | Christopher | 879 |
| 4 | Joshua | 840 |
| 5 | Matthew | 803 |
| 6 | David | 776 |
| 7 | Ryan | 748 |
| 8 | Justin | 661 |
| 9 | James | 611 |
| 10 | Daniel | 580 |
| 11 | Robert | 548 |
| 12 | John | 542 |
| 13 | Joseph | 518 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 503 |
| 15 | Brian | 493 |
| 16 | Andrew | 483 |
| 17 | Jeremy | 431 |
| 18 | Adam | 402 |
| 19 | Eric | 387 |
| 20 | Benjamin | 384 |
| 21 | Aaron | 377 |
| 21 | Brandon | 377 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 364 |
| 24 | William | 353 |
| 25 | Jacob | 349 |
| 26 | Timothy | 336 |
| 27 | Jesse | 330 |
| 28 | Kevin | 318 |
| 29 | Jonathan | 315 |
| 30 | Anthony | 296 |
| 31 | Nathan | 293 |
| 32 | Steven | 276 |
| 32 | Travis | 276 |
| 34 | Richard | 273 |
| 35 | Thomas | 272 |
| 36 | Scott | 258 |
| 37 | Mark | 249 |
| 38 | Chad | 233 |
| 39 | Kyle | 228 |
| 40 | Sean | 223 |
| 41 | Charles | 219 |
| 42 | Derek | 204 |
| 43 | Dustin | 202 |
| 43 | Paul | 202 |
| 45 | Patrick | 198 |
| 46 | Erik | 171 |
| 47 | Shawn | 165 |
| 48 | Shane | 163 |
| 49 | Peter | 156 |
| 50 | Kenneth | 155 |