Top baby names in Washington, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 843 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 808 |
| 3 | Ashley | 710 |
| 4 | Amanda | 702 |
| 5 | Sarah | 576 |
| 6 | Nicole | 488 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 427 |
| 8 | Megan | 405 |
| 9 | Rachel | 386 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 375 |
| 11 | Heather | 372 |
| 12 | Melissa | 362 |
| 13 | Amber | 317 |
| 14 | Danielle | 316 |
| 15 | Michelle | 313 |
| 16 | Emily | 298 |
| 17 | Amy | 294 |
| 18 | Laura | 277 |
| 19 | Christina | 268 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 267 |
| 21 | Erin | 248 |
| 22 | Katie | 232 |
| 23 | Brittany | 231 |
| 23 | Tiffany | 231 |
| 25 | Andrea | 230 |
| 25 | Kimberly | 230 |
| 27 | Angela | 228 |
| 28 | Sara | 226 |
| 29 | Crystal | 225 |
| 29 | Jamie | 225 |
| 31 | Katherine | 212 |
| 32 | Lindsey | 201 |
| 33 | Lisa | 193 |
| 34 | Lauren | 192 |
| 35 | Samantha | 178 |
| 36 | Alicia | 161 |
| 37 | Kelly | 153 |
| 38 | Kristina | 145 |
| 39 | Kathryn | 144 |
| 40 | Anna | 142 |
| 41 | Tara | 140 |
| 42 | Lindsay | 138 |
| 43 | Chelsea | 136 |
| 43 | Kelsey | 136 |
| 43 | Kristen | 136 |
| 46 | Shannon | 132 |
| 47 | Erica | 130 |
| 48 | Julie | 129 |
| 49 | Cassandra | 127 |
| 49 | Courtney | 127 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,043 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,016 |
| 3 | Joshua | 854 |
| 4 | Matthew | 850 |
| 5 | Ryan | 736 |
| 6 | David | 728 |
| 7 | Andrew | 639 |
| 8 | Daniel | 598 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 573 |
| 10 | James | 537 |
| 11 | Brandon | 532 |
| 12 | Kyle | 522 |
| 13 | Joseph | 508 |
| 14 | Robert | 483 |
| 15 | Jason | 469 |
| 16 | Justin | 450 |
| 17 | Tyler | 429 |
| 18 | John | 413 |
| 19 | Brian | 401 |
| 20 | Jacob | 392 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 372 |
| 22 | Aaron | 371 |
| 23 | Adam | 368 |
| 24 | Eric | 364 |
| 25 | Anthony | 356 |
| 26 | Steven | 351 |
| 27 | Kevin | 342 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 337 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 333 |
| 30 | William | 310 |
| 31 | Timothy | 306 |
| 32 | Zachary | 297 |
| 33 | Sean | 295 |
| 34 | Thomas | 289 |
| 35 | Nathan | 288 |
| 36 | Jeremy | 282 |
| 37 | Travis | 255 |
| 38 | Jesse | 241 |
| 39 | Richard | 230 |
| 40 | Scott | 220 |
| 41 | Mark | 207 |
| 42 | Dustin | 201 |
| 43 | Alexander | 198 |
| 44 | Patrick | 197 |
| 45 | Derek | 188 |
| 46 | Paul | 185 |
| 47 | Charles | 184 |
| 48 | Cody | 183 |
| 49 | Stephen | 181 |
| 50 | Kenneth | 170 |