Washington D.C. Baby Names
#1 Boy (2025)
Noah
#1 Girl (2025)
Emma
Fastest Rising
Joshua
↑ +8
Biggest Decline
David
↓ −9
Longest #1 Run
Michael
5 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
1,857
births tracked
Fastest Rising
Kayla
↑ +14
Biggest Decline
Sarah
↓ −7
Longest #1 Run
Mary
5 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
1,469
births tracked
How the Most Popular Names Changed Over Time
Popularity by decade — lower ranks indicate greater popularity (#1 is the most popular name).
| Decade | John | James | William | Noah | Theodore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | Rank #2 | Rank #3 | Rank #1 | — | — |
| 1920s | Rank #2 | Rank #3 | Rank #1 | — | — |
| 1930s | Rank #2 | Rank #4 | Rank #3 | — | — |
| 1940s | Rank #1 | Rank #3 | Rank #4 | — | — |
| 1950s | Rank #2 | Rank #3 | Rank #5 | — | — |
| 1960s | Rank #2 | Rank #3 | Rank #6 | — | — |
| 1970s | Rank #5 | Rank #2 | Rank #7 | — | — |
| 1980s | Rank #6 | Rank #4 | Rank #7 | — | — |
| 1990s | Rank #3 | Rank #4 | Rank #5 | — | — |
| 2000s | Rank #3 | Rank #6 | Rank #1 | — | — |
| 2010s | Rank #5 | Rank #3 | Rank #1 | Rank #6 | — |
| 2020s | Rank #7 | Rank #4 | Rank #6 | Rank #2 | Rank #5 |
Baby Names by Decade
Most popular · Runner-up per decade
1910sWilliamJohn
1920sWilliamJohn
1930sRobertJohn
1940sJohnRobert
1950sMichaelJohn
1960sMichaelJohn
Recent Decades
1970sMichaelJames
1980sMichaelChristopher
1990sMichaelChristopher
2000sWilliamMichael
2010sWilliamHenry
2020sHenryNoah
1910sMaryDorothy
1920sMaryDorothy
1930sMaryBarbara
1940sMaryPatricia
1950sMaryDeborah
1960sLisaKaren
Recent Decades
1970sJenniferKimberly
1980sJessicaJennifer
1990sAshleyJasmine
2000sKatherineSophia
2010sOliviaAva
2020sCharlotteOlivia
Biggest Name Shifts
Names that climbed or fell the most in popularity
Fastest Rising
Joshua
+8 rank positions · since 1980sBiggest Decline
David
-9 rank positions · since 1970sFastest Rising
Kayla
+14 rank positions · since 1990sBiggest Decline
Sarah
-7 rank positions · since 1990sHow Washington D.C. Compares to the Nation
Names that rank notably higher or lower here vs. the U.S. overall
More Popular in Washington D.C.
- Ari#97 here · #403 nationally↑ +306
- Khalil#89 here · #379 nationally↑ +290
- Cairo#84 here · #343 nationally↑ +259
- Martin#90 here · #336 nationally↑ +246
- Saint#72 here · #268 nationally↑ +196
Less Popular in Washington D.C.
- Elias#100 here · #13 nationally↓ −87
- Levi#63 here · #12 nationally↓ −51
- Asher#75 here · #28 nationally↓ −47
- Roman#81 here · #42 nationally↓ −39
- Rowan#95 here · #58 nationally↓ −37
More Popular in Washington D.C.
- Zora#92 here · #991 nationally↑ +899
- Anne#76 here · #619 nationally↑ +543
- Helen#80 here · #469 nationally↑ +389
- Madeleine#84 here · #459 nationally↑ +375
- Ariyah#77 here · #365 nationally↑ +288
Less Popular in Washington D.C.
- Gianna#98 here · #33 nationally↓ −65
- Avery#96 here · #37 nationally↓ −59
- Isla#82 here · #28 nationally↓ −54
- Harper#60 here · #16 nationally↓ −44
- Violet#56 here · #13 nationally↓ −43
Top 100 Baby Names in Washington D.C.
