Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Washington

#2,649 most common boys' name of all time · #6,372 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2024

Rank among boys
#2,649
Rank overall
#6,372 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
144 of 146
All-time
2,644
Since 2016
100
Peak year
1921 #901
Best rank
#328 1884
Girls Boys peak 60/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Washington is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2024 — 8 8 #8,997
2023 — 9 9 #8,261
2022 — 10 10 #7,774
2021 — 6 6 #10,813
2020 — 11 11 #7,041
2019 — 10 10 #7,646
2018 — 12 12 #6,708
2017 — 23 23 #4,331
2016 — 11 11 #7,159
2015 — 11 11 #7,067
2014 — 13 13 #6,312
2013 — 12 12 #6,604
2012 — 13 13 #6,312
2011 — 15 15 #5,678
2010 — 9 9 #8,149
2009 — 7 7 #9,873
2008 — 12 12 #6,771
2007 — 5 5 #12,386
2006 — 8 8 #8,740
2005 — 8 8 #8,309
2004 — 15 15 #5,251
2003 — 8 8 #7,840
2002 — 5 5 #10,685
2001 — 11 11 #6,023
2000 — 5 5 #10,362
1999 — 6 6 #8,718
1998 — 9 9 #6,321
1997 — 9 9 #6,105
1996 — 9 9 #5,993
1995 — 12 12 #4,802
1994 — 9 9 #5,878
1993 — 12 12 #4,707
1992 — 7 7 #6,684
1991 — 16 16 #3,638
1990 — 15 15 #3,786
1989 — 8 8 #5,630
1988 — 7 7 #5,772
1987 — 7 7 #5,473
1985 — 9 9 #4,352
1984 — 5 5 #6,335
1983 — 8 8 #4,512
1982 — 10 10 #3,970
1981 — 16 16 #2,786
1980 — 11 11 #3,626
1979 — 15 15 #2,904
1978 — 6 6 #5,071
1977 — 13 13 #3,044
1976 — 10 10 #3,478
1975 — 14 14 #2,756
1974 — 15 15 #2,553
1973 — 9 9 #3,450
1972 — 11 11 #2,995
1971 — 10 10 #3,157
1970 — 18 18 #2,130
1969 — 7 7 #3,609
1968 — 12 12 #2,450
1967 — 9 9 #2,777
1966 — 15 15 #2,046
1965 — 14 14 #2,183
1964 — 14 14 #2,211
1963 — 16 16 #2,044
1962 — 9 9 #2,856
1961 — 11 11 #2,547
1960 — 12 12 #2,429
1959 — 11 11 #2,537
1958 — 19 19 #1,842
1957 — 21 21 #1,753
1956 — 16 16 #2,019
1955 — 11 11 #2,443
1954 — 15 15 #2,045
1953 — 18 18 #1,840
1952 — 16 16 #1,942
1951 — 18 18 #1,781
1950 — 20 20 #1,662
1949 — 26 26 #1,437
1948 — 22 22 #1,565
1947 — 36 36 #1,215
1946 — 22 22 #1,511
1945 — 24 24 #1,352
1944 — 24 24 #1,371
1943 — 25 25 #1,405
1942 — 16 16 #1,805
1941 — 23 23 #1,414
1940 — 23 23 #1,402
1939 — 21 21 #1,459
1938 — 23 23 #1,399
1937 — 23 23 #1,406
1936 — 23 23 #1,390
1935 — 26 26 #1,326
1934 — 21 21 #1,502
1933 — 31 31 #1,184
1932 — 31 31 #1,217
1931 — 21 21 #1,543
1930 — 29 29 #1,332
1929 — 31 31 #1,274
1928 — 30 30 #1,326
1927 — 42 42 #1,099
1926 — 46 46 #1,021
1925 — 34 34 #1,227
1924 — 46 46 #1,046
1923 — 37 37 #1,179
1922 — 38 38 #1,159
1921 — 60 60 #901
1920 — 51 51 #965
1919 — 54 54 #908
1918 — 46 46 #986
1917 — 45 45 #966
1916 — 37 37 #1,058
1915 — 48 48 #893
1914 — 44 44 #796
1913 — 26 26 #973
1912 — 27 27 #856
1911 — 18 18 #761
1910 — 26 26 #557
1909 — 8 8 #1,095
1908 — 7 7 #1,132
1907 — 18 18 #593
1906 — 10 10 #807
1905 — 14 14 #641
1904 — 19 19 #498
1903 — 7 7 #925
1902 — 14 14 #589
1901 — 19 19 #437
1900 — 28 28 #425
1899 — 16 16 #485
1898 — 19 19 #476
1897 — 19 19 #445
1896 — 14 14 #555
1895 — 19 19 #462
1894 — 15 15 #528
1893 — 13 13 #542
1892 — 17 17 #482
1891 — 14 14 #482
1890 — 16 16 #463
1889 — 19 19 #419
1888 — 26 26 #361
1887 — 12 12 #521
1886 — 21 21 #388
1885 — 21 21 #390
1884 — 29 29 #328
1883 — 20 20 #386
1882 — 23 23 #372
1881 — 20 20 #381
1880 — 24 24 #355