The most popular baby names in District of Columbia

District of Columbia’s most given names in 2025 were Noah (58 boys) and Emma (36 girls), of the 4,546 babies SSA’s District of Columbia file lists for 2025. Over 2016-2025, District of Columbia gave George to boys 2.6 times as often as its national share predicts, more than any other name, and Margaret to girls 2.4 times as often.

Babies SSA recorded in District of Columbia each year since 1910

Births under names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year.

District of Columbia: SSA state baby-name file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026 (names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year). SSA’s state data.

The top names in District of Columbia, 2025

Girls, 2025
#	Name	Births 2025	U.S. rank
1	1 Emma	36	#3
2	2 Sophia	36	#5
3	3 Charlotte	34	#2
4	4 Lucy	31	#25
5	5 Zoe	31	#31
6	6 Eleanor	30	#12
7	7 Ava	29	#11
8	8 Sofia	29	#9
9	9 Amelia	27	#4
10	10 Olivia	27	#1
11	11 Chloe	26	#23
12	12 Josephine	26	#53
13	13 Lily	25	#18
14	14 Mia	24	#6
15	15 Elizabeth	22	#17
16	16 Eliana	21	#10
17	17 Naomi	21	#47
18	18 Evelyn	20	#8
19	19 Isabella	20	#7
20	20 Sophie	20	#55
21	21 Caroline	18	#96
22	22 Margaret	18	#112
23	23 Camila	17	#19
24	24 Maya	17	#62
25	25 Nora	17	#20

Girls: #26 to #100

#	Name	Births 2025
26	26 Ailany	16
27	27 Aria	16
28	28 Aurora	16
29	29 Grace	16
30	30 Layla	16
31	31 Lucia	16
32	32 Madison	16
33	33 Penelope	16
34	34 Alice	15
35	35 Autumn	15
36	36 Eloise	15
37	37 Emilia	15
38	38 June	15
39	39 Riley	15
40	40 Margot	14
41	41 Nova	14
42	42 Phoebe	14
43	43 Abigail	13
44	44 Clara	13
45	45 Genesis	13
46	46 Hazel	13
47	47 Lillian	13
48	48 Maeve	13
49	49 Rose	13
50	50 Ruby	13
51	51 Amira	12
52	52 Elena	12
53	53 Hannah	12
54	54 Maria	12
55	55 Mila	12
56	56 Violet	12
57	57 Claire	11
58	58 Emily	11
59	59 Eva	11
60	60 Harper	11
61	61 Lila	11
62	62 Vivienne	11
63	63 Zuri	11
64	64 Audrey	10
65	65 Ayla	10
66	66 Camille	10
67	67 Celine	10
68	68 Cora	10
69	69 Ella	10
70	70 Frances	10
71	71 Genevieve	10
72	72 Valentina	10
73	73 Aaliyah	9
74	74 Amara	9
75	75 Anna	9
76	76 Anne	9
77	77 Ariyah	9
78	78 Daphne	9
79	79 Harmony	9
80	80 Helen	9
81	81 Isabel	9
82	82 Isla	9
83	83 Katherine	9
84	84 Madeleine	9
85	85 Madeline	9
86	86 Mary	9
87	87 Mira	9
88	88 Nina	9
89	89 Sage	9
90	90 Sydney	9
91	91 Victoria	9
92	92 Zora	9
93	93 Alexandra	8
94	94 Alina	8
95	95 Ashley	8
96	96 Avery	8
97	97 Catherine	8
98	98 Gianna	8
99	99 Jane	8
100	100 Julia	8

