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Top names in District of Columbia

The names most likely to appear on 1962 District of Columbia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 27,538 District of Columbia births in 1962 across 731 distinct names.

Distinctively District of Columbia

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say District of Columbia more than they say America.

#35Andre#187 nationally
#58Mauriceoutside the national top 200
#53Tyrone#185 nationally
#67Derrick#191 nationally
#78Tanya#200 nationally
#87Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#91Cassandraoutside the national top 200
#99Yvette#196 nationally
#78Antonio#174 nationally
#96Derek#188 nationally
#45Reginald#133 nationally
#76Gwendolyn#161 nationally

Girls

#1Karen353US #4
#2Mary319US #2
#3Lisa315US #1
#4Linda249US #5
#5Susan240US #3
#6Deborah214US #9
#7Sharon207US #17
#8Donna197US #7
#9Cynthia195US #8
#10Patricia187US #6
#11Pamela185US #13
#12Elizabeth162US #20
#13Angela157US #36
#14Michelle155US #31
#15Robin155US #25
#16Cheryl144US #24
#17Barbara126US #14
#18Sandra118US #10
#19Theresa118US #40
#20Laura117US #21
#21Kathleen115US #29
#22Denise114US #30
#23Carolyn110US #46
#24Jennifer110US #41
#25Margaret109US #43
#26Sheila109US #52
#27Teresa108US #18
#28Jacqueline107US #44
#29Diane106US #26
#30Kimberly105US #16
#31Brenda104US #12
#32Carol103US #28
#33Debra103US #15
#34Stephanie99US #70
#35Catherine98US #53
#36Nancy93US #19
#37Lori91US #11
#38Christine90US #39
#39Kim88US #37
#40Maria86US #49
#41Ann84US #56
#42Wanda82US #77
#43Julie81US #22
#44Renee81US #76
#45Leslie75US #80
#46Kathy74US #27
#47Terri70US #54
#48Janet69US #35
#49Tina69US #33
#50Valerie69US #67
#51Tracy65US #55
#52Kelly63US #38
#53Anne62US #83
#54Beverly61US #69
#55Darlene60US #88
#56Suzanne60US #65
#57Tracey58US #123
#58Janice57US #58
#59Rhonda57US #45
#60Annette56US #75
#61Monica56US #115
#62Andrea54US #99
#63Cathy54US #62
#64Joyce54US #74
#65Sherry54US #48
#66Michele53US #59
#67Katherine51US #84
#68Anita50US #81
#69Judith49US #86
#70Tammy49US #23
#71Wendy49US #64
#72Victoria48US #121
#73Jean47US #95
#74Debbie45US #32
#75Ellen45US #109
#76Gwendolyn45US #161
#77Regina45US #91
#78Tanya45US #200
#79Amy44US #61
#80Lynn44US #71
#81Dawn43US #50
#82Beth42US #66
#83Carla42US #78
#84Shirley42US #96
#85Melissa41US #68
#86Rebecca41US #47
#87Cindy40US #34
#88Marie40US #113
#89Terry40US #112
#90Tonya40US #174
#91Cassandra39
#92Colleen39US #101
#93Jane39US #73
#94Paula39US #60
#95Sarah39US #98
#96Sherri39US #82
#97Veronica39US #144
#98Virginia38US #105
#99Yvette38US #196
#100Judy36US #63

Boys

#1Michael763US #1
#2John637US #3
#3David599US #2
#4James578US #4
#5Robert547US #5
#6William431US #7
#7Mark345US #6
#8Kevin323US #14
#9Thomas300US #9
#10Charles283US #15
#11Anthony274US #24
#12Joseph262US #13
#13Richard258US #8
#14Kenneth225US #18
#15Gregory206US #21
#16Jeffrey198US #10
#17Steven193US #12
#18Christopher191US #26
#19Paul175US #19
#20Timothy160US #16
#21Brian156US #20
#22Ronald152US #25
#23Stephen148US #28
#24Eric146US #33
#25Daniel145US #17
#26Donald143US #23
#27Edward140US #29
#28George132US #32
#29Gary123US #22
#30Keith117US #36
#31Scott111US #11
#32Patrick94US #40
#33Bruce92US #41
#34Andrew90US #49
#35Andre80US #187
#36Lawrence76US #70
#37Raymond76US #48
#38Larry75US #31
#39Vincent75US #66
#40Darryl72US #83
#41Frank72US #42
#42Peter72US #43
#43Wayne72US #63
#44Douglas68US #27
#45Reginald68US #133
#46Dennis67US #37
#47Matthew58US #56
#48Jonathan56US #94
#49Walter56US #79
#50Carl55US #58
#51Glenn55US #55
#52Alan53US #53
#53Tyrone51US #185
#54Craig50US #51
#55Tony50US #52
#56Russell49US #57
#57Gerald47US #65
#58Maurice47
#59Jerome46US #131
#60Rodney46US #76
#61Steve46US #46
#62Jeffery45US #45
#63Terry45US #34
#64Martin43US #74
#65Mike43US #39
#66Phillip43US #68
#67Derrick41US #191
#68Marc41US #122
#69Barry40US #61
#70Roger40US #47
#71Eugene39US #112
#72Ricky39US #50
#73Victor39US #96
#74Melvin38US #137
#75Philip38US #81
#76Dwayne37US #119
#77Harold37US #95
#78Antonio36US #174
#79Calvin36US #144
#80Todd36US #30
#81Arthur34US #91
#82Samuel34US #88
#83Troy34US #67
#84Aaron33US #159
#85Bernard33US #161
#86Frederick33US #116
#87Kelvin33
#88Theodore33US #146
#89Curtis32US #73
#90Ernest32US #127
#91Chris31US #60
#92Ralph31US #97
#93Willie31US #89
#94Bryan30US #82
#95Albert29US #101
#96Derek29US #188
#97Henry29US #92
#98Ronnie29US #100
#99Tracy29US #111
#100Earl28US #147

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑31Anita#68
↑29Cathy#63
↑27Gerald#57
↑26Tracy#51
↑26Judith#69
↑23Stephanie#34
↑23Tony#55
↑21Russell#56

Falling

↓39Yvette#99
↓30Curtis#89
↓27Paula#94
↓27Philip#75
↓23Rebecca#86
↓23Dwayne#76
↓21Chris#91
↓20Debbie#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.