Most popular baby names in District of Columbia — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in District of Columbia were Emma, Sophia, and Charlotte for girls and Noah, Theodore, and Henry for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Zora is 27x more common in District of Columbia than nationally, and Khalil is 8.2x more common in District of Columbia than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in District of Columbia

Girls

Most distinctive Zoe 4.4x more common ▲27 #4 vs US #31
Also more common
Lucy 4.0x more common ▲20 #4 vs US #24 Eleanor 3.1x more common ▲6 #6 vs US #12 Ava 3.0x more common ▲4 #7 vs US #11 Sofia 2.8x more common ▲2 #7 vs US #9
Less common
No distinctive less-common names in the top 10

Boys

Most distinctive George 7.8x more common ▲116 #10 vs US #126
Also more common
Charles 3.9x more common ▲41 #7 vs US #48 John 2.9x more common ▲16 #7 vs US #23 William 2.8x more common ▲4 #5 vs US #9 Henry 2.8x more common ▲2 #3 vs US #5
Less common
No distinctive less-common names in the top 10

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