Girls: #101 to #195

#	Name	Births 2025
101	101 Leilani	8
102	102 Luna	8
103	103 Natalia	8
104	104 Sadie	8
105	105 Serenity	8
106	106 Talia	8
107	107 Vivian	8
108	108 Zara	8
109	109 Adeline	7
110	110 Alani	7
111	111 Gabriella	7
112	112 Kaylee	7
113	113 Leah	7
114	114 Samantha	7
115	115 Scarlett	7
116	116 Taylor	7
117	117 Willow	7
118	118 Zoey	7
119	119 Allison	6
120	120 Arleth	6
121	121 Azari	6
122	122 Bella	6
123	123 Brielle	6
124	124 Elise	6
125	125 Esme	6
126	126 Eve	6
127	127 Fatima	6
128	128 Fiona	6
129	129 Gemma	6
130	130 Harriet	6
131	131 Journee	6
132	132 Kinsley	6
133	133 Leila	6
134	134 Lena	6
135	135 Louise	6
136	136 Lyric	6
137	137 Mackenzie	6
138	138 Noelle	6
139	139 Paris	6
140	140 Raelynn	6
141	141 Rosemary	6
142	142 Savannah	6
143	143 Selah	6
144	144 Serena	6
145	145 Summer	6
146	146 Thea	6
147	147 Vera	6
148	148 Wynter	6
149	149 Zahara	6
150	150 Alaia	5
151	151 Amina	5
152	152 Andrea	5
153	153 Arianna	5
154	154 Blair	5
155	155 Celeste	5
156	156 Dahlia	5
157	157 Daniela	5
158	158 Dylan	5
159	159 Elliott	5
160	160 Elora	5
161	161 Evangeline	5
162	162 Hailey	5
163	163 Holly	5
164	164 Ingrid	5
165	165 Iris	5
166	166 Ivy	5
167	167 Jasmine	5
168	168 Juliette	5
169	169 Kaia	5
170	170 Kalani	5
171	171 Kaylani	5
172	172 Kendall	5
173	173 Kennedy	5
174	174 Kiara	5
175	175 Lenora	5
176	176 Lia	5
177	177 Madisson	5
178	178 Matilda	5
179	179 Melody	5
180	180 Milan	5
181	181 Milani	5
182	182 Millie	5
183	183 Noor	5
184	184 Nyla	5
185	185 Piper	5
186	186 River	5
187	187 Ruth	5
188	188 Sarah	5
189	189 Sarai	5
190	190 Siena	5
191	191 Sienna	5
192	192 Sloane	5
193	193 Stella	5
194	194 Sylvie	5
195	195 Tessa	5

Boys, 2025
#	Name	Births 2025	U.S. rank
1	1 Noah	58	#2
2	2 Theodore	53	#4
3	3 Henry	49	#5
4	4 Liam	49	#1
5	5 William	43	#9
6	6 James	37	#6
7	7 Charles	34	#48
8	8 John	34	#23
9	9 Mateo	34	#8
10	10 George	33	#126
11	11 Oliver	33	#3
12	12 Samuel	33	#18
13	13 Julian	28	#25
14	14 Leo	27	#19
15	15 Lucas	27	#10
16	16 Daniel	26	#22
17	17 Thomas	26	#34
18	18 Amir	25	#105
19	19 Jack	25	#15
20	20 Luca	25	#14
21	21 Sebastian	25	#16
22	22 Benjamin	23	#11
23	23 Isaac	23	#47
24	24 Jacob	23	#43
25	25 Anthony	22	#46

Boys: #26 to #100

#	Name	Births 2025
26	26 Arthur	22
27	27 Gabriel	22
28	28 Joshua	22
29	29 Owen	22
30	30 Aiden	21
31	31 Alexander	21
32	32 Miles	21
33	33 Logan	20
34	34 Luke	20
35	35 David	19
36	36 Elijah	19
37	37 Ethan	19
38	38 Santiago	19
39	39 Caleb	18
40	40 Dylan	18
41	41 Max	18
42	42 August	17
43	43 Ezra	16
44	44 Graham	16
45	45 Michael	16
46	46 Peter	16
47	47 Robert	16
48	48 Thiago	16
49	49 Bennett	15
50	50 Connor	15
51	51 Jayden	15
52	52 Nico	15
53	53 Nolan	15
54	54 Wesley	15
55	55 Carter	14
56	56 Joseph	14
57	57 Maxwell	14
58	58 Rafael	14
59	59 Theo	14
60	60 Amari	13
61	61 Christopher	13
62	62 Felix	13
63	63 Levi	13
64	64 Messiah	13
65	65 Simon	13
66	66 Andrew	12
67	67 Callum	12
68	68 Jonah	12
69	69 Kairo	12
70	70 Legend	12
71	71 Nathaniel	12
72	72 Saint	12
73	73 Xavier	12
74	74 Adrian	11
75	75 Asher	11
76	76 Austin	11
77	77 Calvin	11
78	78 Edward	11
79	79 Everett	11
80	80 Josiah	11
81	81 Roman	11
82	82 Adam	10
83	83 Beau	10
84	84 Cairo	10
85	85 Cameron	10
86	86 Declan	10
87	87 Elliott	10
88	88 Enzo	10
89	89 Khalil	10
90	90 Martin	10
91	91 Micah	10
92	92 Milo	10
93	93 Parker	10
94	94 Richard	10
95	95 Rowan	10
96	96 Ryan	10
97	97 Ari	9
98	98 Axel	9
99	99 Dominic	9
100	100 Elias	9

