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Most Popular Names in District of Columbia

The most common baby names registered in District of Columbia across all years of SSA records, ranked by total birth count. The sparkline for each name shows its national popularity trend from 1880 to present, giving context for when that name was at its peak.

The top 100 names in District of Columbia account for 750,831 total birth registrations. Click any name for a full national profile with gender data, decade breakdowns, and distribution across all 50 states.

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# Name Births Trend
1 John 34,657
2 James 33,290
3 Michael 29,747
4 Robert 29,692
5 William 29,292
6 Mary 22,503
7 David 21,768
8 Charles 17,318
9 Thomas 15,322
10 Joseph 15,044
11 Richard 14,932
12 Patricia 12,833
13 Christopher 11,704
14 Barbara 11,375
15 Anthony 10,319
16 Elizabeth 10,315
17 George 9,897
18 Kevin 9,554
19 Daniel 9,231
20 Linda 9,136
21 Margaret 9,132
22 Paul 8,746
23 Edward 8,281
24 Mark 8,198
25 Kenneth 7,787
26 Ronald 7,741
27 Karen 7,714
28 Susan 7,601
29 Donald 7,592
30 Stephen 7,121
31 Deborah 6,913
32 Brian 6,812
33 Steven 6,802
34 Andrew 6,603
35 Jennifer 6,577
36 Matthew 6,564
37 Gregory 6,549
38 Eric 6,436
39 Nancy 6,078
40 Sharon 6,042
41 Lisa 5,954
42 Timothy 5,819
43 Catherine 5,465
44 Dorothy 5,420
45 Jeffrey 5,316
46 Michelle 5,229
47 Sandra 5,108
48 Kathleen 5,100
49 Donna 5,095
50 Carol 4,967
51 Katherine 4,778
52 Helen 4,726
53 Samuel 4,712
54 Kimberly 4,678
55 Gary 4,674
56 Cynthia 4,660
57 Patrick 4,647
58 Jonathan 4,555
59 Carolyn 4,531
60 Raymond 4,529
61 Pamela 4,499
62 Sarah 4,400
63 Angela 4,364
64 Lawrence 4,289
65 Peter 4,190
66 Benjamin 4,162
67 Diane 4,156
68 Alexander 4,135
69 Shirley 4,113
70 Henry 4,099
71 Jacqueline 4,095
72 Laura 4,021
73 Stephanie 4,010
74 Betty 3,999
75 Joan 3,987
76 Frank 3,891
77 Larry 3,842
78 Brenda 3,823
79 Jason 3,720
80 Joyce 3,694
81 Jean 3,624
82 Walter 3,552
83 Christine 3,520
84 Keith 3,517
85 Joshua 3,514
86 Ruth 3,500
87 Ann 3,438
88 Anne 3,400
89 Frances 3,362
90 Jessica 3,341
91 Nicholas 3,257
92 Janet 3,246
93 Douglas 3,220
94 Denise 3,208
95 Sean 3,190
96 Ashley 3,076
97 Cheryl 3,067
98 Anna 3,058
99 Robin 3,037
100 Gloria 3,034