How Many People Are Named Washington?
people named Washington are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 381,882 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,644 babies named Washington in Social Security records from 1880 to 2024, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
60 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from the name of an English town, itself meaning "settlement belonging to WASSA's people". The given name is usually given in honour of George Washington (1732-1799), commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the first president of the United States.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Washington in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Washington alive today is about 46 years old, and 36% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 21 and 68 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Washington first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 60 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2024.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2024
🏆 Rank History
Washington has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #329, in 1884.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #329 (1884) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,090 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Washington alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Washington were born in New York than in any other state: about 18 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Washington was given 8.8 times as often in South Carolina and 6 times in Alabama.
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