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Top names in District of Columbia

The names most likely to appear on 2022 District of Columbia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,576 District of Columbia births in 2022 across 475 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.

#48Amiraoutside the national top 200
#56Patrickoutside the national top 200
#51Margot#193 nationally
#62Simonoutside the national top 200
#54Alexandra#190 nationally
#66Dreamoutside the national top 200
#67Francesoutside the national top 200
#55Messiah#186 nationally
#70Janeoutside the national top 200
#73Kairooutside the national top 200
#75Nasiroutside the national top 200
#76Zaraoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Charlotte46US #3
#2Ava43US #7
#3Olivia39US #1
#4Nora35US #28
#5Eleanor33US #16
#6Sophia32US #5
#7Chloe30US #19
#8Maya30US #51
#9Zoe30US #38
#10Elizabeth29US #15
#11Amelia28US #4
#12Emma28US #2
#13Isabella27US #6
#14Sofia26US #13
#15Mia25US #8
#16Penelope24US #21
#17Camila23US #12
#18Evelyn23US #9
#19Grace23US #35
#20Aria22US #23
#21Margaret22US #127
#22Hazel21US #27
#23Abigail20US #24
#24Aurora19US #31
#25Eliana19US #41
#26Madeline19US #102
#27Naomi19US #46
#28Sophie19US #63
#29Ella18US #25
#30Emilia18US #44
#31Stella18US #40
#32Ayla17US #98
#33Caroline17US #77
#34Cora17US #75
#35Mila17US #18
#36Emily16US #17
#37Eva16US #108
#38Lily16US #30
#39Ruby16US #62
#40Skylar16US #87
#41Anna15US #83
#42Hannah15US #47
#43Luna15US #10
#44Maeve15US #103
#45Valentina15US #57
#46Violet15US #20
#47Alice14US #64
#48Amira14
#49Josephine14US #70
#50Layla14US #29
#51Margot14US #193
#52Quinn14US #73
#53Sloane14US #140
#54Alexandra13US #190
#55Autumn13US #71
#56Brielle13US #117
#57Elena13US #49
#58Eloise13US #86
#59Nevaeh13US #96
#60Victoria13US #43
#61Avery12US #26
#62Ellie12US #33
#63Jade12US #88
#64Rose12US #119
#65Audrey11US #67
#66Dream11
#67Frances11
#68Iris11US #84
#69Isabel11US #156
#70Jane11
#71Julia11US #111
#72June11US #172
#73Lillian11US #50
#74Lucia11US #126
#75Serenity11US #94
#76Zara11
#77Amara10US #141
#78Brooke10
#79Charlie10US #123
#80Clara10US #110
#81Dior10
#82Harper10US #11
#83Isla10US #36
#84Leilani10US #59
#85Noa10
#86Phoebe10
#87Ruth10US #179
#88Samantha10US #106
#89Sevyn10
#90Vivian10US #104
#91Zuri10US #194
#92Adeline9US #92
#93Eve9
#94Journey9
#95Leah9US #52
#96Logan9
#97Madison9US #34
#98Maria9US #91
#99Reign9
#100Riley9US #39

Boys

#1Henry68US #7
#2Theodore55US #10
#3Liam47US #1
#4Charles46US #50
#5James46US #4
#6William46US #6
#7Noah45US #2
#8Alexander40US #17
#9John39US #26
#10Jack37US #15
#11Oliver34US #3
#12Samuel34US #19
#13Benjamin32US #9
#14Miles32US #56
#15Leo30US #22
#16Adrian29US #63
#17Kai29US #59
#18Luca29US #28
#19Lucas29US #8
#20Michael29US #16
#21Thomas29US #45
#22Dylan28US #42
#23Gabriel28US #36
#24August27US #109
#25Julian27US #35
#26Ethan25US #21
#27Joseph25US #30
#28Mason25US #24
#29Owen25US #18
#30George24US #142
#31Isaac24US #41
#32Daniel23US #14
#33Sebastian23US #13
#34David22US #31
#35Logan22US #33
#36Aiden21US #29
#37Ezra21US #25
#38Nathan21US #57
#39Adam20US #99
#40Chase20US #137
#41Mateo20US #11
#42Wesley20US #70
#43Amir19US #113
#44Elijah19US #5
#45Luke19US #34
#46Max19US #157
#47Arthur18US #140
#48Caleb18US #52
#49Jacob18US #32
#50Kayden18US #106
#51Legend18US #132
#52Matthew18US #39
#53Amari17US #174
#54Josiah17US #51
#55Messiah17US #186
#56Patrick17
#57Ryan17US #74
#58Cameron16US #64
#59Jayden16US #46
#60Robert16US #84
#61Santiago16US #49
#62Simon16
#63Andrew15US #61
#64Asher15US #20
#65Axel15US #76
#66Jonathan15US #79
#67Joshua15US #60
#68Micah15US #89
#69Nicholas15US #97
#70Theo15US #98
#71Carter14US #47
#72Christopher14US #55
#73Kairo14
#74Leon14US #158
#75Nasir14
#76Christian13US #73
#77Eli13US #69
#78Felix13US #193
#79Grayson13US #37
#80Jonah13US #135
#81Levi13US #12
#82Xavier13US #100
#83Angel12US #62
#84Brooks12US #77
#85Diego12US #124
#86Jeremiah12US #93
#87Nathaniel12US #138
#88Nolan12US #65
#89Walter12
#90Aaron11US #71
#91Charlie11US #178
#92Elias11US #43
#93Finn11US #177
#94Ian11US #72
#95Zion11US #143
#96Ali10
#97Anthony10US #44
#98Ari10
#99Bennett10US #83
#100Connor10US #118

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑79Adrian#16
↑59Chase#40
↑51Wesley#42
↑47Madeline#26
↑44Camila#17
↑43Ruby#39
↑38Violet#46
↑36Hannah#42

Falling

↓65Riley#100
↓57Madison#97
↓52Zion#95
↓49Maria#98
↓38Clara#80
↓35Alexandra#54
↓35Lucia#74
↓34Christopher#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.