Top baby names in Washington, 1988
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 929 |
| 2 | Ashley | 853 |
| 3 | Amanda | 780 |
| 4 | Sarah | 564 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 480 |
| 6 | Nicole | 427 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 426 |
| 8 | Samantha | 389 |
| 9 | Brittany | 368 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 345 |
| 11 | Megan | 339 |
| 12 | Rachel | 338 |
| 13 | Heather | 311 |
| 14 | Kayla | 299 |
| 15 | Emily | 293 |
| 16 | Melissa | 283 |
| 17 | Amber | 282 |
| 18 | Michelle | 279 |
| 19 | Danielle | 278 |
| 20 | Tiffany | 251 |
| 21 | Kelsey | 231 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 228 |
| 23 | Christina | 223 |
| 24 | Lauren | 218 |
| 25 | Courtney | 216 |
| 26 | Sara | 210 |
| 27 | Amy | 209 |
| 27 | Chelsea | 209 |
| 29 | Laura | 205 |
| 30 | Katherine | 202 |
| 31 | Andrea | 200 |
| 32 | Kimberly | 188 |
| 33 | Katie | 187 |
| 34 | Anna | 186 |
| 35 | Erin | 182 |
| 36 | Alyssa | 169 |
| 37 | Angela | 156 |
| 38 | Caitlin | 155 |
| 38 | Jamie | 155 |
| 40 | Lindsey | 150 |
| 41 | Crystal | 149 |
| 42 | Alicia | 146 |
| 43 | Whitney | 145 |
| 44 | Alexandra | 137 |
| 44 | Kathryn | 137 |
| 46 | Hannah | 136 |
| 47 | Cassandra | 131 |
| 48 | Lisa | 128 |
| 49 | Kristina | 126 |
| 50 | Allison | 124 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,085 |
| 2 | Christopher | 919 |
| 3 | Joshua | 789 |
| 4 | Andrew | 723 |
| 5 | Matthew | 705 |
| 6 | David | 652 |
| 6 | Ryan | 652 |
| 8 | Justin | 602 |
| 9 | Kyle | 590 |
| 10 | Nicholas | 579 |
| 11 | Daniel | 575 |
| 12 | James | 539 |
| 13 | Tyler | 507 |
| 14 | Jacob | 470 |
| 15 | Brandon | 467 |
| 16 | Joseph | 460 |
| 17 | Robert | 450 |
| 18 | John | 408 |
| 19 | Anthony | 389 |
| 20 | Kevin | 368 |
| 21 | Aaron | 358 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 348 |
| 23 | Zachary | 347 |
| 24 | William | 337 |
| 25 | Steven | 332 |
| 26 | Benjamin | 330 |
| 27 | Jason | 327 |
| 28 | Thomas | 324 |
| 29 | Alexander | 318 |
| 29 | Brian | 318 |
| 31 | Eric | 315 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 308 |
| 33 | Sean | 305 |
| 34 | Nathan | 294 |
| 35 | Timothy | 287 |
| 36 | Jordan | 283 |
| 37 | Cody | 268 |
| 38 | Travis | 264 |
| 39 | Adam | 263 |
| 40 | Samuel | 240 |
| 41 | Richard | 238 |
| 42 | Scott | 221 |
| 43 | Jeremy | 216 |
| 44 | Jesse | 209 |
| 45 | Cameron | 200 |
| 46 | Patrick | 197 |
| 47 | Charles | 186 |
| 48 | Derek | 182 |
| 49 | Mark | 181 |
| 50 | Paul | 180 |