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Top names in District of Columbia

The names most likely to appear on 2010 District of Columbia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,875 District of Columbia births in 2010 across 518 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.

#35Penelope#200 nationally
#20Margaret#182 nationally
#54Madeleineoutside the national top 200
#39Josephine#185 nationally
#63Zionoutside the national top 200
#64Amarioutside the national top 200
#70Jamarioutside the national top 200
#71Edwinoutside the national top 200
#74Malikoutside the national top 200
#75Sabrinaoutside the national top 200
#83Amiroutside the national top 200
#85Khaliloutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Madison50US #8
#2Olivia43US #4
#3Charlotte37US #46
#4Ashley35US #29
#5Ava34US #5
#6Sophia34US #2
#7Emma33US #3
#8Zoe32US #31
#9Abigail31US #7
#10Elizabeth31US #12
#11Caroline30US #88
#12Isabella30US #1
#13Alexandra29US #64
#14Sofia29US #28
#15Chloe28US #9
#16Anna26US #27
#17Emily26US #6
#18Grace26US #18
#19Maya26US #66
#20Margaret25US #182
#21Sophie25US #59
#22Amelia24US #41
#23Gabrielle24US #94
#24Taylor24US #37
#25Ella23US #13
#26Morgan23US #63
#27Sarah22US #26
#28Julia21US #55
#29Laila21US #140
#30London21US #109
#31Samantha21US #15
#32Zoey21US #47
#33Evelyn20US #39
#34Genesis20US #89
#35Penelope20US #200
#36Brianna19US #30
#37Mia19US #10
#38Jasmine18US #62
#39Josephine18US #185
#40Katherine18US #70
#41Kennedy18US #111
#42Lily18US #17
#43Riley18US #40
#44Victoria18US #32
#45Gabriella17US #33
#46Khloe17US #42
#47Layla17US #36
#48Mary17US #108
#49Natalie17US #14
#50Hannah16US #20
#51Isabel16US #116
#52Jennifer16US #121
#53Lillian16US #22
#54Madeleine16
#55Mckenzie16US #145
#56Nora16US #159
#57Allison15US #38
#58Destiny15US #71
#59Eleanor15US #166
#60Lauren15US #58
#61Maria15US #86
#62Naomi15US #95
#63Sara15US #119
#64Alexa14US #50
#65Alice14US #173
#66Aniyah14US #177
#67Claire14US #53
#68Eva14US #91
#69Kayla14US #49
#70Lucy14US #75
#71Nevaeh14US #25
#72Isabelle13US #105
#73Kimberly13US #69
#74Leah13US #24
#75Sabrina13
#76Sydney13US #60
#77Trinity13US #72
#78Alexis12US #16
#79Andrea12US #80
#80Angel12US #193
#81Hailey12US #19
#82Jocelyn12US #65
#83Madeline12US #77
#84Aaliyah11US #56
#85Ana11US #197
#86Emely11
#87Jada11US #128
#88Logan11
#89Melanie11US #82
#90Molly11US #87
#91Nadia11
#92Stella11US #85
#93Brooklyn10US #34
#94Diana10US #190
#95Eliana10US #168
#96Emilia10
#97Fiona10
#98Jade10US #114
#99Jordyn10US #112
#100Londyn10

Boys

#1William71US #5
#2Alexander67US #6
#3Henry62US #67
#4John58US #26
#5Christopher56US #13
#6James56US #19
#7Anthony52US #10
#8Michael50US #3
#9Joshua48US #11
#10Benjamin47US #22
#11Elijah47US #18
#12Noah47US #7
#13Daniel44US #8
#14Jayden44US #4
#15Ethan42US #2
#16Jonathan42US #28
#17Kevin42US #59
#18David41US #15
#19Jacob38US #1
#20Matthew38US #16
#21Charles37US #63
#22Christian35US #29
#23Nathan35US #27
#24Ryan35US #23
#25Andrew34US #14
#26Brandon34US #44
#27Angel33US #42
#28Gabriel33US #21
#29Nicholas33US #37
#30Samuel33US #24
#31Thomas32US #62
#32Aiden30US #9
#33Nathaniel30US #81
#34Dylan29US #31
#35Isaiah29US #43
#36Joseph29US #20
#37Caleb28US #32
#38Jackson28US #25
#39Justin28US #50
#40Owen28US #47
#41Tyler28US #34
#42Jeremiah27US #51
#43Jason26US #69
#44Liam26US #30
#45Cameron25US #60
#46Mason25US #12
#47Robert25US #54
#48Xavier25US #71
#49Max24US #98
#50Lucas23US #35
#51Evan22US #36
#52George22US #165
#53Jose22US #52
#54Aidan21US #94
#55Brian21US #101
#56Zachary21US #61
#57Isaac20US #39
#58Jack20US #45
#59Josiah20US #77
#60Oliver20US #88
#61Connor19US #49
#62Sebastian19US #68
#63Zion19
#64Amari18
#65Antonio18US #109
#66Miles18US #137
#67Adam17US #80
#68Adrian17US #56
#69Bryan17US #97
#70Jamari17
#71Edwin16
#72Jordan16US #46
#73Julian16US #53
#74Malik16
#75Micah16US #108
#76Edward15US #136
#77Jaden15US #91
#78Leo15US #191
#79Luke15US #41
#80Malachi15US #161
#81Peter15US #193
#82Aaron14US #55
#83Amir14
#84Gavin14US #38
#85Khalil14
#86Logan14US #17
#87Nicolas14US #163
#88Omar14US #175
#89Steven14US #116
#90Theodore14
#91Anderson13
#92Carter13US #48
#93Eric13US #95
#94Grant13US #155
#95Josue13US #184
#96Luis13US #79
#97Maxwell13US #133
#98Carlos12US #89
#99Chase12US #66
#100Diego12US #86

On the move since 2009

Rising

↑58Maya#19
↑51Mary#48
↑49Brianna#36
↑39Aiden#32
↑37Max#49
↑36Connor#61
↑34Mason#46
↑32Nora#56

Falling

↓69Madeline#83
↓56Diego#100
↓55Allison#57
↓55Kimberly#73
↓52Carlos#98
↓44Kayla#69
↓44Bryan#69
↓39Claire#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2009 rankings.