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Most Popular Baby Names In District Of Columbia

The 100 most-used girls' and boys' names among recorded births from District of Columbia, 2016–2025 — 62,785 applications in that window. Below them: the names District of Columbia uses far more than the rest of the country.

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Girls’ names

  1. 1Charlotte4371.6%
  2. 2Olivia4251.5%
  3. 3Ava4211.5%
  4. 4Emma3671.3%
  5. 5Elizabeth3421.2%
  6. 6Eleanor3351.2%
  7. 7Sophia3351.2%
  8. 8Zoe3251.2%
  9. 9Maya2951.1%
  10. 10Sofia2911.0%
  11. 11Isabella2831.0%
  12. 12Mia2741.0%
  13. 13Nora2580.9%
  14. 14Amelia2500.9%
  15. 15Naomi2480.9%
  16. 16Grace2450.9%
  17. 17Evelyn2410.9%
  18. 18Abigail2400.9%
  19. 19Chloe2380.8%
  20. 20Caroline2210.8%
  21. 21Genesis2170.8%
  22. 22Margaret2140.8%
  23. 23Sophie2040.7%
  24. 24Josephine2010.7%
  25. 25Penelope1970.7%
  26. 26Alice1960.7%
  27. 27Ella1900.7%
  28. 28Emilia1900.7%
  29. 29Lucy1880.7%
  30. 30Aria1810.6%
  31. 31Riley1800.6%
  32. 32Eliana1780.6%
  33. 33Madison1780.6%
  34. 34Clara1750.6%
  35. 35Camila1700.6%
  36. 36Eva1680.6%
  37. 37Hannah1670.6%
  38. 38Lily1670.6%
  39. 39Skylar1630.6%
  40. 40Mila1620.6%
  41. 41Layla1580.6%
  42. 42Alexandra1570.6%
  43. 43Claire1570.6%
  44. 44Victoria1560.6%
  45. 45Anna1530.5%
  46. 46Emily1530.5%
  47. 47Rose1480.5%
  48. 48Zoey1460.5%
  49. 49Lillian1440.5%
  50. 50Madeline1440.5%
  51. 51Harper1430.5%
  52. 52Quinn1420.5%
  53. 53Violet1400.5%
  54. 54Avery1370.5%
  55. 55Margot1370.5%
  56. 56Julia1340.5%
  57. 57Leah1310.5%
  58. 58Isla1300.5%
  59. 59Valentina1290.5%
  60. 60Eloise1280.5%
  61. 61Luna1280.5%
  62. 62Elena1270.5%
  63. 63Hazel1260.4%
  64. 64Cora1250.4%
  65. 65Maeve1240.4%
  66. 66Bella1230.4%
  67. 67Aurora1200.4%
  68. 68Katherine1200.4%
  69. 69Cecilia1160.4%
  70. 70Isabel1160.4%
  71. 71Sloane1140.4%
  72. 72Zuri1140.4%
  73. 73Lucia1130.4%
  74. 74Amira1100.4%
  75. 75Stella1090.4%
  76. 76Mary1070.4%
  77. 77Ruby1060.4%
  78. 78Serenity1050.4%
  79. 79Nova1040.4%
  80. 80Autumn1030.4%
  81. 81Sydney1020.4%
  82. 82Ashley1000.4%
  83. 83Nina990.4%
  84. 84Scarlett980.3%
  85. 85Ariana970.3%
  86. 86Catherine950.3%
  87. 87Isabelle930.3%
  88. 88Aaliyah920.3%
  89. 89Audrey920.3%
  90. 90Maria920.3%
  91. 91Sadie920.3%
  92. 92Ayla910.3%
  93. 93Summer910.3%
  94. 94Vivian910.3%
  95. 95June900.3%
  96. 96Jane890.3%
  97. 97Demi870.3%
  98. 98Genevieve870.3%
  99. 99Madeleine870.3%
  100. 100Samantha870.3%

