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Baby names in Washington in the 1990s

In Washington in the 1990s the most given names were Michael (7,529 boys) and Jessica (5,912 girls), of 640,911 births recorded.

Babies SSA recorded in Washington each year, the 1990s shaded
Washington births by year and sex10k20k30k40k19101930195019701990201020251990-1999BoysGirls
Washington births by year and sex10k20k30k40k19101930195019701990201020251990-1999BoysGirls
Washington births by year and sex10k20k30k40k19101930195019701990201020251990-1999BoysGirls
Washington births by year and sex10k20k30k40k19101950199020251990-1999BoysGirls

Births under names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year.

Washington, 1990-1999: SSA state baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s state data.

The top names in Washington, 1990s

Girls, 1990-1999
#NameBirths
1Jessica5,912
2Ashley5,175
3Emily5,145
4Sarah4,576
5Samantha4,450
6Amanda4,052
7Hannah3,872
8Megan3,303
9Taylor3,270
10Elizabeth3,233
11Rachel3,170
12Kayla2,995
13Nicole2,801
14Madison2,556
15Jennifer2,442
16Brittany2,409
17Stephanie2,371
18Lauren2,320
19Alyssa2,301
20Alexis2,162
Boys, 1990-1999
#NameBirths
1Michael7,529
2Jacob7,431
3Joshua6,375
4Tyler6,073
5Andrew5,650
6Christopher5,546
7Matthew5,499
8Nicholas5,189
9Ryan5,125
10Daniel4,953
11Kyle4,930
12Brandon4,889
13Austin4,872
14Alexander4,865
15David4,747
16Zachary4,611
17Joseph4,403
18James3,884
19Jordan3,861
20Justin3,716

Births summed over 1990-1999, per sex.

The names most over-represented in Washington in the 1990s

Each figure is the name’s births in the state in the decade against the births its national share, year by year, would predict (names with at least 100 births in the state).

Girls

Boys

Ratios: observed over predicted births, 1990-1999.

More about names in Washington

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  3. Washington in the 2000sThe next decade in the state.
  4. The top names of 1990The first year of the decade, nationally.
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