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Top names in District of Columbia

The names most likely to appear on 2023 District of Columbia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,242 District of Columbia births in 2023 across 452 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.

#49Kairooutside the national top 200
#48Felix#193 nationally
#57Daphneoutside the national top 200
#62Noaoutside the national top 200
#64Louisoutside the national top 200
#66Zurioutside the national top 200
#66Nasiroutside the national top 200
#67Camilleoutside the national top 200
#50Maxwell#182 nationally
#60Messiah#189 nationally
#72Oscaroutside the national top 200
#73Rafaeloutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Charlotte46US #3
#2Olivia34US #1
#3Naomi33US #44
#4Sophia32US #5
#5Maya31US #49
#6Mia30US #6
#7Zoe29US #36
#8Ava28US #8
#9Elizabeth28US #15
#10Emma27US #2
#11Grace26US #39
#12Nora26US #24
#13Genesis25US #57
#14Emilia24US #42
#15Eleanor23US #14
#16Sofia23US #12
#17Camila22US #13
#18Lily22US #20
#19Isabella21US #7
#20Alice20US #66
#21Aria20US #25
#22Hannah20US #48
#23Luna20US #10
#24Chloe19US #26
#25Claire19US #68
#26Evelyn19US #9
#27Lucy19US #40
#28Penelope19US #23
#29Josephine18US #64
#30Violet18US #16
#31Ariana17US #97
#32Eloise17US #81
#33Julia17US #121
#34Amelia16US #4
#35Cecilia16US #137
#36Clara16US #98
#37Elena16US #47
#38Emily16US #19
#39Harper16US #11
#40Madeline16US #95
#41Margaret16US #132
#42Margot16US #148
#43Aurora15US #22
#44Caroline15US #83
#45Quinn15US #86
#46Skylar15US #107
#47Abigail14US #31
#48Avery14US #29
#49Summer14US #141
#50Eliana13US #34
#51Eva13US #111
#52Gemma13US #176
#53Hazel13US #18
#54Riley13US #43
#55Victoria13US #45
#56Athena12US #76
#57Daphne12
#58Layla12US #30
#59Madison12US #37
#60Maeve12US #73
#61Mila12US #28
#62Noa12
#63Sienna12US #140
#64Sloane12US #151
#65Valentina12US #50
#66Zuri12
#67Camille11
#68Lillian11US #55
#69Mary11US #133
#70Nova11US #35
#71Ruth11US #187
#72Sophie11US #60
#73Ashley10US #126
#74Catherine10
#75Dior10
#76Isla10US #33
#77Jane10
#78Nina10
#79Noelle10
#80Sara10US #188
#81Amara9US #123
#82Arielle9
#83Brianna9US #152
#84Cora9US #93
#85Dream9
#86Isabelle9US #159
#87Jade9US #80
#88Leila9
#89Lila9
#90Logan9
#91Lucia9US #109
#92Mira9
#93Rose9US #124
#94Simone9
#95Stella9US #46
#96Ada8US #179
#97Adriana8
#98Amira8US #131
#99Anna8US #79
#100Audrey8US #74

Boys

#1Liam62US #1
#2Noah56US #2
#3Leo54US #18
#4Theodore54US #7
#5James53US #4
#6Henry49US #8
#7Oliver48US #3
#8Benjamin47US #11
#9William44US #10
#10Charles38US #54
#11Samuel37US #19
#12Sebastian36US #13
#13Ethan35US #24
#14John34US #26
#15Lucas33US #9
#16Owen32US #20
#17Amir31US #99
#18Jack30US #14
#19Julian29US #33
#20Michael29US #16
#21Thomas29US #41
#22George27US #136
#23Alexander26US #22
#24Daniel26US #17
#25Elijah26US #5
#26Joseph24US #29
#27Luca24US #25
#28Dylan23US #34
#29Isaac23US #42
#30Mateo23US #6
#31Matthew23US #32
#32David22US #27
#33Josiah22US #53
#34Robert21US #88
#35Jacob20US #35
#36Kai20US #61
#37Logan20US #39
#38Miles20US #43
#39Ezra19US #15
#40Micah19US #87
#41Arthur18US #130
#42Asher18US #23
#43Graham18US #141
#44Wesley17US #70
#45Caleb16US #51
#46Christopher16US #55
#47Eli16US #79
#48Felix16US #193
#49Kairo16
#50Maxwell16US #182
#51Nathan16US #59
#52Aiden15US #40
#53Andrew15US #65
#54Anthony15US #46
#55Cameron15US #58
#56Nathaniel15US #143
#57Amari14US #151
#58Calvin14US #152
#59Levi14US #12
#60Messiah14US #189
#61Xavier14US #105
#62Adam13US #103
#63Diego13US #135
#64Louis13
#65Milo13US #121
#66Nasir13
#67Gabriel12US #38
#68Jackson12US #28
#69Jayden12US #49
#70Mason12US #30
#71Max12US #163
#72Oscar12
#73Rafael12
#74Rowan12US #76
#75Ryan12US #83
#76Santiago12US #45
#77Theo12US #78
#78Thiago12US #72
#79Zion12US #125
#80Adrian11US #67
#81August11US #104
#82Axel11US #71
#83Carter11US #48
#84Connor11US #126
#85Edward11
#86Elias11US #36
#87Gael11US #100
#88Joshua11US #60
#89Leonardo11US #84
#90Patrick11
#91Simon11
#92Zayden11US #191
#93Ace10US #157
#94Ari10
#95Atlas10US #111
#96Brooks10US #73
#97Carlos10US #139
#98Finn10US #187
#99Jonathan10US #82
#100Jude10US #161

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑46Riley#54
↑44Clara#36
↑43Harper#39
↑43Anthony#54
↑38Julia#33
↑38Madison#59
↑31Nathaniel#56
↑30Eli#47

Falling

↓64Stella#95
↓64Adrian#80
↓58Anna#99
↓57August#81
↓50Cora#84
↓50Amira#98
↓44Sophie#72
↓44Gabriel#67

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State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.