Is Washington a boy or girl name?
Washington was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,644 US babies named Washington were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,789
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Washington since 1880
- 2,644
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 60 babies
Boys and girls named Washington, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 215 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 162 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 144 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 371 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 415 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 249 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 241 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 165 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 119 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 104 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 129 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,789 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,866 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 10 | #8,248 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #12,054 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,467 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #8,170 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 12 | #7,104 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,458 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,568 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,467 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,605 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,994 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,611 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,927 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,750 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,919 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 12 | #7,162 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #14,297 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,542 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #9,062 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,478 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,600 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #12,415 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,424 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #12,058 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,857 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,817 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,591 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,478 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 12 | #5,113 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,348 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,988 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,382 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,808 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,962 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,207 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,400 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #6,069 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,679 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,308 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,889 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,221 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,892 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,832 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 15 | #3,014 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,753 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,196 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,717 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,897 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,670 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,684 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,148 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,362 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,210 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,927 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,567 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,977 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,129 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,267 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,308 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,111 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #3,033 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,703 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,533 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,653 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,892 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,088 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,553 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 16 | #2,004 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 20 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 26 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,606 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,555 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 24 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 24 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 25 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 16 | #1,864 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 23 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 23 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 26 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 31 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,588 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 31 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 30 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 42 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 46 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 34 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 46 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 37 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 60 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 51 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 54 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 46 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 45 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 37 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 48 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 44 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 26 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 27 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 18 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 26 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 18 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 10 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 14 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 19 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 14 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 19 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 28 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 16 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 19 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 19 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 14 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 19 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 15 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 13 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 17 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 14 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 16 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 19 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 26 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 12 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 21 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 21 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 29 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 20 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 23 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 20 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 24 | #355 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Washington reached #330 in 1884. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Washington
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.