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Top names in District of Columbia

The names most likely to appear on 2011 District of Columbia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,982 District of Columbia births in 2011 across 513 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.

#31Zionoutside the national top 200
#38Khaliloutside the national top 200
#58Angeloutside the national top 200
#44Margaret#186 nationally
#62Amiroutside the national top 200
#64Theodoreoutside the national top 200
#19Eleanor#150 nationally
#75Lyricoutside the national top 200
#77Malikoutside the national top 200
#43Lila#163 nationally
#81Erinoutside the national top 200
#80Aniyah#197 nationally

Girls

#1Sophia50US #1
#2Ava41US #5
#3Elizabeth38US #11
#4Madison35US #8
#5Olivia35US #4
#6Maya34US #64
#7Sofia34US #19
#8Katherine33US #61
#9Ashley31US #42
#10Isabella31US #2
#11Zoe30US #31
#12Abigail29US #7
#13Alexandra28US #76
#14Emma28US #3
#15Anna27US #38
#16Chloe27US #10
#17Julia27US #58
#18Caroline26US #87
#19Eleanor25US #150
#20Lauren24US #62
#21Taylor24US #44
#22Claire23US #50
#23Ella23US #12
#24Naomi23US #93
#25Charlotte22US #27
#26Evelyn22US #24
#27Kennedy22US #91
#28Leah22US #29
#29Nevaeh22US #33
#30Emily21US #6
#31London21US #94
#32Mia21US #9
#33Sophie21US #51
#34Aaliyah20US #46
#35Grace20US #16
#36Kayla20US #59
#37Stella20US #74
#38Allison19US #40
#39Hannah19US #25
#40Layla19US #35
#41Natalie19US #14
#42Genesis18US #81
#43Lila18US #163
#44Margaret18US #186
#45Morgan18US #75
#46Victoria18US #23
#47Lillian17US #22
#48Zoey17US #28
#49Camila16US #48
#50Elise16US #162
#51Eva16US #83
#52Harper16US #54
#53Jade16US #113
#54Lily16US #15
#55Mary16US #112
#56Mckenzie16US #136
#57Riley16US #47
#58Angel15
#59Avery15US #18
#60Kimberly15US #67
#61Sarah15US #39
#62Amelia14US #30
#63Arianna14US #52
#64Clara14US #151
#65Jasmine14US #72
#66Khloe14US #49
#67Lucy14US #73
#68Nora14US #137
#69Addison13US #13
#70Ariana13US #84
#71Catherine13US #161
#72Jada13US #166
#73Jayla13US #149
#74Laila13US #141
#75Lyric13
#76Mackenzie13US #68
#77Maria13US #92
#78Samantha13US #17
#79Amy12US #143
#80Aniyah12US #197
#81Erin12
#82Gabrielle12US #119
#83Skylar12US #145
#84Sydney12US #65
#85Alexa11US #55
#86Dakota11
#87Gabriela11US #165
#88Isabel11US #128
#89Logan11
#90Sadie11US #123
#91Trinity11US #77
#92Violet11US #101
#93Alexis10US #26
#94Brooklyn10US #21
#95Destiny10US #90
#96Emely10
#97Jennifer10US #134
#98Jordyn10US #121
#99Natalia10US #108
#100Rachel10US #116

Boys

#1William73US #3
#2Alexander63US #8
#3James63US #17
#4Daniel61US #10
#5Christopher60US #20
#6Benjamin57US #19
#7Henry56US #57
#8John53US #27
#9Joshua52US #14
#10Elijah51US #13
#11Jayden51US #4
#12Anthony50US #11
#13Ryan45US #25
#14Michael44US #6
#15Christian42US #30
#16Ethan42US #7
#17Kevin42US #67
#18Noah42US #5
#19Aiden41US #9
#20Samuel41US #26
#21David40US #18
#22Andrew39US #16
#23Matthew39US #12
#24Jeremiah38US #49
#25Jacob36US #1
#26Isaiah35US #43
#27Luke34US #39
#28Justin33US #59
#29Thomas33US #63
#30Oliver32US #78
#31Zion32
#32Joseph31US #22
#33Charles30US #61
#34Owen30US #44
#35Robert30US #62
#36Jack29US #45
#37Jonathan29US #31
#38Khalil29
#39Mason29US #2
#40Nathan29US #28
#41Ian28US #72
#42Nicholas28US #42
#43Xavier28US #76
#44Evan27US #40
#45Gabriel27US #24
#46Max27US #96
#47Dylan26US #33
#48Jason26US #71
#49Caleb25US #32
#50Julian25US #50
#51Lucas25US #29
#52Cameron24US #53
#53Leo24US #167
#54Liam23US #15
#55Miles23US #115
#56Nathaniel23US #84
#57Zachary23US #64
#58Angel22US #52
#59Jackson22US #23
#60Jaden22US #100
#61Sebastian22US #68
#62Amir21
#63Chase21US #69
#64Theodore21
#65Brandon20US #47
#66Bryan20US #110
#67George20US #165
#68Isaac20US #35
#69Carter19US #41
#70Josiah19US #80
#71Aaron18US #51
#72Brian18US #122
#73Jordan18US #46
#74Mateo18US #171
#75Tristan18US #87
#76Colin17US #121
#77Malik17
#78Micah17US #102
#79Sean17US #125
#80Adam16US #81
#81Axel16US #137
#82Connor16US #54
#83Declan16US #176
#84Eli16US #58
#85Jonah16US #144
#86Tyler16US #38
#87Alex15US #95
#88Edward15US #148
#89Kayden15US #105
#90Timothy15US #123
#91Antonio14US #118
#92Ashton14US #109
#93Ayden14US #70
#94Diego14US #99
#95Luis14US #88
#96Oscar14US #162
#97Adrian13US #56
#98Asher13US #113
#99Austin13US #60
#100Carlos13US #91

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑55Stella#37
↑52Luke#27
↑50Aaliyah#34
↑47Khalil#38
↑46Leah#28
↑45Claire#22
↑45Jade#53
↑42Nevaeh#29

Falling

↓59Gabrielle#82
↓47Samantha#78
↓45Laila#74
↓45Jennifer#97
↓45Tyler#86
↓40Amelia#62
↓39Brandon#65
↓37Isabel#88

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State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.