Boys’ names

  1. 1William6511.9%
  2. 2Henry6321.8%
  3. 3James6221.8%
  4. 4Noah5771.7%
  5. 5Theodore5081.5%
  6. 6Liam4881.4%
  7. 7Benjamin4681.3%
  8. 8John4461.3%
  9. 9Alexander4151.2%
  10. 10Samuel3871.1%
  11. 11Charles3861.1%
  12. 12Jack3721.1%
  13. 13Oliver3711.1%
  14. 14Leo3701.1%
  15. 15Ethan3581.0%
  16. 16Michael3421.0%
  17. 17Thomas3351.0%
  18. 18Daniel3280.9%
  19. 19Dylan3230.9%
  20. 20Lucas3230.9%
  21. 21Jacob3220.9%
  22. 22Julian3010.9%
  23. 23Sebastian3000.9%
  24. 24Elijah2860.8%
  25. 25George2830.8%
  26. 26Mateo2830.8%
  27. 27Gabriel2780.8%
  28. 28David2750.8%
  29. 29Joseph2720.8%
  30. 30Aiden2700.8%
  31. 31Logan2670.8%
  32. 32Miles2580.7%
  33. 33Luca2520.7%
  34. 34Isaac2460.7%
  35. 35Amir2440.7%
  36. 36Owen2390.7%
  37. 37Christopher2270.7%
  38. 38Mason2230.6%
  39. 39Matthew2230.6%
  40. 40Nathan2130.6%
  41. 41Joshua2100.6%
  42. 42Anthony2090.6%
  43. 43Luke2060.6%
  44. 44Robert2050.6%
  45. 45Josiah2030.6%
  46. 46Max2020.6%
  47. 47Andrew1980.6%
  48. 48Caleb1930.6%
  49. 49Ryan1910.5%
  50. 50Ezra1870.5%
  51. 51Jackson1860.5%
  52. 52Adrian1800.5%
  53. 53Carter1780.5%
  54. 54Jayden1770.5%
  55. 55Kai1750.5%
  56. 56Adam1720.5%
  57. 57Cameron1720.5%
  58. 58August1710.5%
  59. 59Asher1670.5%
  60. 60Maxwell1670.5%
  61. 61Christian1650.5%
  62. 62Arthur1600.5%
  63. 63Zion1520.4%
  64. 64Jonathan1510.4%
  65. 65Micah1500.4%
  66. 66Isaiah1490.4%
  67. 67Felix1470.4%
  68. 68Wesley1470.4%
  69. 69Eli1460.4%
  70. 70Aaron1420.4%
  71. 71Jeremiah1400.4%
  72. 72Amari1390.4%
  73. 73Nicholas1380.4%
  74. 74Simon1380.4%
  75. 75Chase1370.4%
  76. 76King1370.4%
  77. 77Ian1350.4%
  78. 78Xavier1350.4%
  79. 79Nathaniel1330.4%
  80. 80Santiago1330.4%
  81. 81Connor1320.4%
  82. 82Messiah1320.4%
  83. 83Levi1310.4%
  84. 84Nasir1290.4%
  85. 85Patrick1250.4%
  86. 86Nolan1240.4%
  87. 87Axel1230.4%
  88. 88Diego1230.4%
  89. 89Angel1210.3%
  90. 90Elias1210.3%
  91. 91Graham1170.3%
  92. 92Legend1160.3%
  93. 93Edward1150.3%
  94. 94Peter1150.3%
  95. 95Kevin1120.3%
  96. 96Evan1090.3%
  97. 97Everett1090.3%
  98. 98Kayden1080.3%
  99. 99Oscar1080.3%
  100. 100Nicolas1070.3%

District of Columbia's signature names

Names used at least 2× as often in District of Columbia as across all states combined, 2016–2025. The multiple compares District of Columbia's share of listed births with the same share pooled across every state — the closest thing to "how District of Columbia does it differently" the data can support.

Girls’ names

  1. Zora10.6× · 52 recorded
  2. Dior8.5× · 59 recorded
  3. Louisa8× · 56 recorded
  4. Milan6.4× · 50 recorded
  5. Demi5.7× · 87 recorded
  6. Madeleine5.5× · 87 recorded
  7. Beatrice5.3× · 56 recorded
  8. Nina5× · 99 recorded
  9. Noa4.9× · 79 recorded
  10. Mira4.9× · 67 recorded
  11. Zuri4.7× · 114 recorded
  12. Margaret4.6× · 214 recorded
  13. Margot4.6× · 137 recorded
  14. Frances4.6× · 71 recorded
  15. Dream4.6× · 61 recorded
  16. Eve4.6× · 56 recorded
  17. Virginia4.5× · 50 recorded
  18. Helen4.4× · 64 recorded
  19. Wynter4.4× · 61 recorded
  20. Logan4.2× · 79 recorded
  21. Alexandra3.9× · 157 recorded
  22. Catherine3.9× · 95 recorded
  23. Daphne3.8× · 82 recorded
  24. Amira3.7× · 110 recorded
  25. Jane3.7× · 89 recorded

Boys’ names

  1. Sincere8× · 78 recorded
  2. Nasir7.3× · 129 recorded
  3. Samir6.8× · 57 recorded
  4. Ari4.9× · 93 recorded
  5. Hugo4.7× · 76 recorded
  6. Simon4.3× · 138 recorded
  7. George4.2× · 283 recorded
  8. Remy4.2× · 72 recorded
  9. Zyaire4× · 61 recorded
  10. Kieran3.9× · 51 recorded
  11. Kairo3.8× · 88 recorded
  12. Francis3.8× · 54 recorded
  13. Felix3.6× · 147 recorded
  14. Amir3.5× · 244 recorded
  15. Max3.4× · 202 recorded
  16. Amari3.4× · 139 recorded
  17. Cairo3.3× · 59 recorded
  18. Major3.3× · 56 recorded
  19. King3.1× · 137 recorded
  20. Khalil3.1× · 65 recorded
  21. Quinn3.1× · 51 recorded
  22. Messiah3× · 132 recorded
  23. Maxwell2.9× · 167 recorded
  24. Arthur2.9× · 160 recorded
  25. Patrick2.9× · 125 recorded

All-time favorites, 1910–2025

The most-used names across everything District of Columbia has recorded since 1910 — a very different list, dominated by the high-birth, low-variety decades of the mid-century.

