Top baby names in Washington, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,041 |
| 2 | Jessica | 764 |
| 3 | Sarah | 683 |
| 4 | Amanda | 559 |
| 5 | Nicole | 462 |
| 6 | Ashley | 453 |
| 7 | Melissa | 432 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 419 |
| 9 | Heather | 402 |
| 10 | Rachel | 381 |
| 11 | Megan | 356 |
| 12 | Amy | 352 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 351 |
| 14 | Amber | 331 |
| 15 | Erin | 328 |
| 16 | Michelle | 325 |
| 17 | Crystal | 313 |
| 18 | Christina | 300 |
| 19 | Emily | 290 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 287 |
| 21 | Sara | 267 |
| 22 | Jamie | 256 |
| 23 | Angela | 255 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 244 |
| 25 | Tiffany | 239 |
| 26 | Laura | 229 |
| 27 | Lisa | 222 |
| 28 | Andrea | 219 |
| 29 | Danielle | 215 |
| 30 | Katie | 211 |
| 31 | Katherine | 190 |
| 32 | Lindsey | 178 |
| 33 | Shannon | 171 |
| 34 | Tara | 167 |
| 35 | Kelly | 163 |
| 36 | Alicia | 158 |
| 37 | Lindsay | 149 |
| 38 | Kristin | 147 |
| 38 | Mary | 147 |
| 40 | Lauren | 143 |
| 41 | Anna | 142 |
| 42 | Kathryn | 135 |
| 42 | Kristina | 135 |
| 44 | Erica | 133 |
| 45 | Julie | 132 |
| 46 | Heidi | 131 |
| 46 | Holly | 131 |
| 48 | Kristen | 126 |
| 49 | Courtney | 125 |
| 50 | Cassandra | 122 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,121 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,044 |
| 3 | Matthew | 965 |
| 4 | Ryan | 812 |
| 5 | Joshua | 797 |
| 6 | David | 734 |
| 7 | Jason | 668 |
| 8 | Daniel | 630 |
| 9 | Andrew | 590 |
| 10 | Justin | 570 |
| 11 | Nicholas | 558 |
| 12 | James | 555 |
| 12 | Joseph | 555 |
| 14 | Brandon | 533 |
| 15 | Brian | 515 |
| 16 | Robert | 511 |
| 17 | John | 498 |
| 18 | Adam | 469 |
| 19 | Kyle | 448 |
| 20 | Aaron | 392 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 387 |
| 22 | Jeffrey | 372 |
| 23 | William | 367 |
| 24 | Kevin | 357 |
| 25 | Jacob | 344 |
| 26 | Benjamin | 334 |
| 27 | Eric | 333 |
| 28 | Steven | 326 |
| 29 | Anthony | 310 |
| 30 | Nathan | 299 |
| 31 | Jeremy | 298 |
| 32 | Timothy | 290 |
| 33 | Tyler | 288 |
| 34 | Thomas | 282 |
| 35 | Travis | 271 |
| 36 | Scott | 270 |
| 37 | Jesse | 269 |
| 38 | Sean | 255 |
| 39 | Richard | 254 |
| 40 | Mark | 235 |
| 41 | Paul | 215 |
| 42 | Dustin | 198 |
| 43 | Bryan | 188 |
| 44 | Patrick | 186 |
| 44 | Zachary | 186 |
| 46 | Charles | 180 |
| 47 | Derek | 175 |
| 48 | Kenneth | 170 |
| 49 | Stephen | 169 |
| 50 | Jared | 154 |