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Top names in District of Columbia

The names most likely to appear on 2001 District of Columbia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 8,241 District of Columbia births in 2001 across 558 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.

#48Asiaoutside the national top 200
#51Malik#197 nationally
#55Indiaoutside the national top 200
#56Jaylaoutside the national top 200
#62Ninaoutside the national top 200
#39Diamond#167 nationally
#73Charlotteoutside the national top 200
#75Imanioutside the national top 200
#77Ronaldoutside the national top 200
#67Ella#190 nationally
#79Nevaehoutside the national top 200
#80Niaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emily57US #1
#2Emma53US #13
#3Kayla53US #17
#4Katherine51US #35
#5Taylor51US #12
#6Sophia49US #37
#7Grace46US #16
#8Sydney46US #23
#9Elizabeth45US #9
#10Anna41US #19
#11Ashley40US #4
#12Sarah40US #6
#13Jessica39US #11
#14Alexandra38US #38
#15Brianna38US #18
#16Julia38US #27
#17Caroline37US #62
#18Jada37US #75
#19Olivia36US #10
#20Hannah35US #3
#21Destiny34US #22
#22Jasmine34US #25
#23Lauren34US #15
#24Zoe31US #65
#25Isabella30US #28
#26Alexis29US #5
#27Maya29US #110
#28Madison28US #2
#29Abigail27US #8
#30Jordan27US #47
#31Rachel27US #24
#32Isabel26US #88
#33Jennifer26US #26
#34Mary26US #48
#35Morgan25US #29
#36Leah24US #87
#37Samantha24US #7
#38Aaliyah22US #96
#39Diamond22US #167
#40Sophie22US #151
#41Catherine21US #81
#42Danielle21US #63
#43Gabrielle21US #50
#44Mia21US #76
#45Amanda20US #39
#46Natalie20US #32
#47Victoria20US #21
#48Asia19
#49Nicole19US #36
#50Madeline18US #56
#51Stephanie18US #43
#52Trinity18US #67
#53Angel17US #104
#54Erin17US #60
#55India17
#56Jayla17
#57Lily17US #103
#58Molly17US #90
#59Sierra17US #55
#60Caitlin16US #89
#61Chloe16US #30
#62Nina16
#63Rebecca16US #46
#64Sofia16US #145
#65Angela15US #77
#66Christina15US #80
#67Ella15US #190
#68Makayla15US #54
#69Margaret15US #118
#70Megan15US #20
#71Andrea14US #49
#72Ava14US #132
#73Charlotte14
#74Faith14US #53
#75Imani14
#76Allison13US #44
#77Jade13US #98
#78Kennedy13US #138
#79Nevaeh13
#80Nia13
#81Tatiana13
#82Deja12
#83Heaven12
#84Jacqueline12US #70
#85Kiara12US #144
#86London12
#87Maria12US #41
#88Bianca11US #156
#89Briana11US #101
#90Camille11
#91Ciara11
#92Claire11US #82
#93Dominique11
#94Kendall11
#95Kyra11
#96Lucy11
#97Madeleine11
#98Michelle11US #59
#99Mya11US #149
#100Naomi11US #179

Boys

#1Michael108US #2
#2John100US #14
#3William96US #10
#4Christopher79US #5
#5Joshua79US #4
#6Anthony78US #11
#7James78US #19
#8Kevin77US #32
#9Daniel76US #9
#10Nicholas73US #6
#11Robert72US #30
#12David70US #12
#13Joseph65US #8
#14Alexander58US #20
#15Matthew56US #3
#16Samuel56US #26
#17Thomas55US #33
#18Andrew51US #7
#19Isaiah50US #43
#20Jacob50US #1
#21Justin50US #22
#22Eric48US #44
#23Benjamin47US #27
#24Brandon47US #18
#25Jordan47US #39
#26Charles44US #55
#27Brian43US #46
#28Aaron42US #42
#29Christian41US #24
#30Elijah39US #45
#31Ryan38US #15
#32Jonathan36US #23
#33Jalen35US #127
#34Ethan34US #17
#35Jason32US #41
#36Sean32US #57
#37Jeremiah31US #90
#38Patrick31US #72
#39Antonio30US #85
#40Adam29US #51
#41Aidan29US #86
#42Cameron29US #35
#43Henry29US #120
#44Zachary29US #16
#45Caleb28US #37
#46Noah28US #28
#47Tyler28US #13
#48Carlos27US #59
#49Dylan27US #21
#50Jack26US #48
#51Malik26US #197
#52Marcus25US #104
#53Sebastian25US #81
#54Kenneth24US #97
#55Stephen24US #102
#56Peter23US #133
#57Jackson22US #60
#58Timothy22US #67
#59Xavier22US #94
#60Connor21US #49
#61Nathan21US #31
#62Nathaniel21US #61
#63Steven21US #63
#64Chase20US #79
#65Liam20US #131
#66Gabriel19US #38
#67Gregory19US #157
#68Jared19US #65
#69Kyle19US #40
#70Nicolas19US #142
#71Ian18US #70
#72Jeremy18US #89
#73Luke18US #50
#74Richard17US #73
#75George16US #129
#76Lucas16US #83
#77Ronald16
#78Bryce15US #92
#79Devin15US #71
#80Diego15US #139
#81Edward15US #113
#82Evan15US #56
#83Jamal15
#84Omar15US #146
#85Oscar15US #122
#86Trevon15
#87Bryan14US #69
#88Jaden14US #114
#89Javon14
#90Malachi14
#91Colin13US #125
#92Daquan13
#93Darius13
#94Devon13US #147
#95Jaylen13
#96Julian13US #82
#97Khalil13
#98Maurice13
#99Max13US #159
#100Andre12

On the move since 2000

Rising

↑61Jeremiah#37
↑47Natalie#46
↑41Adam#40
↑36Sierra#59
↑34India#55
↑31Isabella#25
↑28Cameron#42
↑28Jared#68

Falling

↓56Camille#90
↓50Darius#93
↓49Michelle#98
↓46Claire#92
↓45Imani#75
↓39Andre#100
↓37Julian#96
↓36Bryan#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2000 rankings.