Meaning and history
From a surname originally derived from the name of an English town meaning “settlement belonging to Wassa’s people,” Washington is used as a given name, usually in honor of George Washington (1732–1799), commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the first president of the United States.
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 8 births, rank #8,732
2007: 5 births, rank #12,367
2008: 12 births, rank #6,763
2009: 7 births, rank #9,864
20102010: 9 births, rank #8,139
2011: 15 births, rank #5,675
2012: 13 births, rank #6,306
2013: 12 births, rank #6,603
2014: 13 births, rank #6,307
20152015: 11 births, rank #7,066
2016: 11 births, rank #7,157
2017: 23 births, rank #4,331
2018: 12 births, rank #6,703
2019: 10 births, rank #7,643
20202020: 11 births, rank #7,034
2021: 6 births, rank #10,799
2022: 10 births, rank #7,768
2023: 9 births, rank #8,255
20242024: 8 births, rank #8,987
Washington rose from #972 to #909 for boys between 1920 and 1921. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 60.