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Top names in District of Columbia

The names most likely to appear on 2016 District of Columbia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 8,044 District of Columbia births in 2016 across 589 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.

#38Cecilia#177 nationally
#63Madeleineoutside the national top 200
#60Daniela#196 nationally
#65Royaloutside the national top 200
#67Felixoutside the national top 200
#71Janeoutside the national top 200
#42Amir#165 nationally
#78Messiahoutside the national top 200
#82Eloiseoutside the national top 200
#82Zionoutside the national top 200
#80Catherine#195 nationally
#86Margotoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava49US #3
#2Sofia46US #14
#3Charlotte45US #7
#4Olivia44US #2
#5Emma43US #1
#6Elizabeth41US #13
#7Abigail40US #8
#8Riley40US #22
#9Zoe40US #35
#10Isabella39US #5
#11Mia35US #6
#12Grace34US #19
#13Eleanor33US #41
#14Madison33US #15
#15Alice32US #76
#16Chloe32US #20
#17Genesis31US #58
#18Maya31US #64
#19Sophia31US #4
#20Caroline30US #56
#21Evelyn30US #12
#22Skylar30US #42
#23Nora29US #36
#24Amelia27US #10
#25Naomi27US #75
#26Emily26US #9
#27Alexandra23US #110
#28Josephine23US #114
#29Morgan23US #132
#30Eliana22US #93
#31Eva22US #74
#32Layla22US #30
#33Clara21US #100
#34Emilia20US #103
#35Harper20US #11
#36Taylor20US #89
#37Camila19US #32
#38Cecilia19US #177
#39Katherine19US #91
#40Lillian19US #28
#41Sophie19US #109
#42Anna18US #49
#43Claire18US #40
#44Hannah18US #33
#45Lucy18US #55
#46Madeline18US #90
#47Margaret18US #139
#48Brooklyn17US #34
#49Elena17US #94
#50Isabel17US #145
#51Julia17US #88
#52Victoria17US #21
#53Ashley16US #101
#54Penelope16US #27
#55Quinn16US #79
#56Rose16US #151
#57Sarah16US #57
#58Zoey16US #26
#59Cora15US #87
#60Daniela15US #196
#61Ella15US #17
#62Leah15US #37
#63Madeleine15
#64Reagan15US #98
#65Royal15
#66Violet15US #47
#67Adeline14US #63
#68Alexa14US #51
#69Aubrey14US #25
#70Bella14US #78
#71Jane14
#72Natalie14US #31
#73Peyton14US #81
#74Serenity14US #70
#75Stella14US #45
#76Allison13US #50
#77Amy13US #176
#78Aria13US #23
#79Brooke13US #173
#80Catherine13US #195
#81Eden13US #148
#82Eloise13
#83Gabriella13US #61
#84Khloe13US #125
#85Lydia13US #80
#86Margot13
#87Melanie13US #82
#88Samantha13US #44
#89Ariana12US #54
#90Brianna12US #97
#91Elise12US #168
#92Laila12US #164
#93Logan12
#94Savannah12US #38
#95Scarlett12US #18
#96Sydney12US #135
#97Talia12
#98Adriana11
#99Autumn11US #65
#100Avery11US #16

Boys

#1William94US #3
#2Alexander76US #11
#3Henry75US #22
#4Noah65US #1
#5Benjamin63US #6
#6Samuel63US #21
#7James61US #5
#8Dylan54US #32
#9Jacob53US #7
#10Michael50US #8
#11John49US #28
#12Thomas48US #48
#13Elijah47US #9
#14Theodore47US #83
#15David45US #19
#16Mason45US #4
#17Daniel44US #13
#18Ethan43US #10
#19Lucas43US #14
#20Joseph42US #20
#21Matthew42US #15
#22Aiden41US #16
#23Jack38US #38
#24Sebastian37US #23
#25Charles36US #52
#26Ryan35US #40
#27Liam34US #2
#28Nathan34US #43
#29Oliver34US #12
#30Christopher33US #36
#31Logan33US #18
#32Andrew32US #34
#33Isaac32US #31
#34Josiah32US #55
#35Mateo32US #59
#36Max32US #118
#37Christian30US #46
#38Joshua30US #35
#39Julian30US #39
#40George29US #126
#41Isaiah29US #47
#42Amir28US #165
#43Anthony28US #30
#44Jayden28US #27
#45Jonathan28US #56
#46Caleb27US #44
#47Gabriel27US #25
#48Chase25US #86
#49Eli25US #50
#50Kevin25US #90
#51Leo25US #74
#52Miles25US #105
#53Jackson24US #17
#54Luke24US #29
#55Adrian23US #60
#56Cameron23US #57
#57Evan23US #69
#58Jeremiah22US #58
#59Justin22US #112
#60Maxwell22US #111
#61Aaron21US #49
#62Ayden21US #92
#63Nathaniel21US #103
#64Nicholas21US #63
#65Robert21US #62
#66Carter20US #26
#67Felix20
#68Luca20US #151
#69Nolan20US #67
#70Owen20US #24
#71Xavier20US #88
#72Angel19US #70
#73Jace19US #76
#74Kai19US #145
#75Adam18US #75
#76Everett18US #114
#77King18US #153
#78Messiah18
#79Oscar18US #177
#80Patrick18US #170
#81Zachary18US #89
#82Zion18
#83Axel17US #116
#84Edward17US #162
#85Elias17US #93
#86Kayden17US #101
#87Amari16
#88August16US #193
#89Elliott16US #192
#90Jayce16US #138
#91Connor15US #54
#92Diego15US #130
#93Jason15US #84
#94Leonardo15US #96
#95Marcus15US #183
#96Roman15US #98
#97Brandon14US #99
#98Harrison14US #107
#99Luis14US #113
#100Micah14US #115

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑57Morgan#29
↑52Alice#15
↑49Riley#8
↑43Emilia#34
↑43Penelope#54
↑35Eli#49
↑34Reagan#64
↑34Jonathan#45

Falling

↓57Logan#93
↓56Allison#76
↓53Avery#100
↓52Ariana#89
↓45Khloe#84
↓44Savannah#94
↓42Samantha#88
↓41Ashley#53

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.