Most popular names in 2020–2025, ranked by total births
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Noah58#2
- #2Theodore53#4
- #3Henry49#5
- #4Liam49#1
- #5William43#9
- #6James37#6
- #7Charles34#48
- #8John34#23
- #9Mateo34#8
- #10George33#126
Names #11–100
- #11 Oliver
- #12 Samuel
- #13 Julian
- #14 Leo
- #15 Lucas
- #16 Daniel
- #17 Thomas
- #18 Amir
- #19 Jack
- #20 Luca
- #21 Sebastian
- #22 Benjamin
- #23 Isaac
- #24 Jacob
- #25 Anthony
- #26 Arthur
- #27 Gabriel
- #28 Joshua
- #29 Owen
- #30 Aiden
- #31 Alexander
- #32 Miles
- #33 Logan
- #34 Luke
- #35 David
- #36 Elijah
- #37 Ethan
- #38 Santiago
- #39 Caleb
- #40 Dylan
- #41 Max
- #42 August
- #43 Ezra
- #44 Graham
- #45 Michael
- #46 Peter
- #47 Robert
- #48 Thiago
- #49 Bennett
- #50 Connor
- #51 Jayden
- #52 Nico
- #53 Nolan
- #54 Wesley
- #55 Carter
- #56 Joseph
- #57 Maxwell
- #58 Rafael
- #59 Theo
- #60 Amari
- #61 Christopher
- #62 Felix
- #63 Levi
- #64 Messiah
- #65 Simon
- #66 Andrew
- #67 Callum
- #68 Jonah
- #69 Kairo
- #70 Legend
- #71 Nathaniel
- #72 Saint
- #73 Xavier
- #74 Adrian
- #75 Asher
- #76 Austin
- #77 Calvin
- #78 Edward
- #79 Everett
- #80 Josiah
- #81 Roman
- #82 Adam
- #83 Beau
- #84 Cairo
- #85 Cameron
- #86 Declan
- #87 Elliott
- #88 Enzo
- #89 Khalil
- #90 Martin
- #91 Micah
- #92 Milo
- #93 Parker
- #94 Richard
- #95 Rowan
- #96 Ryan
- #97 Ari
- #98 Axel
- #99 Dominic
- #100 Elias
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Emma36#3
- #2Sophia36#5
- #3Charlotte34#2
- #4Lucy31#24
- #5Zoe31#32
- #6Eleanor30#12
- #7Ava29#11
- #8Sofia29#9
- #9Amelia27#4
- #10Olivia27#1
Names #11–100
- #11 Chloe
- #12 Josephine
- #13 Lily
- #14 Mia
- #15 Elizabeth
- #16 Eliana
- #17 Naomi
- #18 Evelyn
- #19 Isabella
- #20 Sophie
- #21 Caroline
- #22 Margaret
- #23 Camila
- #24 Maya
- #25 Nora
- #26 Ailany
- #27 Aria
- #28 Aurora
- #29 Grace
- #30 Layla
- #31 Lucia
- #32 Madison
- #33 Penelope
- #34 Alice
- #35 Autumn
- #36 Eloise
- #37 Emilia
- #38 June
- #39 Riley
- #40 Margot
- #41 Nova
- #42 Phoebe
- #43 Abigail
- #44 Clara
- #45 Genesis
- #46 Hazel
- #47 Lillian
- #48 Maeve
- #49 Rose
- #50 Ruby
- #51 Amira
- #52 Elena
- #53 Hannah
- #54 Maria
- #55 Mila
- #56 Violet
- #57 Claire
- #58 Emily
- #59 Eva
- #60 Harper
- #61 Lila
- #62 Vivienne
- #63 Zuri
- #64 Audrey
- #65 Ayla
- #66 Camille
- #67 Celine
- #68 Cora
- #69 Ella
- #70 Frances
- #71 Genevieve
- #72 Valentina
- #73 Aaliyah
- #74 Amara
- #75 Anna
- #76 Anne
- #77 Ariyah
- #78 Daphne
- #79 Harmony
- #80 Helen
- #81 Isabel
- #82 Isla
- #83 Katherine
- #84 Madeleine
- #85 Madeline
- #86 Mary
- #87 Mira
- #88 Nina
- #89 Sage
- #90 Sydney
- #91 Victoria
- #92 Zora
- #93 Alexandra
- #94 Alina
- #95 Ashley
- #96 Avery
- #97 Catherine
- #98 Gianna
- #99 Jane
- #100 Julia
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