BABY NAMES BY STATE

By state

Most popular baby names in District of Columbia

The most popular baby names in District of Columbia in 2025, ranked from real Social Security Administration birth records. District of Columbia has recorded 1,497,731 births with a first name since 1910.

Top girls’ names

Girls in District of Columbia

  1. #3Charlotte34 in 2025
  2. #15Elizabeth22 in 2025
  3. #18Evelyn20 in 2025
  4. #22Margaret18 in 2025
  5. #29Grace16 in 2025
  6. #34Alice15 in 2025
  7. #54Maria12 in 2025
  8. #58Emily11 in 2025
  9. #70Frances10 in 2025
  10. #75Anna9 in 2025
  11. #76Anne9 in 2025
  12. #80Helen9 in 2025
  13. #83Katherine9 in 2025
  14. #86Mary9 in 2025
  15. #91Victoria9 in 2025
  16. #95Ashley8 in 2025
  17. #97Catherine8 in 2025
  18. #99Jane8 in 2025
  19. #100Julia8 in 2025
  20. #107Christine11 in 2004
  21. #120Virginia8 in 2024
  22. #121Melissa10 in 2014
  23. #131Rebecca7 in 2023
  24. #149Diana6 in 2023
  25. #149Stephanie9 in 2016

Top boys’ names

Boys in District of Columbia

  1. #2Theodore53 in 2025
  2. #3Henry49 in 2025
  3. #5William43 in 2025
  4. #6James37 in 2025
  5. #7Charles34 in 2025
  6. #8John34 in 2025
  7. #10George33 in 2025
  8. #12Samuel33 in 2025
  9. #16Daniel26 in 2025
  10. #17Thomas26 in 2025
  11. #19Jack25 in 2025
  12. #22Benjamin23 in 2025
  13. #25Anthony22 in 2025
  14. #26Arthur22 in 2025
  15. #28Joshua22 in 2025
  16. #31Alexander21 in 2025
  17. #35David19 in 2025
  18. #45Michael16 in 2025
  19. #46Peter16 in 2025
  20. #47Robert16 in 2025
  21. #56Joseph14 in 2025
  22. #61Christopher13 in 2025
  23. #66Andrew12 in 2025
  24. #71Nathaniel12 in 2025
  25. #78Edward11 in 2025

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Rank is by birth count within District of Columbia for each year.