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary22,4613.3%
  2. 2Patricia12,8071.9%
  3. 3Barbara11,3691.7%
  4. 4Elizabeth10,2471.5%
  5. 5Linda9,1371.3%
  6. 6Margaret9,1191.3%
  7. 7Karen7,7031.1%
  8. 8Susan7,6011.1%
  9. 9Deborah6,9131.0%
  10. 10Jennifer6,5030.9%
  11. 11Nancy6,0690.9%
  12. 12Sharon6,0380.9%
  13. 13Lisa5,9370.9%
  14. 14Catherine5,4330.8%
  15. 15Dorothy5,4200.8%
  16. 16Michelle5,1900.8%
  17. 17Donna5,0950.7%
  18. 18Sandra5,0940.7%
  19. 19Kathleen5,0810.7%
  20. 20Carol4,9670.7%
  21. 21Helen4,7260.7%
  22. 22Katherine4,7230.7%
  23. 23Cynthia4,6430.7%
  24. 24Kimberly4,6380.7%
  25. 25Carolyn4,5200.7%
  26. 26Pamela4,4990.7%
  27. 27Angela4,3400.6%
  28. 28Sarah4,3160.6%
  29. 29Diane4,1560.6%
  30. 30Shirley4,1130.6%
  31. 31Jacqueline4,0730.6%
  32. 32Betty3,9990.6%
  33. 33Joan3,9870.6%
  34. 34Laura3,9820.6%
  35. 35Stephanie3,9410.6%
  36. 36Brenda3,8110.6%
  37. 37Joyce3,6890.5%
  38. 38Jean3,5970.5%
  39. 39Ruth3,4990.5%
  40. 40Christine3,4980.5%
  41. 41Ann3,4370.5%
  42. 42Anne3,3920.5%
  43. 43Frances3,3660.5%
  44. 44Janet3,2400.5%
  45. 45Jessica3,2300.5%
  46. 46Denise3,2010.5%
  47. 47Cheryl3,0670.4%
  48. 48Gloria3,0340.4%
  49. 49Anna3,0230.4%
  50. 50Judith2,9700.4%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John34,6754.3%
  2. 2James33,2874.1%
  3. 3Robert29,7063.7%
  4. 4Michael29,6703.7%
  5. 5William29,3163.6%
  6. 6David21,7772.7%
  7. 7Charles17,3442.1%
  8. 8Thomas15,3491.9%
  9. 9Joseph15,0591.9%
  10. 10Richard14,9421.8%
  11. 11Christopher11,7181.4%
  12. 12Anthony10,3331.3%
  13. 13George9,9301.2%
  14. 14Kevin9,5541.2%
  15. 15Daniel9,2561.1%
  16. 16Paul8,7511.1%
  17. 17Edward8,2851.0%
  18. 18Mark8,1981.0%
  19. 19Kenneth7,7921.0%
  20. 20Ronald7,7421.0%
  21. 21Donald7,5920.9%
  22. 22Stephen7,1230.9%
  23. 23Brian6,8120.8%
  24. 24Steven6,8020.8%
  25. 25Andrew6,6150.8%
  26. 26Matthew6,5720.8%
  27. 27Gregory6,5430.8%
  28. 28Eric6,4430.8%
  29. 29Timothy5,8240.7%
  30. 30Jeffrey5,3160.7%
  31. 31Samuel4,7440.6%
  32. 32Gary4,6730.6%
  33. 33Patrick4,6500.6%
  34. 34Jonathan4,5560.6%
  35. 35Raymond4,5290.6%
  36. 36Lawrence4,2890.5%
  37. 37Peter4,2070.5%
  38. 38Benjamin4,1850.5%
  39. 39Alexander4,1560.5%
  40. 40Henry4,1480.5%
  41. 41Frank3,8910.5%
  42. 42Larry3,8420.5%
  43. 43Jason3,7200.5%
  44. 44Walter3,5570.4%
  45. 45Joshua3,5360.4%
  46. 46Keith3,5160.4%
  47. 47Nicholas3,2570.4%
  48. 48Douglas3,2200.4%
  49. 49Sean3,1950.4%
  50. 50Aaron3,0040.4%

State data starts in 1910 (national data goes back to 1880) and is censored per state and year: a name needs 5 uses in District of Columbia in a year to appear at all. That censoring means state counts never sum to the national total, and it bites hardest on uncommon names in small states.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.