Washington
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- WAH-shing-tun
- Origin
- English
Washington is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “estate of Wassa's people”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Washington mean?
English: surname from an English place name
“estate of Wassa's people”
Used in honour of George Washington, the first US president, whose ancestors took their name from Washington in north-east England.
Is Washington a girl's or a boy's name?
Washington is a boys' name.
How popular is Washington in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1921, with 60 boys.
Half of all the boys named Washington in the US since 1880 were born between 1914 and 1961. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Washington in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,749 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,444 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,042 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,177 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,043 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,421 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,529 |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,837 |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,750 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,014 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,434 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,043 |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,835 |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,938 |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,773 |
| 1950 | 20 | #1,656 |
| 1949 | 26 | #1,433 |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,558 |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,212 |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,508 |
| 1945 | 24 | #1,348 |
| 1944 | 24 | #1,369 |
| 1943 | 25 | #1,398 |
| 1942 | 16 | #1,799 |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,411 |
| 1940 | 23 | #1,397 |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,458 |
| 1938 | 23 | #1,397 |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,403 |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,384 |
| 1935 | 26 | #1,326 |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,498 |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,181 |
| 1932 | 31 | #1,216 |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,538 |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,330 |
| 1929 | 31 | #1,272 |
| 1928 | 30 | #1,323 |
| 1927 | 42 | #1,098 |
| 1926 | 46 | #1,018 |
| 1925 | 34 | #1,225 |
| 1924 | 46 | #1,045 |
| 1923 | 37 | #1,177 |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,158 |
| 1921 | 60 | #901 |
| 1920 | 51 | #965 |
| 1919 | 54 | #908 |
| 1918 | 46 | #986 |
| 1917 | 45 | #964 |
| 1916 | 37 | #1,058 |
| 1915 | 48 | #893 |
| 1914 | 44 | #795 |
| 1913 | 26 | #969 |
| 1912 | 27 | #854 |
| 1911 | 18 | #758 |
| 1910 | 26 | #556 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,083 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,112 |
| 1907 | 18 | #591 |
| 1906 | 10 | #798 |
| 1905 | 14 | #636 |
| 1904 | 19 | #492 |
| 1903 | 7 | #910 |
| 1902 | 14 | #582 |
| 1901 | 19 | #433 |
| 1900 | 28 | #424 |
| 1899 | 16 | #481 |
| 1898 | 19 | #473 |
| 1897 | 19 | #438 |
| 1896 | 14 | #551 |
| 1895 | 19 | #456 |
| 1894 | 15 | #521 |
| 1893 | 13 | #538 |
| 1892 | 17 | #480 |
| 1891 | 14 | #476 |
| 1890 | 16 | #458 |
| 1889 | 19 | #415 |
| 1888 | 26 | #359 |
| 1887 | 12 | #516 |
| 1886 | 21 | #383 |
| 1885 | 21 | #388 |
| 1884 | 29 | #325 |
| 1883 | 20 | #381 |
| 1882 | 23 | #370 |
| 1881 | 20 | #375 |
| 1880 | 24 | #350 |
Nicknames for Washington
- Wash
Names like Washington
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Wilson William Watson Nelson Warren Walter Anderson Jefferson Harrison Emerson Judson Walton
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Washington: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/washington, updated 20 October 2026.