Top names by state ★ District of Columbia
Top baby names in District of Columbia
In 2025, District of Columbia's most popular names were Emma (36 girls) and Noah (58 boys). The full top 100 for both, from official Social Security records. State data omits names with fewer than five babies in a year.
Girls · 2025
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 36 |
| 1 | Sophia | 36 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 34 |
| 4 | Lucy | 31 |
| 4 | Zoe | 31 |
| 6 | Eleanor | 30 |
| 7 | Ava | 29 |
| 7 | Sofia | 29 |
| 9 | Amelia | 27 |
| 9 | Olivia | 27 |
| 11 | Chloe | 26 |
| 11 | Josephine | 26 |
| 13 | Lily | 25 |
| 14 | Mia | 24 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 22 |
| 16 | Eliana | 21 |
| 16 | Naomi | 21 |
| 18 | Evelyn | 20 |
| 18 | Isabella | 20 |
| 18 | Sophie | 20 |
| 21 | Caroline | 18 |
| 21 | Margaret | 18 |
| 23 | Camila | 17 |
| 23 | Maya | 17 |
| 23 | Nora | 17 |
| 26 | Ailany | 16 |
| 26 | Aria | 16 |
| 26 | Aurora | 16 |
| 26 | Grace | 16 |
| 26 | Layla | 16 |
| 26 | Lucia | 16 |
| 26 | Madison | 16 |
| 26 | Penelope | 16 |
| 34 | Alice | 15 |
| 34 | Autumn | 15 |
| 34 | Eloise | 15 |
| 34 | Emilia | 15 |
| 34 | June | 15 |
| 34 | Riley | 15 |
| 40 | Margot | 14 |
| 40 | Nova | 14 |
| 40 | Phoebe | 14 |
| 43 | Abigail | 13 |
| 43 | Clara | 13 |
| 43 | Genesis | 13 |
| 43 | Hazel | 13 |
| 43 | Lillian | 13 |
| 43 | Maeve | 13 |
| 43 | Rose | 13 |
| 43 | Ruby | 13 |
| 51 | Amira | 12 |
| 51 | Elena | 12 |
| 51 | Hannah | 12 |
| 51 | Maria | 12 |
| 51 | Mila | 12 |
| 51 | Violet | 12 |
| 57 | Claire | 11 |
| 57 | Emily | 11 |
| 57 | Eva | 11 |
| 57 | Harper | 11 |
| 57 | Lila | 11 |
| 57 | Vivienne | 11 |
| 57 | Zuri | 11 |
| 64 | Audrey | 10 |
| 64 | Ayla | 10 |
| 64 | Camille | 10 |
| 64 | Celine | 10 |
| 64 | Cora | 10 |
| 64 | Ella | 10 |
| 64 | Frances | 10 |
| 64 | Genevieve | 10 |
| 64 | Valentina | 10 |
| 73 | Aaliyah | 9 |
| 73 | Amara | 9 |
| 73 | Anna | 9 |
| 73 | Anne | 9 |
| 73 | Ariyah | 9 |
| 73 | Daphne | 9 |
| 73 | Harmony | 9 |
| 73 | Helen | 9 |
| 73 | Isabel | 9 |
| 73 | Isla | 9 |
| 73 | Katherine | 9 |
| 73 | Madeleine | 9 |
| 73 | Madeline | 9 |
| 73 | Mary | 9 |
| 73 | Mira | 9 |
| 73 | Nina | 9 |
| 73 | Sage | 9 |
| 73 | Sydney | 9 |
| 73 | Victoria | 9 |
| 73 | Zora | 9 |
| 93 | Alexandra | 8 |
| 93 | Alina | 8 |
| 93 | Ashley | 8 |
| 93 | Avery | 8 |
| 93 | Catherine | 8 |
| 93 | Gianna | 8 |
| 93 | Jane | 8 |
| 93 | Julia | 8 |
Boys · 2025
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 58 |
| 2 | Theodore | 53 |
| 3 | Henry | 49 |
| 3 | Liam | 49 |
| 5 | William | 43 |
| 6 | James | 37 |
| 7 | Charles | 34 |
| 7 | John | 34 |
| 7 | Mateo | 34 |
| 10 | George | 33 |
| 10 | Oliver | 33 |
| 10 | Samuel | 33 |
| 13 | Julian | 28 |
| 14 | Leo | 27 |
| 14 | Lucas | 27 |
| 16 | Daniel | 26 |
| 16 | Thomas | 26 |
| 18 | Amir | 25 |
| 18 | Jack | 25 |
| 18 | Luca | 25 |
| 18 | Sebastian | 25 |
| 22 | Benjamin | 23 |
| 22 | Isaac | 23 |
| 22 | Jacob | 23 |
| 25 | Anthony | 22 |
| 25 | Arthur | 22 |
| 25 | Gabriel | 22 |
| 25 | Joshua | 22 |
| 25 | Owen | 22 |
| 30 | Aiden | 21 |
| 30 | Alexander | 21 |
| 30 | Miles | 21 |
| 33 | Logan | 20 |
| 33 | Luke | 20 |
| 35 | David | 19 |
| 35 | Elijah | 19 |
| 35 | Ethan | 19 |
| 35 | Santiago | 19 |
| 39 | Caleb | 18 |
| 39 | Dylan | 18 |
| 39 | Max | 18 |
| 42 | August | 17 |
| 43 | Ezra | 16 |
| 43 | Graham | 16 |
| 43 | Michael | 16 |
| 43 | Peter | 16 |
| 43 | Robert | 16 |
| 43 | Thiago | 16 |
| 49 | Bennett | 15 |
| 49 | Connor | 15 |
| 49 | Jayden | 15 |
| 49 | Nico | 15 |
| 49 | Nolan | 15 |
| 49 | Wesley | 15 |
| 55 | Carter | 14 |
| 55 | Joseph | 14 |
| 55 | Maxwell | 14 |
| 55 | Rafael | 14 |
| 55 | Theo | 14 |
| 60 | Amari | 13 |
| 60 | Christopher | 13 |
| 60 | Felix | 13 |
| 60 | Levi | 13 |
| 60 | Messiah | 13 |
| 60 | Simon | 13 |
| 66 | Andrew | 12 |
| 66 | Callum | 12 |
| 66 | Jonah | 12 |
| 66 | Kairo | 12 |
| 66 | Legend | 12 |
| 66 | Nathaniel | 12 |
| 66 | Saint | 12 |
| 66 | Xavier | 12 |
| 74 | Adrian | 11 |
| 74 | Asher | 11 |
| 74 | Austin | 11 |
| 74 | Calvin | 11 |
| 74 | Edward | 11 |
| 74 | Everett | 11 |
| 74 | Josiah | 11 |
| 74 | Roman | 11 |
| 82 | Adam | 10 |
