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Top names in District of Columbia

The names most likely to appear on 1989 District of Columbia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,670 District of Columbia births in 1989 across 637 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.

#14Ashleyoutside the national top 200
#21Brittanyoutside the national top 200
#23Jessicaoutside the national top 200
#37Sarahoutside the national top 200
#38Elizabethoutside the national top 200
#39Jasmineoutside the national top 200
#41Tiffanyoutside the national top 200
#42Jenniferoutside the national top 200
#44Laurenoutside the national top 200
#31Arielle#185 nationally
#48Indiaoutside the national top 200
#48Nicoleoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ashley86US #2
#2Brittany66US #3
#3Jessica54US #1
#4Jasmine38US #30
#5Elizabeth36US #10
#6Tiffany32US #16
#7Lauren30US #9
#8Sarah30US #5
#9Katherine29US #26
#10Jennifer28US #7
#11Mary24US #38
#12Danielle23US #17
#13Kiara22US #115
#14Alexandra21US #43
#15Christina21US #23
#16Courtney21US #21
#17Erica21US #34
#18Amanda20US #4
#19Emily20US #13
#20Megan20US #11
#21Rachel20US #18
#22Samantha20US #6
#23Brittney19US #41
#24Stephanie18US #8
#25Maria17US #56
#26Nicole17US #12
#27Crystal16US #32
#28Victoria16US #44
#29Caitlin15US #49
#30Melissa14US #19
#31Arielle13US #185
#32Bianca13US #91
#33Dominique13US #173
#34Jacqueline13US #64
#35Kendra13US #99
#36Ebony12US #176
#37Kimberly12US #28
#38Latoya12US #190
#39Angel11US #167
#40Christine11US #59
#41Erika11US #73
#42Monique11US #139
#43Rebecca11US #24
#44Sara11US #29
#45Allison10US #46
#46Amber10US #14
#47Catherine10US #67
#48India10
#49Julia10US #96
#50Lindsay10US #63
#51Michelle10US #22
#52Tiara10
#53Alicia9US #53
#54Andrea9US #39
#55Anna9US #51
#56Caroline9US #113
#57Diana9US #86
#58Laura9US #25
#59Anne8US #153
#60Erin8US #40
#61Monica8US #68
#62Natalie8US #62
#63Sandra8US #129
#64Tierra8
#65Whitney8US #57
#66Alexis7US #92
#67Angela7US #47
#68April7US #66
#69Claire7US #171
#70Cynthia7US #84
#71Deanna7US #162
#72Gabrielle7US #112
#73Heather7US #15
#74Joy7
#75Kelly7US #37
#76Marquita7
#77Molly7US #93
#78Natasha7US #87
#79Nora7
#80Patrice7
#81Robin7US #160
#82Valerie7US #117
#83Veronica7US #85
#84Alisha6US #123
#85Cassandra6US #54
#86Grace6US #150
#87Hannah6US #42
#88Janae6
#89Julie6US #78
#90Karen6US #110
#91Lashawn6
#92Linda6US #157
#93Lindsey6US #48
#94Lisa6US #55
#95Margaret6US #97
#96Melanie6US #88
#97Sophia6
#98Sydney6
#99Vanessa6US #50
#100Abigail5US #94

Boys

#1Michael313US #1
#2Christopher270US #2
#3James210US #9
#4David189US #5
#5William184US #15
#6Anthony173US #16
#7John166US #12
#8Matthew162US #3
#9Kevin161US #19
#10Joseph154US #11
#11Robert154US #10
#12Daniel143US #6
#13Andrew142US #7
#14Ashley139
#15Brandon128US #18
#16Eric119US #21
#17Alexander115US #32
#18Joshua114US #4
#19Brian113US #24
#20Jonathan113US #17
#21Brittany107
#22Benjamin105US #29
#23Jessica95
#24Marcus94US #67
#25Charles92US #36
#26Thomas92US #23
#27Nicholas91US #14
#28Aaron88US #31
#29Antonio88US #76
#30Justin81US #8
#31Ryan81US #13
#32Samuel81US #47
#33Sean80US #39
#34Patrick76US #38
#35Timothy74US #28
#36Stephen73US #40
#37Sarah72
#38Elizabeth70
#39Jasmine67
#40Steven67US #22
#41Tiffany64
#42Jennifer62
#43Jeffrey60US #37
#44Lauren60
#45Gregory59US #52
#46Mark59US #42
#47Richard58US #33
#48Nicole56
#49Rachel56
#50Danielle55
#51Keith55US #70
#52Edward54US #62
#53Christina53
#54Derrick53US #99
#55Katherine52
#56Amanda51
#57Stephanie50
#58Adam49US #27
#59Alexandra49
#60Paul48US #49
#61Andre46US #134
#62Emily45
#63Jamal45
#64Kenneth45US #53
#65Rebecca45
#66Jose44US #46
#67Samantha44
#68Zachary44US #25
#69Courtney43
#70Peter43US #66
#71Travis41US #41
#72Andrea40
#73Jacob39US #26
#74Christian38US #78
#75Kyle38US #20
#76George37US #79
#77Ronald37US #85
#78Carlos36US #77
#79Jeremy36US #34
#80Ian35US #68
#81Mary35
#82Delonte34
#83Erica34
#84Maurice34
#85Nathan34US #43
#86Tyrone34
#87Jason33US #35
#88Michelle33
#89Anna32
#90Jordan32US #44
#91Julia32
#92Melissa32
#93Phillip32US #75
#94Shannon32
#95Victoria32
#96Kelly31
#97Catherine30
#98Dominique30
#99Evan30US #69
#100Philip30US #101

On the move since 1988

Rising

↑50Angel#39
↑43India#48
↑42Lindsay#50
↑30Kendra#35
↑29Mary#11
↑21Monica#61
↑21Molly#77
↑19Maria#25

Falling

↓51Jason#87
↓44Margaret#95
↓40Kelly#75
↓37Laura#58
↓36Vanessa#99
↓34Michelle#51
↓34Kyle#75
↓33Lisa#94

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1988 rankings.