Top baby names in Washington, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 638 |
| 2 | Hannah | 448 |
| 3 | Sarah | 429 |
| 4 | Jessica | 423 |
| 5 | Samantha | 417 |
| 6 | Madison | 411 |
| 7 | Megan | 349 |
| 8 | Ashley | 346 |
| 9 | Taylor | 330 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 307 |
| 11 | Rachel | 298 |
| 12 | Emma | 278 |
| 13 | Alexis | 271 |
| 14 | Amanda | 254 |
| 15 | Lauren | 234 |
| 16 | Nicole | 229 |
| 17 | Olivia | 228 |
| 18 | Alyssa | 227 |
| 19 | Kayla | 205 |
| 20 | Haley | 198 |
| 21 | Anna | 193 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 191 |
| 23 | Jennifer | 186 |
| 24 | Sydney | 184 |
| 25 | Morgan | 183 |
| 26 | Hailey | 175 |
| 27 | Katherine | 170 |
| 27 | Victoria | 170 |
| 29 | Abigail | 169 |
| 29 | Alexandra | 169 |
| 31 | Julia | 167 |
| 32 | Brianna | 159 |
| 33 | Courtney | 153 |
| 33 | Jordan | 153 |
| 35 | Sierra | 151 |
| 36 | Natalie | 150 |
| 37 | Brittany | 147 |
| 38 | Maria | 146 |
| 39 | Stephanie | 139 |
| 40 | Madeline | 137 |
| 41 | Jasmine | 136 |
| 42 | Mackenzie | 132 |
| 43 | Bailey | 131 |
| 43 | Danielle | 131 |
| 45 | Mariah | 129 |
| 46 | Savannah | 125 |
| 47 | Melissa | 123 |
| 48 | Shelby | 122 |
| 49 | Allison | 121 |
| 49 | Vanessa | 121 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 714 |
| 2 | Michael | 649 |
| 3 | Austin | 611 |
| 4 | Andrew | 553 |
| 5 | Joshua | 511 |
| 6 | Tyler | 509 |
| 7 | Alexander | 496 |
| 8 | Matthew | 469 |
| 9 | Daniel | 468 |
| 10 | Nicholas | 460 |
| 11 | Brandon | 441 |
| 12 | Kyle | 432 |
| 13 | Ryan | 423 |
| 14 | Christopher | 421 |
| 14 | Joseph | 421 |
| 16 | David | 413 |
| 17 | Zachary | 398 |
| 18 | Jordan | 341 |
| 18 | William | 341 |
| 20 | Justin | 340 |
| 21 | Samuel | 339 |
| 22 | Anthony | 326 |
| 23 | Benjamin | 316 |
| 24 | James | 309 |
| 25 | Nathan | 283 |
| 26 | Jonathan | 281 |
| 27 | John | 280 |
| 28 | Dylan | 265 |
| 29 | Christian | 256 |
| 30 | Aaron | 250 |
| 31 | Connor | 247 |
| 32 | Cody | 240 |
| 33 | Robert | 226 |
| 34 | Thomas | 205 |
| 35 | Cameron | 202 |
| 35 | Noah | 202 |
| 37 | Kevin | 201 |
| 38 | Logan | 194 |
| 39 | Jose | 189 |
| 40 | Tanner | 188 |
| 41 | Ethan | 185 |
| 42 | Hunter | 182 |
| 43 | Alex | 174 |
| 44 | Chase | 172 |
| 45 | Eric | 171 |
| 45 | Ian | 171 |
| 47 | Jason | 164 |
| 48 | Isaac | 160 |
| 49 | Cole | 159 |
| 49 | Taylor | 159 |