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Top names in District of Columbia

The names most likely to appear on 2021 District of Columbia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,125 District of Columbia births in 2021 across 511 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.

#39Simonoutside the national top 200
#34Margot#194 nationally
#47Dreamoutside the national top 200
#19Alexandra#169 nationally
#52Amari#200 nationally
#47Felix#194 nationally
#59Amiraoutside the national top 200
#65Cairooutside the national top 200
#67Ninaoutside the national top 200
#68Peteroutside the national top 200
#69Remyoutside the national top 200
#56King#185 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte49US #3
#2Ava41US #5
#3Maya39US #55
#4Sophia36US #6
#5Emma35US #2
#6Elizabeth33US #14
#7Zoe33US #42
#8Nora32US #27
#9Olivia32US #1
#10Eleanor31US #15
#11Mia29US #8
#12Naomi29US #54
#13Chloe27US #25
#14Margaret27US #125
#15Lucy26US #48
#16Sofia26US #18
#17Evelyn25US #9
#18Isabella25US #7
#19Alexandra24US #169
#20Alice23US #65
#21Amelia23US #4
#22Ella23US #16
#23Emilia22US #40
#24Penelope22US #23
#25Sophie22US #76
#26Claire21US #59
#27Grace20US #33
#28Josephine20US #72
#29Layla20US #24
#30Gianna19US #13
#31Abigail18US #17
#32Eloise18US #109
#33Emily18US #21
#34Margot18US #194
#35Riley18US #37
#36Avery17US #19
#37Eliana17US #47
#38Julia17US #114
#39Lucia17US #136
#40Madison17US #29
#41Caroline16US #80
#42Clara16US #102
#43Eva16US #93
#44Nova16US #32
#45Skylar16US #74
#46Aria15US #22
#47Dream15
#48Maeve15US #124
#49Maria15US #105
#50Victoria15US #43
#51Zoey15US #38
#52Anna14US #85
#53Cecilia14US #133
#54Cora14US #87
#55Hazel14US #28
#56Isabelle14US #117
#57Lillian14US #51
#58Valentina14US #69
#59Amira13
#60Ayla13US #108
#61Camila13US #12
#62Genesis13US #75
#63Isla13US #34
#64June13US #176
#65Luna13US #11
#66Mila13US #26
#67Nina13
#68Scarlett13US #20
#69Adeline12US #94
#70Ariana12US #88
#71Autumn12US #66
#72Lily12US #31
#73Madeline12US #95
#74Ada11US #180
#75Amara11US #142
#76Catherine11
#77Eliza11US #111
#78Hannah11US #44
#79Harper11US #10
#80Leah11US #46
#81Rose11US #116
#82Ruby11US #62
#83Sloane11US #145
#84Violet11US #36
#85Amy10US #189
#86Arya10US #120
#87Bella10US #73
#88Daphne10
#89Dior10
#90Elena10US #53
#91Kimberly10
#92Laila10
#93Lena10
#94London10
#95Natalie10US #56
#96Serenity10US #84
#97Valeria10US #158
#98Yara10
#99Zara10
#100Zuri10

Boys

#1Henry76US #9
#2William71US #6
#3James64US #5
#4Noah59US #2
#5Liam58US #1
#6Theodore57US #10
#7Charles51US #50
#8Benjamin45US #7
#9Leo45US #31
#10John41US #27
#11Alexander38US #13
#12Jack37US #11
#13Joseph37US #28
#14Samuel34US #23
#15Dylan33US #44
#16Ethan32US #20
#17Logan32US #21
#18Lucas32US #8
#19Michael32US #17
#20Miles32US #55
#21Elijah31US #4
#22George30US #134
#23Oliver30US #3
#24Isaac29US #40
#25Julian29US #33
#26Daniel27US #16
#27Sebastian27US #19
#28Thomas27US #46
#29Amir26US #123
#30Jackson25US #14
#31Gabriel23US #38
#32Luca23US #42
#33Max23US #160
#34Arthur22US #155
#35Mateo22US #15
#36Ezra21US #37
#37Kai21US #70
#38Christopher20US #52
#39Simon20
#40Asher19US #25
#41Graham19US #161
#42Luke19US #32
#43Zion19US #136
#44August18US #120
#45Caleb18US #51
#46David18US #30
#47Felix18US #194
#48Jacob18US #24
#49Jude18US #152
#50Milo18US #127
#51Robert18US #79
#52Amari17US #200
#53Ryan17US #66
#54Andrew16US #57
#55Carter16US #39
#56King16US #185
#57Mason16US #18
#58Adam15US #104
#59Aiden15US #26
#60Cameron15US #62
#61Jayden15US #41
#62Matthew15US #36
#63Messiah15US #172
#64Owen15US #22
#65Cairo14
#66Levi14US #12
#67Micah14US #107
#68Peter14
#69Remy14
#70Xavier14US #100
#71Anthony13US #43
#72Antonio13US #178
#73Bryson13US #122
#74Elias13US #48
#75Nicholas13US #92
#76Nolan13US #60
#77Patrick13
#78Aaron12US #65
#79Ace12US #156
#80Angel12US #67
#81Ashton12US #148
#82Declan12US #106
#83Evan12US #116
#84Finn12US #184
#85Ian12US #81
#86Jace12US #101
#87Joel12
#88Jonathan12US #77
#89Joshua12US #58
#90Josiah12US #49
#91Kingston12US #112
#92Theo12US #142
#93Wesley12US #85
#94Wyatt12US #29
#95Adrian11US #61
#96Brooks11US #78
#97Calvin11US #145
#98Charlie11US #188
#99Chase11US #125
#100Desmond11

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑52Madison#40
↑45Simon#39
↑44Caleb#45
↑42Zion#43
↑41Chloe#13
↑38Asher#40
↑36Emily#33
↑36Ayla#60

Falling

↓64Rose#81
↓43Mila#66
↓42Aiden#59
↓41Lily#72
↓41Ian#85
↓39Hannah#78
↓36Jacob#48
↓35Owen#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.