Washington baby name patterns
Names that are unusually common in Washington compared with the U.S. overall. State data is latest-year only; national history lives on each name report.
In Washington, Siya is about 3.5× as common as nationally among the strongest returned state signals.
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Most distinctive names
State rank #229; national rank #573.
AaravMState rank #282; national rank #693.
DesmondMState rank #183; national rank #377.
ArjunMState rank #229; national rank #492.
CassiusMState rank #267; national rank #581.
MiraFState rank #148; national rank #342.
AnnikaFState rank #270; national rank #576.
HugoMState rank #196; national rank #380.
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Recognizable national names that are still especially local to Washington.
National rank #573; 11.4 per 10k in Washington.
AaravMNational rank #693; 7.9 per 10k in Washington.
DesmondMNational rank #377; 14.6 per 10k in Washington.
ArjunMNational rank #492; 10.7 per 10k in Washington.
CassiusMNational rank #581; 8.5 per 10k in Washington.
MiraFNational rank #342; 16.6 per 10k in Washington.
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| Name | Sex | State rank | National rank | State rate | National rate | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siya | F | #229 | #573 | 11.4 | 3.3 | 3.5× |
| Aarav | M | #282 | #693 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 3.4× |
| Desmond | M | #183 | #377 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 3.0× |
| Arjun | M | #229 | #492 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 3.0× |
| Cassius | M | #267 | #581 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 2.9× |
| Mira | F | #148 | #342 | 16.6 | 5.8 | 2.9× |
| Annika | F | #270 | #576 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 2.9× |
| Hugo | M | #196 | #380 | 13.4 | 4.9 | 2.7× |
| Louisa | F | #360 | #696 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 2.7× |
| Remy | F | #363 | #695 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 2.7× |
| Cal | M | #257 | #540 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 2.7× |
| Ramona | F | #400 | #737 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 2.7× |
| Bodhi | M | #123 | #265 | 20.1 | 7.6 | 2.6× |
| Robin | M | #396 | #705 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 2.6× |
| Lyra | F | #227 | #447 | 11.4 | 4.4 | 2.6× |
| Bridger | M | #382 | #703 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 2.6× |
| Macy | F | #397 | #716 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 2.6× |
| Kaia | F | #70 | #164 | 29.8 | 11.7 | 2.6× |
| Persephone | F | #423 | #741 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 2.5× |
| Jolene | F | #373 | #670 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 2.5× |
| Lewis | M | #232 | #431 | 10.7 | 4.3 | 2.5× |
| Clementine | F | #247 | #467 | 10.4 | 4.2 | 2.5× |
| Matilda | F | #203 | #384 | 12.8 | 5.2 | 2.5× |
| Avyaan | M | #365 | #648 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 2.4× |
| Maxine | F | #287 | #505 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 2.4× |
| Freya | F | #82 | #183 | 26.3 | 10.9 | 2.4× |
| Opal | F | #234 | #435 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 2.4× |
| Remy | M | #210 | #386 | 11.6 | 4.8 | 2.4× |
| Marina | F | #350 | #598 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 2.4× |
| Aurelia | F | #156 | #293 | 15.9 | 6.7 | 2.4× |
| Alden | M | #337 | #594 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 2.4× |
| Elio | M | #208 | #384 | 11.6 | 4.8 | 2.4× |
| Juniper | F | #44 | #108 | 37.8 | 16.3 | 2.3× |
| Kiana | F | #336 | #566 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 2.3× |
| Leona | F | #241 | #423 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 2.3× |
| Eileen | F | #391 | #642 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 2.3× |
| Jamie | M | #344 | #576 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 2.3× |
| Gunnar | M | #369 | #610 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 2.3× |
| Dorothy | F | #248 | #432 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 2.2× |
| Calliope | F | #264 | #457 | 9.7 | 4.3 | 2.2× |
| Clay | M | #343 | #573 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 2.2× |
| Forrest | M | #171 | #285 | 15.5 | 7.0 | 2.2× |
| Veda | F | #467 | #733 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 2.2× |
| Quincy | M | #416 | #652 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 2.2× |
| Felix | M | #86 | #175 | 26.8 | 12.1 | 2.2× |
| Louise | F | #324 | #518 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 2.2× |
| Rocky | M | #349 | #569 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 2.2× |
| Adelaide | F | #169 | #295 | 14.6 | 6.6 | 2.2× |
| Beatrice | F | #317 | #516 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 2.2× |
| Finley | M | #147 | #256 | 17.4 | 7.9 | 2.2× |
| Atticus | M | #167 | #280 | 15.5 | 7.1 | 2.2× |
| Lachlan | M | #372 | #595 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 2.2× |
| Poppy | F | #185 | #297 | 14.2 | 6.6 | 2.2× |
| Lexi | F | #395 | #623 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 2.2× |
| Kenai | M | #457 | #698 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 2.2× |
| Rudy | M | #488 | #727 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 2.2× |
| Otis | M | #415 | #639 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 2.1× |
| Murphy | F | #252 | #407 | 10.4 | 4.9 | 2.1× |
| Elsie | F | #69 | #126 | 29.8 | 14.0 | 2.1× |
| Zayd | M | #422 | #630 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 2.1× |
| Ophelia | F | #163 | #274 | 15.6 | 7.4 | 2.1× |
| Marie | F | #398 | #614 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 2.1× |
| Winona | F | #408 | #615 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 2.1× |
| Lochlan | M | #394 | #607 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 2.1× |
| Octavia | F | #204 | #319 | 12.8 | 6.1 | 2.1× |
| Anya | F | #131 | #230 | 18.0 | 8.6 | 2.1× |
| Arthur | M | #35 | #90 | 47.0 | 22.5 | 2.1× |
| Hanna | F | #197 | #311 | 13.2 | 6.3 | 2.1× |
| Kira | F | #239 | #387 | 10.7 | 5.2 | 2.1× |
| Malcolm | M | #175 | #274 | 15.2 | 7.4 | 2.1× |
| Elliott | F | #274 | #439 | 9.4 | 4.5 | 2.1× |
| Edith | F | #332 | #509 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 2.1× |
| Orion | M | #204 | #334 | 12.2 | 5.9 | 2.1× |
| Moses | M | #335 | #517 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 2.1× |
| Marceline | F | #277 | #436 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 2.1× |
| Raiden | M | #265 | #430 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 2.0× |
| Lara | F | #462 | #693 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 2.0× |
| Sterling | M | #216 | #350 | 11.3 | 5.5 | 2.0× |
| Caspian | M | #313 | #495 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 2.0× |
| Sylvie | F | #188 | #287 | 13.9 | 6.8 | 2.0× |