Top baby names in Washington, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 978 |
| 2 | Jessica | 790 |
| 3 | Sarah | 745 |
| 4 | Amanda | 532 |
| 5 | Melissa | 494 |
| 6 | Nicole | 440 |
| 7 | Michelle | 391 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 387 |
| 9 | Amy | 384 |
| 10 | Heather | 366 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 350 |
| 12 | Crystal | 333 |
| 13 | Amber | 329 |
| 14 | Rachel | 326 |
| 15 | Erin | 304 |
| 16 | Sara | 285 |
| 17 | Angela | 279 |
| 18 | Emily | 278 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 276 |
| 20 | Christina | 272 |
| 21 | Andrea | 269 |
| 21 | Tiffany | 269 |
| 23 | Kimberly | 261 |
| 24 | Megan | 260 |
| 25 | Jamie | 249 |
| 26 | Lisa | 247 |
| 27 | Laura | 225 |
| 28 | Danielle | 213 |
| 29 | Katherine | 196 |
| 30 | Katie | 194 |
| 31 | Lindsey | 180 |
| 32 | Shannon | 178 |
| 33 | Kelly | 166 |
| 34 | Anna | 165 |
| 35 | Lindsay | 160 |
| 36 | Julie | 157 |
| 37 | Ashley | 156 |
| 37 | Tara | 156 |
| 39 | Alicia | 149 |
| 39 | Mary | 149 |
| 41 | Heidi | 141 |
| 41 | Kristin | 141 |
| 43 | April | 139 |
| 43 | Kristina | 139 |
| 45 | Courtney | 136 |
| 45 | Erica | 136 |
| 47 | Maria | 124 |
| 48 | Kristen | 119 |
| 49 | Cassandra | 117 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 113 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,138 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,042 |
| 3 | Matthew | 903 |
| 4 | Ryan | 786 |
| 5 | Joshua | 782 |
| 6 | David | 751 |
| 7 | Jason | 720 |
| 8 | Justin | 609 |
| 9 | Daniel | 591 |
| 10 | James | 564 |
| 11 | Joseph | 549 |
| 12 | Robert | 545 |
| 13 | John | 505 |
| 14 | Brian | 495 |
| 15 | Andrew | 476 |
| 16 | Brandon | 467 |
| 17 | Nicholas | 446 |
| 18 | Adam | 411 |
| 19 | Aaron | 402 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 399 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 375 |
| 22 | Jacob | 370 |
| 23 | Jeremy | 366 |
| 24 | Benjamin | 365 |
| 25 | William | 355 |
| 26 | Kevin | 352 |
| 27 | Eric | 321 |
| 27 | Jesse | 321 |
| 29 | Steven | 318 |
| 30 | Kyle | 315 |
| 31 | Nathan | 310 |
| 32 | Timothy | 306 |
| 33 | Anthony | 299 |
| 34 | Scott | 297 |
| 35 | Travis | 275 |
| 36 | Tyler | 269 |
| 37 | Richard | 263 |
| 38 | Thomas | 238 |
| 39 | Paul | 236 |
| 39 | Sean | 236 |
| 41 | Mark | 228 |
| 42 | Dustin | 227 |
| 43 | Patrick | 223 |
| 44 | Charles | 208 |
| 45 | Zachary | 175 |
| 46 | Jared | 166 |
| 47 | Bryan | 164 |
| 47 | Derek | 164 |
| 49 | Peter | 156 |
| 50 | Stephen | 155 |