Washington Name Popularity

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How popular is Washington?

The rare name Washington was the 7,054th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Washington, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #330 was reached in 1884.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1921 with 60 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Washington was less than 5, most recently in 1986.

Approximately during the years 1896-1900, 1911-1914, 1944-1947, and 2014-2017, the name Washington took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1884-1887, 1888-1891, 1927-1931, and 1952-1955.

Where is the name Washington popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

For a number of years, the name Washington has been moving upward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Washington for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Washington is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Washingt. (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		12	7,054
2017		23	4,449
2016		11	7,549
2015		11	7,459
2014		13	6,592
2013		12	6,986
2012		13	6,606
2011		15	5,924
2010		9	8,737
2009		7	10,914
2008		12	7,160
2007		5	14,295
2006		8	9,535
2005		8	9,056
2004		15	5,476
2003		8	8,591
2002		5	12,408
2001		11	6,422
2000		5	12,057
1999		6	9,855
1998		9	6,816
1997		9	6,590
1996		9	6,479
1995		12	5,110
1994		9	6,348
1993		12	4,987
1992		7	7,381
1991		16	3,807
1990		15	3,962
1989		8	6,202
1988		7	6,398
1987		7	6,062
1986		< 5	--
1985		9	4,679
1984		5	7,302
1983		8	4,887
1982		10	4,220
1981		16	2,887
1980		11	3,831
1979		15	3,013
1978		6	5,756
1977		13	3,196
1976		10	3,717
1975		14	2,896
1974		15	2,671
1973		9	3,683
1972		11	3,145
1971		10	3,360
1970		18	2,209
1969		7	3,925
1968		12	2,567
1967		9	2,974
1966		15	2,131
1965		14	2,267
1964		14	2,308
1963		16	2,110
1962		9	3,032
1961		11	2,696
1960		12	2,535
1959		11	2,653
1958		18	1,954
1957		22	1,752
1956		16	2,086
1955		11	2,564
1954		15	2,114
1953		18	1,899
1952		16	2,006
1951		18	1,836
1950		20	1,698
1949		26	1,458
1948		22	1,606
1947		36	1,230
1946		22	1,555
1945		24	1,376
1944		24	1,398
1943		25	1,431
1942		16	1,861
1941		23	1,444
1940		23	1,431
1939		21	1,485
1938		23	1,436
1937		23	1,442
1936		23	1,416
1935		26	1,352
1934		21	1,549
1933		31	1,201
1932		31	1,235
1931		21	1,588
1930		29	1,363
1929		31	1,293
1928		30	1,351
1927		42	1,110
1926		46	1,032
1925		34	1,245
1924		46	1,057
1923		37	1,193
1922		38	1,180
1921		60	909
1920		51	972
1919		54	917
1918		46	995
1917		45	981
1916		37	1,070
1915		48	903
1914		44	801
1913		26	992
1912		27	874
1911		18	792
1910		26	568
1909		8	1,152
1908		7	1,213
1907		18	615
1906		10	849
1905		14	665
1904		19	514
1903		7	1,001
1902		14	613
1901		19	452
1900		28	429
1899		16	500
1898		19	484
1897		19	458
1896		14	589
1895		19	475
1894		15	541
1893		13	569
1892		17	495
1891		14	495
1890		16	486
1889		19	432
1888		26	368
1887		12	541
1886		21	395
1885		21	398
1884		29	330
1883		20	399
1882		23	376
1881		20	388
1880		24	355

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.