Boys: #101 to #208

#	Name	Births 2025
101	101 Ezekiel	9
102	102 Grayson	9
103	103 Jeremiah	9
104	104 Luka	9
105	105 Patrick	9
106	106 Shiloh	9
107	107 Ashton	8
108	108 Colin	8
109	109 Cooper	8
110	110 Dean	8
111	111 Jace	8
112	112 Jordan	8
113	113 Jude	8
114	114 Lincoln	8
115	115 Louis	8
116	116 Mason	8
117	117 Matthew	8
118	118 Nasir	8
119	119 Wyatt	8
120	120 Aaron	7
121	121 Aidan	7
122	122 Angel	7
123	123 Brooks	7
124	124 Caden	7
125	125 Christian	7
126	126 Clark	7
127	127 Eithan	7
128	128 Emilio	7
129	129 Griffin	7
130	130 Jeremy	7
131	131 Jose	7
132	132 Kai	7
133	133 Kian	7
134	134 Lorenzo	7
135	135 Oscar	7
136	136 Raphael	7
137	137 Riley	7
138	138 Zion	7
139	139 Adonis	6
140	140 Archer	6
141	141 Augustus	6
142	142 Carlos	6
143	143 Chase	6
144	144 Dallas	6
145	145 Ellis	6
146	146 Finn	6
147	147 Grant	6
148	148 Harrison	6
149	149 Isaiah	6
150	150 Jasper	6
151	151 Jesse	6
152	152 Jonathan	6
153	153 Juan	6
154	154 Justin	6
155	155 Kaiden	6
156	156 Matias	6
157	157 Nathan	6
158	158 Nicolas	6
159	159 Preston	6
160	160 Quinn	6
161	161 Rayan	6
162	162 Remy	6
163	163 Rio	6
164	164 Samir	6
165	165 Silas	6
166	166 Sincere	6
167	167 Solomon	6
168	168 Alex	5
169	169 Ali	5
170	170 Arjun	5
171	171 Brian	5
172	172 Charlie	5
173	173 Chosen	5
174	174 Cole	5
175	175 Cyrus	5
176	176 Diego	5
177	177 Eli	5
178	178 Elian	5
179	179 Elio	5
180	180 Emerson	5
181	181 Emiliano	5
182	182 Emmanuel	5
183	183 Eric	5
184	184 Francis	5
185	185 Gael	5
186	186 Joaquin	5
187	187 Karter	5
188	188 Kayden	5
189	189 Kenneth	5
190	190 Kevin	5
191	191 Malcolm	5
192	192 Matteo	5
193	193 Orion	5
194	194 Otto	5
195	195 Paul	5
196	196 Rami	5
197	197 Reid	5
198	198 Rory	5
199	199 Sean	5
200	200 Tatum	5
201	201 Timothy	5
202	202 Tyson	5
203	203 Walter	5
204	204 Wells	5
205	205 Yohannes	5
206	206 Zachariah	5
207	207 Zachary	5
208	208 Zyaire	5

U.S. rank: the same name’s rank in the 2025 national file. The state list holds every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state.

Which names does District of Columbia give more often than the nation today?

Each name’s births in the state over 2016-2025 against the births its national share, year by year, would predict there; names given to at least 200 babies in the state in those years. Both charts share one scale.

Girls, 2016-2025

Margaret2.4×

Maya1.9×

Caroline1.6×

Zoe1.6×

Sophie1.6×

Josephine1.6×

Naomi1.5×

Genesis1.4×

Eleanor1.3×

Elizabeth1.1×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Boys, 2016-2025

George2.6×

Amir2.2×

Max2.1×

Charles1.7×

Henry1.6×

Theodore1.6×

John1.4×

Leo1.4×

William1.4×

Miles1.4×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Ratios: observed births in the state over the births predicted from each year’s national share and the state’s births that year.

Which names has District of Columbia given more often than the nation since 1910?

The same measure over every year since 1910; names given to at least 500 babies in the state. Both charts share one scale.

Girls, since 1910

Lashawn15.4×

Diamond4.5×

Tamika4.4×

Ebony4.3×

Patrice3.0×

Dominique2.8×

Latoya2.6×

Monique2.6×

Laverne2.3×

Maya2.2×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Boys, since 1910

Donnell8.2×

Antoine5.5×

Jamal4.9×

Tyrone4.8×

Darnell4.6×

Malik4.3×

Andre4.2×

Reginald4.0×

Lamont3.8×

Maurice3.2×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Ratios: observed births in the state over the births predicted from each year’s national share and the state’s births that year.

District of Columbia’s number one names over time

Year	Girls’ #1	Boys’ #1
2025	Emma	Noah
2020	Olivia	William
2015	Genesis	William
2010	Madison	William
2005	Sophia	William
2000	Kayla	John
1995	Ashley	Michael
1990	Ashley	Michael
1985	Ashley	Michael
1980	Jennifer	Michael
1975	Jennifer	Michael
1970	Jennifer	Michael
1965	Lisa	Michael
1960	Mary	Michael
1955	Mary	Michael
1950	Linda	John
1945	Mary	John
1940	Mary	John
1935	Mary	John
1930	Mary	William
1925	Mary	William
1920	Mary	William
1915	Mary	John
1910	Mary	James

Decade by decade

1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Number ones: the most given name per sex in each year’s state file.

Every state’s top names