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Top names in District of Columbia

The names most likely to appear on 2017 District of Columbia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,803 District of Columbia births in 2017 across 572 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.

#30Demioutside the national top 200
#52Dakotaoutside the national top 200
#61Catherine#198 nationally
#68Zion#199 nationally
#76Egyptoutside the national top 200
#79Helenoutside the national top 200
#80Janeoutside the national top 200
#83Zurioutside the national top 200
#84Majoroutside the national top 200
#85Aminaoutside the national top 200
#33Sydney#146 nationally
#90Nylaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava56US #3
#2Olivia52US #2
#3Eleanor51US #36
#4Genesis41US #56
#5Charlotte39US #7
#6Elizabeth39US #13
#7Emma38US #1
#8Sophia38US #5
#9Amelia37US #8
#10Isabella35US #4
#11Zoe35US #41
#12Evelyn34US #9
#13Sofia33US #15
#14Abigail30US #10
#15Caroline30US #55
#16Mia29US #6
#17Clara27US #95
#18Claire26US #49
#19Ella26US #16
#20Grace26US #21
#21Madison26US #17
#22Riley26US #25
#23Bella25US #50
#24Chloe24US #22
#25Emily24US #12
#26Margaret24US #132
#27Mila24US #30
#28Skylar24US #48
#29Alexandra23US #120
#30Demi23
#31Josephine22US #107
#32Penelope22US #24
#33Sydney22US #146
#34Anna21US #53
#35Eliana21US #88
#36Harper21US #11
#37Maya21US #60
#38Nora21US #29
#39Victoria21US #19
#40Vivian21US #97
#41Alice20US #70
#42Katherine20US #105
#43Lucy20US #52
#44Sophie20US #106
#45Zoey20US #28
#46Ashley19US #122
#47Emilia19US #77
#48Julia19US #93
#49Eva18US #73
#50Hazel18US #43
#51Rose18US #141
#52Dakota17
#53Hannah17US #32
#54Leah17US #40
#55Lily17US #33
#56Madeline17US #99
#57Quinn17US #76
#58Allison16US #61
#59Brielle16US #101
#60Camila16US #23
#61Catherine16US #198
#62Layla16US #26
#63Naomi16US #69
#64Sadie16US #71
#65Taylor16US #113
#66Valentina16US #96
#67Aaliyah15US #57
#68Cecilia15US #168
#69Elena15US #68
#70Fiona15US #180
#71Isabel15US #145
#72Isabelle15US #92
#73Isla15US #103
#74Maria15US #111
#75Melanie15US #90
#76Egypt14
#77Faith14US #117
#78Gabriella14US #65
#79Helen14
#80Jane14
#81Samantha14US #54
#82Savannah14US #38
#83Zuri14
#84Adeline13US #64
#85Amina13
#86Aria13US #20
#87Charlie13US #155
#88Lillian13US #27
#89Lucia13US #185
#90Nyla13
#91Zara13
#92Alexa12US #66
#93Ariana12US #67
#94Arya12US #135
#95Autumn12US #75
#96Eliza12US #140
#97Nevaeh12US #74
#98Reagan12US #98
#99Addison11US #34
#100Amira11

Boys

#1James93US #4
#2Henry83US #19
#3William80US #3
#4Noah76US #2
#5Jacob59US #9
#6Benjamin56US #6
#7Samuel56US #21
#8Ethan53US #14
#9John51US #27
#10Liam51US #1
#11Lucas50US #11
#12Michael49US #12
#13Alexander46US #13
#14Daniel41US #15
#15Mateo39US #42
#16Thomas39US #49
#17Christopher38US #39
#18Matthew38US #16
#19Oliver38US #10
#20Aiden37US #17
#21Theodore37US #61
#22Logan36US #5
#23Sebastian36US #23
#24Dylan35US #29
#25Mason35US #7
#26Gabriel34US #31
#27Jack34US #36
#28Joshua34US #38
#29Leo34US #62
#30Ryan34US #44
#31Andrew33US #40
#32Charles32US #48
#33Christian32US #52
#34Nathan32US #45
#35David31US #22
#36Elijah31US #8
#37George31US #125
#38Joseph29US #18
#39Owen29US #28
#40Jackson28US #20
#41Amir27US #150
#42Jonathan27US #55
#43Josiah27US #51
#44Luke27US #30
#45Anthony26US #33
#46Miles26US #110
#47Adam25US #77
#48Caleb25US #50
#49Isaiah25US #46
#50Carter24US #24
#51Jayden24US #26
#52Julian24US #37
#53Isaac23US #32
#54Xavier23US #89
#55Kevin22US #102
#56Micah22US #107
#57Diego21US #129
#58Jason21US #92
#59Jayce21US #139
#60Maxwell21US #133
#61Santiago21US #93
#62Aaron20US #47
#63Eli20US #54
#64Kai20US #126
#65Luca20US #130
#66Adrian19US #58
#67Nicholas19US #68
#68Zion19US #199
#69Antonio18US #158
#70Chase18US #94
#71Everett18US #106
#72Jeremiah18US #63
#73Max18US #128
#74Robert18US #65
#75Bryce17US #166
#76Bryson17US #86
#77Cameron17US #60
#78Eric17US #143
#79Malachi17US #153
#80Axel16US #104
#81Ian16US #76
#82Jordan16US #73
#83King16US #147
#84Major16
#85Nathaniel16US #112
#86Tristan16US #121
#87Asher15US #59
#88August15US #191
#89Elliott15US #160
#90Hudson15US #64
#91Jace15US #87
#92Jeremy15US #193
#93Jose15US #81
#94Levi15US #35
#95Lincoln15US #41
#96Peter15
#97Carlos14US #134
#98Messiah14US #198
#99Oscar14US #192
#100Timothy14US #163

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑63Sydney#33
↑47Bella#23
↑44Micah#56
↑42Ella#19
↑35Diego#57
↑35Jason#58
↑31Owen#39
↑31Jayce#59

Falling

↓48Lillian#88
↓38Naomi#63
↓37Max#73
↓34Reagan#98
↓30Layla#62
↓30Cecilia#68
↓29Taylor#65
↓26Alice#41

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.