State roster

Top names in District of Columbia

The names most likely to appear on 2006 District of Columbia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,965 District of Columbia births in 2006 across 565 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.

#45Aniyaoutside the national top 200
#53Londonoutside the national top 200
#58Andreoutside the national top 200
#59Josephineoutside the national top 200
#71Eleanoroutside the national top 200
#78Aniyahoutside the national top 200
#79Claraoutside the national top 200
#81Madeleineoutside the national top 200
#44Angel#159 nationally
#86Bridgetoutside the national top 200
#87Janiyaoutside the national top 200
#89Lilaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Katherine53US #37
#2Elizabeth48US #11
#3Ashley46US #12
#4Ava41US #5
#5Sophia38US #9
#6Olivia37US #7
#7Sofia37US #55
#8Caroline34US #89
#9Hannah34US #8
#10Abigail33US #6
#11Emily33US #1
#12Maya33US #57
#13Anna32US #22
#14Madison32US #3
#15Nevaeh31US #43
#16Kayla30US #26
#17Morgan30US #35
#18Sarah29US #15
#19Taylor29US #23
#20Charlotte28US #125
#21Isabella28US #4
#22Catherine27US #121
#23Emma27US #2
#24Jennifer27US #51
#25Alexandra26US #40
#26Julia26US #31
#27Grace25US #16
#28Naomi25US #129
#29Chloe24US #18
#30Diana24US #120
#31Sydney24US #34
#32Destiny23US #36
#33Gabrielle23US #63
#34Gabriela22US #109
#35Jasmine22US #29
#36Zoe22US #54
#37Faith21US #62
#38Mia21US #13
#39Jayla20US #99
#40Kimberly20US #58
#41Natalie20US #17
#42Makayla19US #45
#43Samantha19US #10
#44Angel18US #159
#45Aniya18
#46Claire18US #86
#47Kennedy18US #115
#48Lauren18US #24
#49Trinity18US #64
#50Amelia17US #83
#51Brianna17US #20
#52Jada17US #92
#53London17
#54Mary17US #80
#55Allison16US #47
#56Ella16US #21
#57Erin16US #131
#58Jocelyn16US #73
#59Josephine16
#60Leah16US #68
#61Madeline16US #71
#62Maria16US #46
#63Michelle16US #81
#64Stephanie16US #70
#65Alexa15US #39
#66Lucy15US #153
#67Nicole15US #74
#68Sophie15US #124
#69Alyssa14US #19
#70Brooke14US #44
#71Eleanor14
#72Gabriella14US #50
#73Isabel14US #87
#74Jordan14US #97
#75Layla14US #101
#76Sara14US #72
#77Amy13US #128
#78Aniyah13
#79Clara13
#80Lily13US #33
#81Madeleine13
#82Natalia13US #94
#83Ana12US #144
#84Audrey12US #69
#85Avery12US #52
#86Bridget12
#87Janiya12
#88Jessica12US #32
#89Lila12
#90Lillian12US #38
#91Margaret12US #160
#92Sadie12US #157
#93Aaliyah11US #90
#94Caitlin11
#95Emely11
#96Karen11US #173
#97Kelly11
#98Kendall11US #148
#99Leslie11US #108
#100Lucia11

Boys

#1William109US #10
#2Michael89US #2
#3Christopher79US #8
#4Anthony71US #9
#5Alexander70US #12
#6Daniel70US #6
#7John69US #19
#8Kevin68US #37
#9James67US #16
#10Joshua66US #3
#11Samuel64US #25
#12David62US #13
#13Jonathan58US #22
#14Nicholas53US #17
#15Jason50US #55
#16Matthew50US #5
#17Thomas48US #51
#18Bryan47US #66
#19Benjamin46US #24
#20Joseph46US #11
#21Andrew45US #7
#22Ryan43US #14
#23Charles42US #60
#24Henry41US #95
#25Noah39US #15
#26Isaiah38US #39
#27Christian37US #21
#28Elijah36US #29
#29Justin36US #45
#30Xavier36US #78
#31Gabriel33US #28
#32Jacob33US #1
#33Lucas32US #59
#34Carlos31US #70
#35Jeremiah31US #71
#36Robert31US #47
#37Zachary31US #33
#38Jack30US #36
#39Jordan30US #46
#40Jose30US #30
#41Antonio29US #94
#42Brian29US #72
#43Ethan29US #4
#44Malachi29US #150
#45Nathan29US #23
#46Caleb27US #34
#47Jackson27US #35
#48Luis27US #62
#49Aaron26US #57
#50Aidan26US #44
#51Luke26US #43
#52Owen25US #58
#53Sean25US #68
#54Sebastian25US #76
#55Tyler25US #18
#56Alex24US #67
#57Peter24US #167
#58Andre23
#59Diego23US #56
#60Jayden23US #49
#61Julian23US #65
#62Dylan22US #26
#63Edwin22US #158
#64Marcus22US #112
#65Timothy22US #93
#66Brandon21US #27
#67Cameron21US #52
#68Connor21US #53
#69Evan21US #42
#70Ian21US #80
#71Richard21US #99
#72Josiah20US #117
#73Nathaniel20US #69
#74Angel19US #31
#75Eric19US #77
#76Logan19US #20
#77Devin18US #100
#78Juan18US #61
#79Patrick18US #110
#80Steven18US #90
#81Adam17US #64
#82Adrian17US #63
#83Carter17US #75
#84Chase17US #83
#85Isaac17US #48
#86Liam17US #98
#87Maxwell17US #149
#88Tristan17US #86
#89Cristian16US #134
#90Dominic16US #85
#91Jaylen16US #191
#92Kenneth16US #129
#93Franklin15
#94George15US #153
#95Jalen15
#96Khalil15
#97Max15US #160
#98Micah15US #145
#99Emmanuel14US #166
#100Jefferson14

On the move since 2005

Rising

↑47Morgan#17
↑46Jayla#39
↑45Diana#30
↑45Carlos#34
↑40Luis#48
↑35Caleb#46
↑35Alex#56
↑33Madeline#61

Falling

↓61Aaliyah#93
↓44Jessica#88
↓44Brandon#66
↓38Max#97
↓36Adam#81
↓34Lauren#48
↓34Audrey#84
↓34Lucia#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2005 rankings.