Most Popular Baby Names in Washington, D.C.

In 2025, Emma was the most popular girls' name in Washington, D.C., given to 36 babies, and Noah was the top boys' name with 58. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.

Social Security counted 2,019 girls and 2,527 boys born in Washington, D.C. that year under names given to at least five babies there.

Top 100 names in Washington, D.C., 2025

Top girls' names in Washington, D.C., 2025
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2024
1	Emma	36	up 3
2	Sophia	36	up 3
3	Charlotte	34	down 2
4	Lucy	31	up 29
5	Zoe	31	down 2
6	Eleanor	30	up 7
7	Ava	29	down 1
8	Sofia	29	up 3
9	Amelia	27	up 10
10	Olivia	27	down 8
11	Chloe	26	up 7
12	Josephine	26	up 17
13	Lily	25	up 70
14	Mia	24	down 6
15	Elizabeth	22	down 6
16	Eliana	21	up 11
17	Naomi	21	down 7
18	Evelyn	20	up 20
19	Isabella	20	up 1
20	Sophie	20	down 8
21	Caroline	18	up 5
22	Margaret	18	up 8
23	Camila	17	up 39
24	Maya	17	down 17
25	Nora	17	down 10
26	Ailany	16	up 32
27	Aria	16	up 8
28	Aurora	16	up 95
29	Grace	16	down 15
30	Layla	16	up 23
31	Lucia	16	up 53
32	Madison	16	up 8
33	Penelope	16	up 9
34	Alice	15	down 9
35	Autumn	15	up 89
36	Eloise	15	up 56
37	Emilia	15	up 56
38	June	15	new
39	Riley	15	up 4
40	Margot	14	up 1
41	Nova	14	up 15
42	Phoebe	14	up 26
43	Abigail	13	down 19
44	Clara	13	down 7
45	Genesis	13	down 29
46	Hazel	13	down 1
47	Lillian	13	down 8
48	Maeve	13	down 27
49	Rose	13	up 20
50	Ruby	13	up 20
51	Amira	12	up 8
52	Elena	12	up 39
53	Hannah	12	up 11
54	Maria	12	up 158
55	Mila	12	down 33
56	Violet	12	down 25
57	Claire	11	down 21
58	Emily	11	new
59	Eva	11	down 8
60	Harper	11	up 5
61	Lila	11	up 21
62	Vivienne	11	up 12
63	Zuri	11	up 82
64	Audrey	10	new
65	Ayla	10	down 5
66	Camille	10	up 23
67	Celine	10	up 90
68	Cora	10	up 22
69	Ella	10	down 41
70	Frances	10	up 25
71	Genevieve	10	down 39
72	Valentina	10	same
73	Aaliyah	9	up 28
74	Amara	9	new
75	Anna	9	down 27
76	Anne	9	new
77	Ariyah	9	new
78	Daphne	9	down 29
79	Harmony	9	up 50
80	Helen	9	new
81	Isabel	9	up 15
82	Isla	9	down 65
83	Katherine	9	down 2
84	Madeleine	9	down 18
85	Madeline	9	up 30
86	Mary	9	down 31
87	Mira	9	up 84
88	Nina	9	down 21
89	Sage	9	new
90	Sydney	9	down 4
91	Victoria	9	down 18
92	Zora	9	new
93	Alexandra	8	down 6
94	Alina	8	new
95	Ashley	8	down 7
96	Avery	8	up 7
97	Catherine	8	new
98	Gianna	8	down 46
99	Jane	8	new
100	Julia	8	down 20

Top boys' names in Washington, D.C., 2025
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2024
1	Noah	58	up 3
2	Theodore	53	up 3
3	Henry	49	same
4	Liam	49	down 2
5	William	43	up 2
6	James	37	down 5
7	Charles	34	up 14
8	John	34	up 6
9	Mateo	34	up 10
10	George	33	up 29
11	Oliver	33	down 2
12	Samuel	33	up 33
13	Julian	28	down 5
14	Leo	27	up 1
15	Lucas	27	up 7
16	Daniel	26	up 2
17	Thomas	26	up 8
18	Amir	25	up 19
19	Jack	25	down 6
20	Luca	25	down 9
21	Sebastian	25	up 28
22	Benjamin	23	down 16
23	Isaac	23	up 17
24	Jacob	23	up 18
25	Anthony	22	up 6
26	Arthur	22	up 34
27	Gabriel	22	down 3
28	Joshua	22	up 19
29	Owen	22	down 2
30	Aiden	21	down 7
31	Alexander	21	down 1
32	Miles	21	down 16
33	Logan	20	up 19
34	Luke	20	up 23
35	David	19	down 18
36	Elijah	19	down 10
37	Ethan	19	down 27
38	Santiago	19	up 8
39	Caleb	18	up 31
40	Dylan	18	down 20
41	Max	18	up 7
42	August	17	down 10
43	Ezra	16	down 15
44	Graham	16	up 34
45	Michael	16	down 33
46	Peter	16	up 66
47	Robert	16	down 12
48	Thiago	16	up 11
49	Bennett	15	up 6
50	Connor	15	up 49
51	Jayden	15	up 14
52	Nico	15	up 30
53	Nolan	15	up 41
54	Wesley	15	up 62
55	Carter	14	up 17
56	Joseph	14	down 13
57	Maxwell	14	down 13
58	Rafael	14	up 55
59	Theo	14	up 4
60	Amari	13	up 17
61	Christopher	13	down 11
62	Felix	13	up 131
63	Levi	13	up 3
64	Messiah	13	up 82
65	Simon	13	down 7
66	Andrew	12	down 2
67	Callum	12	up 16
68	Jonah	12	up 35
69	Kairo	12	up 5
70	Legend	12	down 37
71	Nathaniel	12	up 40
72	Saint	12	up 4
73	Xavier	12	up 103
74	Adrian	11	down 38
75	Asher	11	down 14
76	Austin	11	up 81
77	Calvin	11	down 6
78	Edward	11	new
79	Everett	11	up 58
80	Josiah	11	down 29
81	Roman	11	down 28
82	Adam	10	down 13
83	Beau	10	new
84	Cairo	10	up 14
85	Cameron	10	down 47
86	Declan	10	up 75
87	Elliott	10	down 1
88	Enzo	10	up 35
89	Khalil	10	new
90	Martin	10	up 81
91	Micah	10	down 10
92	Milo	10	up 38
93	Parker	10	up 122
94	Richard	10	up 78
95	Rowan	10	up 37
96	Ryan	10	up 37
97	Ari	9	up 23
98	Axel	9	down 44
99	Dominic	9	up 1
100	Elias	9	down 44

