Most popular baby names in District of Columbia

In 2023, the top baby names in District of Columbia were Liam for boys (61 babies) and Charlotte for girls (46 babies). The next most popular were Noah, Leo and Theodore for boys and Olivia, Naomi and Sophia for girls.

Top 25 boy names in District of Columbia, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Liam	61
2	Noah	56
3	Leo	54
4	Theodore	54
5	James	53
6	Henry	49
7	Oliver	48
8	Benjamin	47
9	William	44
10	Charles	37
11	Samuel	37
12	Sebastian	36
13	Ethan	35
14	John	34
15	Lucas	33
16	Owen	32
17	Amir	31
18	Jack	30
19	Julian	29
20	Michael	29
21	Thomas	29
22	George	27
23	Alexander	26
24	Daniel	26
25	Elijah	25

Top 25 girl names in District of Columbia, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Charlotte	46
2	Olivia	34
3	Naomi	33
4	Sophia	32
5	Maya	31
6	Mia	30
7	Zoe	29
8	Ava	28
9	Elizabeth	28
10	Emma	27
11	Grace	26
12	Nora	26
13	Genesis	25
14	Emilia	24
15	Eleanor	23
16	Sofia	23
17	Lily	22
18	Camila	21
19	Isabella	21
20	Alice	20
21	Aria	20
22	Hannah	20
23	Luna	20
24	Chloe	19
25	Claire	19

Names more common in District of Columbia than nationally

The share of District of Columbia babies given each name, divided by its share across the US in 2023. A value of 3× means the name was three times as common here. Only names with at least 30 babies in the state are counted.

Boys

Amir5× · 31 babies
Charles4× · 37 babies
Leo3.9× · 54 babies
Theodore2.8× · 54 babies
Benjamin2.7× · 47 babies
Samuel2.7× · 37 babies
James2.6× · 53 babies
Henry2.6× · 49 babies
Ethan2.6× · 35 babies
John2.5× · 34 babies
William2.4× · 44 babies
Sebastian2.4× · 36 babies

Girls

Maya5.3× · 31 babies
Naomi5.1× · 33 babies
Charlotte2.6× · 46 babies
Sophia1.9× · 32 babies
Mia1.8× · 30 babies
Olivia1.6× · 34 babies

All states

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, state data 2023. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.