| 82 | Beau | 10 |
| 82 | Cairo | 10 |
| 82 | Cameron | 10 |
| 82 | Declan | 10 |
| 82 | Elliott | 10 |
| 82 | Enzo | 10 |
| 82 | Khalil | 10 |
| 82 | Martin | 10 |
| 82 | Micah | 10 |
| 82 | Milo | 10 |
| 82 | Parker | 10 |
| 82 | Richard | 10 |
| 82 | Rowan | 10 |
| 82 | Ryan | 10 |
| 97 | Ari | 9 |
| 97 | Axel | 9 |
| 97 | Dominic | 9 |
| 97 | Elias | 9 |
District of Columbia's #1 names, year by year
Every year since 1910. Click a year for that year's full state top 100.
| Year | #1 girls' name | #1 boys' name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Emma | Noah |
| 2024 | Charlotte | James |
| 2023 | Charlotte | Liam |
| 2022 | Charlotte | Henry |
| 2021 | Charlotte | Henry |
| 2020 | Olivia | William |
| 2019 | Olivia | William |
| 2018 | Ava | William |
| 2017 | Ava | James |
| 2016 | Ava | William |
| 2015 | Genesis | William |
| 2014 | Elizabeth | Alexander |
| 2013 | Charlotte | William |
| 2012 | Sophia | William |
| 2011 | Sophia | William |
| 2010 | Madison | William |
| 2009 | Sophia | William |
| 2008 | Ashley | William |
| 2007 | Ashley | William |
| 2006 | Katherine | William |
| 2005 | Sophia | William |
| 2004 | Sophia | William |
| 2003 | Kayla | Michael |
| 2002 | Kayla | Michael |
| 2001 | Emily | Michael |
| 2000 | Kayla | John |
| 1999 | Kayla | Michael |
| 1998 | Alexis | Michael |
| 1997 | Jasmine | Michael |
| 1996 | Alexis | Michael |
| 1995 | Ashley | Michael |
| 1994 | Jasmine | Michael |
| 1993 | Ashley | Michael |
| 1992 | Ashley | Michael |
| 1991 | Ashley | Michael |
| 1990 | Ashley | Michael |
| 1989 | Ashley | Michael |
| 1988 | Ashley | Michael |
| 1987 | Ashley | Michael |
| 1986 | Ashley | Michael |
| 1985 | Ashley | Michael |
| 1984 | Jessica | Michael |
| 1983 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1982 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1981 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1980 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1979 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1978 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1977 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1976 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1975 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1974 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1973 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1972 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1971 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1970 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1969 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1968 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1967 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1966 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1965 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1964 | Lisa | John |
| 1963 | Lisa | John |
| 1962 | Karen | Michael |
| 1961 | Mary | Michael |
| 1960 | Mary | Michael |
| 1959 | Mary | Michael |
| 1958 | Mary | Michael |
| 1957 | Mary | Michael |
| 1956 | Deborah | Michael |
| 1955 | Mary | Michael |
| 1954 | Mary | Michael |
| 1953 | Mary | Michael |
| 1952 | Mary | John |
| 1951 | Linda | Robert |
| 1950 | Linda | John |
| 1949 | Linda | Robert |
| 1948 | Linda | John |
| 1947 | Linda | John |
| 1946 | Mary | John |
| 1945 | Mary | John |
| 1944 | Mary | John |
| 1943 | Mary | John |
| 1942 | Mary | John |
| 1941 | Mary | James |
| 1940 | Mary | John |
| 1939 | Mary | John |
| 1938 | Mary | Robert |
| 1937 | Mary | Robert |
| 1936 | Mary | Robert |
| 1935 | Mary | John |
| 1934 | Mary | Robert |
| 1933 | Mary | Robert |
| 1932 | Mary | Robert |
| 1931 | Mary | Robert |
| 1930 | Mary | William |
| 1929 | Mary | James |
| 1928 | Mary | William |
| 1927 | Mary | John |
| 1926 | Mary | William |
| 1925 | Mary | William |
| 1924 | Mary | William |
| 1923 | Mary | John |
| 1922 | Mary | William |
| 1921 | Mary | William |
| 1920 | Mary | William |
| 1919 | Mary | William |
| 1918 | Mary | William |
| 1917 | Mary | John |
| 1916 | Mary | John |
| 1915 | Mary | John |
| 1914 | Mary | William |
| 1913 | Mary | James |
| 1912 | Mary | William |
| 1911 | Mary | William |
| 1910 | Mary | James |