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Top names in District of Columbia

The names most likely to appear on 2012 District of Columbia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,324 District of Columbia births in 2012 across 548 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.

#19Madeleineoutside the national top 200
#44Loganoutside the national top 200
#53Theodore#194 nationally
#63Zionoutside the national top 200
#64Emelyoutside the national top 200
#68Amarioutside the national top 200
#71Peteroutside the national top 200
#73Luciaoutside the national top 200
#73Amiroutside the national top 200
#75Andersonoutside the national top 200
#77Dakotaoutside the national top 200
#55Margaret#177 nationally

Girls

#1Sophia50US #1
#2Emma42US #2
#3Olivia40US #4
#4Charlotte38US #19
#5Genesis34US #56
#6Sofia34US #18
#7Ava33US #5
#8Chloe32US #11
#9Madison32US #9
#10Zoe32US #30
#11Naomi30US #79
#12Claire27US #45
#13Anna26US #34
#14Eleanor26US #134
#15Elizabeth26US #10
#16London26US #94
#17Mia26US #8
#18Ella25US #12
#19Madeleine25
#20Victoria25US #28
#21Abigail24US #7
#22Grace24US #21
#23Julia24US #65
#24Taylor24US #46
#25Zoey24US #20
#26Ashley23US #50
#27Emily23US #6
#28Isabella23US #3
#29Maya23US #63
#30Sydney23US #78
#31Allison22US #38
#32Amelia22US #23
#33Caroline22US #80
#34Lillian21US #25
#35Lucy21US #66
#36Eva20US #86
#37Evelyn20US #27
#38Katherine20US #64
#39Kayla20US #69
#40Laila20US #143
#41Nora20US #108
#42Aaliyah19US #36
#43Kennedy19US #84
#44Logan19
#45Alexandra18US #76
#46Avery18US #13
#47Kimberly18US #88
#48Mary18US #121
#49Sarah18US #42
#50Sophie18US #52
#51Trinity18US #91
#52Alice17US #127
#53Catherine17US #165
#54Josephine17US #160
#55Margaret17US #177
#56Natalie17US #17
#57Audrey16US #41
#58Hannah16US #22
#59Harper16US #24
#60Lauren16US #72
#61Morgan16US #82
#62Samantha16US #26
#63Brooklyn15US #29
#64Emely15
#65Savannah15US #43
#66Amy14US #145
#67Ariana14US #74
#68Aubrey14US #15
#69Clara14US #136
#70Gabriella14US #37
#71Isabel14US #135
#72Khloe14US #55
#73Lucia14
#74Makayla14US #70
#75Molly14US #90
#76Vivian14US #141
#77Dakota13
#78Hailey13US #32
#79Layla13US #31
#80Leah13US #33
#81Madeline13US #96
#82Maria13US #101
#83Brielle12US #111
#84Genevieve12
#85Heaven12
#86Jade12US #112
#87Jordyn12US #122
#88Lila12US #182
#89Melissa12US #178
#90Peyton12US #53
#91Alyssa11US #44
#92Anya11
#93Arianna11US #49
#94Brianna11US #51
#95Eliana11US #144
#96Eloise11
#97Jasmine11US #83
#98Jayla11US #170
#99Kylie11US #59
#100Mckenzie11US #151

Boys

#1William94US #5
#2Alexander67US #9
#3Henry65US #44
#4John64US #28
#5James59US #14
#6Daniel58US #11
#7Benjamin52US #16
#8Samuel52US #25
#9David51US #20
#10Jacob51US #1
#11Christopher49US #23
#12Anthony48US #15
#13Elijah45US #13
#14Ryan45US #26
#15Michael44US #7
#16Noah44US #4
#17Ethan43US #3
#18Dylan39US #31
#19Liam38US #6
#20Christian37US #33
#21Thomas37US #63
#22Aiden36US #10
#23Charles36US #62
#24Kevin36US #69
#25Mason36US #2
#26Matthew36US #12
#27Jonathan33US #34
#28Lucas33US #27
#29Brandon32US #56
#30Joshua32US #17
#31Nathan32US #29
#32Nicholas31US #49
#33Sebastian31US #64
#34Carlos30US #95
#35Gabriel30US #24
#36Jayden30US #8
#37Andrew29US #18
#38Joseph29US #19
#39Caleb28US #32
#40Jackson28US #21
#41Justin28US #74
#42Nathaniel28US #84
#43Carter27US #36
#44Isaac27US #30
#45Jack26US #46
#46Jeremiah26US #52
#47Oliver25US #73
#48Robert25US #60
#49Zachary25US #67
#50Cameron24US #54
#51Diego24US #110
#52Owen24US #38
#53Theodore24US #194
#54Aaron23US #51
#55Eli23US #43
#56Luke23US #37
#57Bryan22US #121
#58Evan22US #47
#59Jason22US #76
#60Leo22US #134
#61Adrian21US #61
#62Isaiah21US #42
#63Zion21
#64Angel20US #57
#65Max20US #105
#66Steven20US #112
#67Tyler20US #50
#68Amari19
#69Marcus19US #149
#70Micah19US #103
#71Peter19
#72Xavier19US #80
#73Amir18
#74Jordan18US #48
#75Anderson17
#76Ian17US #78
#77Julian17US #53
#78Logan17US #22
#79Maxwell17US #114
#80Miles17US #111
#81Antonio16US #119
#82Dominic16US #70
#83Juan16US #92
#84Kai16US #197
#85Khalil16
#86Luis16US #90
#87Mateo16US #137
#88Blake15US #71
#89Elias15US #115
#90Joel15US #144
#91Luca15
#92Mark15US #176
#93Patrick15US #140
#94Tristan15US #88
#95Adam14US #82
#96Gavin14US #40
#97Malachi14US #167
#98Aidan13US #116
#99Alex13US #98
#100Ayden13US #68

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑66Carlos#34
↑54Sydney#30
↑45Logan#44
↑43Diego#51
↑40Trinity#51
↑37Genesis#5
↑36Brandon#29
↑36Adrian#61

Falling

↓52Leah#80
↓47Khalil#85
↓45Lila#88
↓44Mckenzie#100
↓40Lauren#60
↓39Layla#79
↓36Isaiah#62
↓35Ian#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.