Waseem vs Washington
American parents have registered 2,644 Washingtons since 1880, against 794 Waseems. But in 2025 it was Waseem that was commoner, 19 babies to fewer than five.
Babies given each name, 1880–2025
Waseem Washington
Each line is every baby given the name that year, girls and boys added together — the only count that means the same thing for both names. A line breaks where the name fell below five babies in a year — the point at which the SSA stops publishing it — rather than being drawn through a figure nobody published. A single published year in a gap shows as a dot.
Who was ahead
Of the 145 years in which either name was published, Washington for 107 years and Waseem for 38 years. The lead changed hands 5 times.
- 1880–1984 Washington ahead
- 1985–1990 Waseem ahead
- 1991 Washington ahead
- 1992–2011 Waseem ahead
- 2012 Washington ahead
- 2013–2025 Waseem ahead
Side by side
| Waseem | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Total US births | 794 | 2,644 |
| Most in one year | 35 | 60 |
| Babies in 2025 | 19 | under 5 |
| Estimated living today | 780 | 900 |
| Median age today | 17 | 47 |
| Peak year | 2020 | 1921 |
| Best rank | 3,202nd boys | 901st boys |
| Rank in 2025 | 5,045th | unranked |
| First recorded | 1979 | 1880 |
| Girls / boys | 0 / 794 | 0 / 2,644 |
A rank is a position within one sex’s list for one year, so the two rank rows are not subtracted from one another and the winning column is not marked on them. The living figure is a life-table estimate, not a count.
Which name is older
Half of the Washingtons alive today are over 47; half the Waseems are over 17. That is 30 years between them: two names in use at the same time, worn by two different generations.
Where each one is strongest
- Waseem New York (5.4×)
- Washington South Carolina (11.7×), Mississippi (10.9×), Alabama (8.3×)
How much commoner the name is in that state than it is nationally, from births recorded since 1910.
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Social Security Administration birth records, 1880–2025, public domain. Full histories: Waseem and Washington.