Top baby names in Washington, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,085 |
| 2 | Jessica | 788 |
| 3 | Sarah | 725 |
| 4 | Amanda | 565 |
| 5 | Melissa | 536 |
| 6 | Nicole | 429 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 413 |
| 8 | Michelle | 381 |
| 9 | Amy | 379 |
| 10 | Angela | 367 |
| 11 | Heather | 365 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 353 |
| 13 | Rachel | 329 |
| 14 | Erin | 317 |
| 15 | Amber | 316 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 312 |
| 17 | Crystal | 293 |
| 18 | Christina | 288 |
| 19 | Kimberly | 275 |
| 20 | Andrea | 274 |
| 21 | Lisa | 269 |
| 21 | Megan | 269 |
| 23 | Tiffany | 256 |
| 24 | Jamie | 247 |
| 25 | Sara | 242 |
| 26 | Emily | 238 |
| 27 | Laura | 230 |
| 28 | Shannon | 213 |
| 29 | Danielle | 208 |
| 30 | Katie | 201 |
| 31 | Kristin | 180 |
| 31 | Mary | 180 |
| 33 | Katherine | 176 |
| 34 | Kelly | 173 |
| 35 | Anna | 171 |
| 36 | Lindsay | 170 |
| 37 | Julie | 160 |
| 38 | Heidi | 157 |
| 39 | Lindsey | 154 |
| 40 | Courtney | 150 |
| 41 | Erica | 128 |
| 42 | April | 123 |
| 42 | Brooke | 123 |
| 44 | Christine | 122 |
| 45 | Alicia | 121 |
| 46 | Tara | 119 |
| 47 | Kristen | 117 |
| 48 | Leah | 114 |
| 48 | Maria | 114 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 113 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,178 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,012 |
| 3 | Joshua | 938 |
| 4 | Ryan | 799 |
| 5 | Matthew | 789 |
| 6 | David | 756 |
| 7 | Jason | 754 |
| 8 | Daniel | 593 |
| 9 | James | 585 |
| 10 | Justin | 584 |
| 11 | Robert | 569 |
| 12 | Joseph | 535 |
| 13 | Andrew | 517 |
| 14 | John | 515 |
| 15 | Brian | 502 |
| 16 | Nicholas | 491 |
| 17 | Aaron | 462 |
| 18 | Brandon | 458 |
| 19 | Adam | 435 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 400 |
| 21 | Benjamin | 395 |
| 22 | Jeremy | 386 |
| 23 | Jacob | 368 |
| 24 | Jesse | 363 |
| 25 | Jonathan | 351 |
| 26 | William | 349 |
| 27 | Timothy | 332 |
| 28 | Eric | 329 |
| 29 | Kevin | 315 |
| 30 | Scott | 305 |
| 31 | Anthony | 295 |
| 32 | Nathan | 289 |
| 33 | Travis | 283 |
| 34 | Steven | 282 |
| 35 | Thomas | 279 |
| 36 | Sean | 258 |
| 37 | Kyle | 257 |
| 38 | Richard | 255 |
| 39 | Mark | 250 |
| 40 | Paul | 226 |
| 41 | Dustin | 220 |
| 42 | Tyler | 196 |
| 43 | Patrick | 192 |
| 44 | Charles | 188 |
| 45 | Bryan | 167 |
| 46 | Derek | 162 |
| 47 | Kenneth | 156 |
| 48 | Casey | 152 |
| 49 | Jared | 149 |
| 49 | Shawn | 149 |