Top 100 Washington Girl Baby Names in 1979

// These were the most popular girl baby names in Washington, in 1979.

The Most Popular Washington Girl Baby Names in 1979


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Topping the charts on position #1 this year in Washington was Jennifer. In total there were 25,318 girls born sharing 746 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1979 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.


Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
1Jennifer1 in 23 (4.3%)1,082
2Sarah1 in 42 (2.4%)597
3Jessica1 in 43 (2.3%)593
4Melissa1 in 44 (2.3%)579
5Angela1 in 57 (1.7%)443
6Heather1 in 58 (1.7%)435
7Amanda1 in 59 (1.7%)429
8Michelle1 in 64 (1.6%)397
9Amy1 in 64 (1.6%)396
10Nicole1 in 75 (1.3%)337
11Lisa1 in 76 (1.3%)334
12Stephanie1 in 78 (1.3%)326
13Elizabeth1 in 80 (1.2%)315
14Amber1 in 82 (1.2%)309
15Christina1 in 93 (1.1%)273
16Jamie1 in 94 (1.1%)270
17Rebecca1 in 94 (1.1%)270
18Erin1 in 95 (1.1%)267
19Rachel1 in 99 (1%)257
20Andrea1 in 99 (1%)255
21Kimberly1 in 103 (1%)245
22Sara1 in 111 (0.9%)228
23Shannon1 in 116 (0.9%)219
24Megan1 in 116 (0.9%)219
25Crystal1 in 117 (0.9%)217
26Julie1 in 125 (0.8%)203
27Kelly1 in 126 (0.8%)201
28Laura1 in 129 (0.8%)196
29Katherine1 in 147 (0.7%)172
30Emily1 in 147 (0.7%)172
31Tiffany1 in 156 (0.6%)162
32Mary1 in 157 (0.6%)161
33Heidi1 in 160 (0.6%)158
34April1 in 169 (0.6%)150
35Danielle1 in 177 (0.6%)143
36Katie1 in 182 (0.5%)139
37Anna1 in 183 (0.5%)138
38Christine1 in 185 (0.5%)137
39Tara1 in 186 (0.5%)136
40Alicia1 in 199 (0.5%)127
41Carrie1 in 201 (0.5%)126
42Holly1 in 209 (0.5%)121
43Kristina1 in 215 (0.5%)118
44Maria1 in 237 (0.4%)107
45Misty1 in 237 (0.4%)107
46Erica1 in 241 (0.4%)105
47Stacy1 in 251 (0.4%)101
48Dawn1 in 258 (0.4%)98
49Lindsey1 in 261 (0.4%)97
50Melanie1 in 261 (0.4%)97
51Lindsay1 in 275 (0.4%)92
52Kathryn1 in 278 (0.4%)91
53Brooke1 in 278 (0.4%)91
54Karen1 in 281 (0.4%)90
55Vanessa1 in 288 (0.3%)88
56Allison1 in 291 (0.3%)87
57Mindy1 in 291 (0.3%)87
58Teresa1 in 305 (0.3%)83
59Jill1 in 305 (0.3%)83
60Susan1 in 309 (0.3%)82
61Krista1 in 313 (0.3%)81
62Monica1 in 316 (0.3%)80
63Nichole1 in 325 (0.3%)78
64Leah1 in 325 (0.3%)78
65Brandy1 in 329 (0.3%)77
66Shawna1 in 329 (0.3%)77
67Tamara1 in 329 (0.3%)77
68Wendy1 in 333 (0.3%)76
69Patricia1 in 333 (0.3%)76
70Kathleen1 in 338 (0.3%)75
71Tracy1 in 338 (0.3%)75
72Kristin1 in 342 (0.3%)74
73Tanya1 in 347 (0.3%)73
74Jenny1 in 347 (0.3%)73
75Tina1 in 352 (0.3%)72
76Leslie1 in 362 (0.3%)70
77Brianne1 in 367 (0.3%)69
78Kristen1 in 367 (0.3%)69
79Molly1 in 378 (0.3%)67
80Katrina1 in 378 (0.3%)67
81Courtney1 in 378 (0.3%)67
82Melinda1 in 396 (0.3%)64
83Natalie1 in 396 (0.3%)64
84Stacey1 in 396 (0.3%)64
85Trisha1 in 402 (0.2%)63
86Kristy1 in 402 (0.2%)63
87Alison1 in 402 (0.2%)63
88Cheryl1 in 408 (0.2%)62
89Anne1 in 415 (0.2%)61
90Catherine1 in 415 (0.2%)61
91Erika1 in 415 (0.2%)61
92Samantha1 in 422 (0.2%)60
93Jaime1 in 437 (0.2%)58
94Kristi1 in 444 (0.2%)57
95Brenda1 in 452 (0.2%)56
96Cynthia1 in 452 (0.2%)56
97Theresa1 in 452 (0.2%)56
98Sabrina1 in 460 (0.2%)55
99Desiree1 in 469 (0.2%)54
100Julia1 in 478 (0.2%)53


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