Names Washington, D.C. likes more than the rest of the country

From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Washington, D.C. than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Nina, Margaret and Alexandra for girls, and Nasir, Simon and George for boys.

Girls

Nina: 7.2× (51 babies)
Margaret: 6.1× (100 babies)
Alexandra: 5.6× (61 babies)
Margot: 5.3× (76 babies)
Zuri: 5.3× (51 babies)
Maya: 4.8× (144 babies)
Amira: 4.3× (58 babies)
Zoe: 4.2× (162 babies)
Sloane: 4.2× (60 babies)
Naomi: 3.9× (128 babies)

Boys

Nasir: 8.2× (54 babies)
Simon: 6.1× (76 babies)
George: 5.6× (133 babies)
Kairo: 5.2× (65 babies)
Max: 4.7× (90 babies)
Patrick: 4.3× (60 babies)
Amir: 4.1× (120 babies)
Amari: 4× (73 babies)
Messiah: 4× (66 babies)
Charles: 3.9× (194 babies)

Every number one since 1910

The longest reign for girls in Washington, D.C. belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1946. For boys, it's Michael, from 1965 to 1999.

Girls

Emma: 2025
Charlotte: 2021–2024
Olivia: 2019–2020
Ava: 2016–2018
Genesis: 2015
Elizabeth: 2014
Charlotte: 2013
Sophia: 2011–2012
Madison: 2010
Sophia: 2009
Ashley: 2007–2008
Katherine: 2006
Sophia: 2004–2005
Kayla: 2002–2003
Emily: 2001
Kayla: 1999–2000
Alexis: 1998
Jasmine: 1997
Alexis: 1996
Ashley: 1995
Jasmine: 1994
Ashley: 1985–1993
Jessica: 1984
Jennifer: 1970–1983
Lisa: 1963–1969
Karen: 1962
Mary: 1957–1961
Deborah: 1956
Mary: 1952–1955
Linda: 1947–1951
Mary: 1910–1946

Boys

Noah: 2025
James: 2024
Liam: 2023
Henry: 2021–2022
William: 2018–2020
James: 2017
William: 2015–2016
Alexander: 2014
William: 2004–2013
Michael: 2001–2003
John: 2000
Michael: 1965–1999
John: 1963–1964
Michael: 1953–1962
John: 1952
Robert: 1951
John: 1950
Robert: 1949
John: 1942–1948
James: 1941
John: 1939–1940
Robert: 1936–1938
John: 1935
Robert: 1931–1934
William: 1930
James: 1929
William: 1928
John: 1927
William: 1924–1926
John: 1923
William: 1918–1922
John: 1915–1917
William: 1914
James: 1913
William: 1911–1912
James: 1910

Top five names by decade

Most popular names in Washington, D.C. by decade
Decade	Girls	Boys
2020s	Charlotte, Olivia, Ava, Emma, Sophia	Henry, Noah, Liam, James, Theodore
2010s	Olivia, Ava, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Emma	William, Henry, James, Alexander, John
2000s	Katherine, Sophia, Kayla, Elizabeth, Ashley	William, Michael, John, Alexander, Christopher
1990s	Ashley, Jasmine, Jessica, Sarah, Brittany	Michael, Christopher, John, James, William
1980s	Jessica, Jennifer, Ashley, Elizabeth, Tiffany	Michael, Christopher, David, James, Matthew
1970s	Jennifer, Kimberly, Michelle, Lisa, Nicole	Michael, James, David, Christopher, John
1960s	Lisa, Karen, Mary, Michelle, Susan	Michael, John, James, David, Robert
1950s	Mary, Deborah, Patricia, Linda, Susan	Michael, John, James, Robert, William
1940s	Mary, Patricia, Barbara, Linda, Carol	John, Robert, James, William, Richard
1930s	Mary, Barbara, Patricia, Shirley, Joan	Robert, John, William, James, Charles
1920s	Mary, Dorothy, Margaret, Helen, Betty	William, John, James, Robert, Charles
1910s	Mary, Dorothy, Margaret, Helen, Elizabeth	William, John, James, Robert, Charles

See every state or the national list for 2025.

Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.