Baby names

The most popular baby names in District of Columbia, 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in District of Columbia were Emma and Sophia (36 babies each) for girls and Noah (58 babies) for boys. Emma was 4th for girls in 2024. Noah was 4th for boys in 2024. Of the top 100, Maria climbed the most, up 133 places from 2024.

Top girl's name in 2025

Emma

36 girls in District of Columbia

Top boy's name in 2025

Noah

58 boys in District of Columbia

Top girls' names in District of Columbia, 2025

Rank Name Babies Since 2024
1 Emma 36 up 3
1 Sophia 36 up 4
3 Charlotte 34 down 2
4 Lucy 31 up 28
4 Zoe 31 down 1
6 Eleanor 30 up 7
7 Ava 29 down 1
7 Sofia 29 up 4
9 Amelia 27 up 10
9 Olivia 27 down 7
11 Chloe 26 up 7
11 Josephine 26 up 13
13 Lily 25 up 62
14 Mia 24 down 7
15 Elizabeth 22 down 6
16 Eliana 21 up 8
16 Naomi 21 down 7
18 Evelyn 20 up 17
18 Isabella 20 up 1
18 Sophie 20 down 7
21 Caroline 18 up 3
21 Margaret 18 up 3
23 Camila 17 up 35
23 Maya 17 down 16
23 Nora 17 down 10
The rest of the top 100 girls' names
Rank Name Babies Since 2024
26 Ailany 16 up 32
26 Aria 16 up 9
26 Aurora 16 up 96
26 Grace 16 down 13
26 Layla 16 up 22
26 Lucia 16 up 49
26 Madison 16 up 9
26 Penelope 16 up 9
34 Alice 15 down 10
34 Autumn 15 up 88
34 Eloise 15 up 53
34 Emilia 15 up 53
34 June 15 new
34 Riley 15 up 1
40 Margot 14 down 5
40 Nova 14 up 8
40 Phoebe 14 up 18
43 Abigail 13 down 19
43 Clara 13 down 8
43 Genesis 13 down 27
43 Hazel 13 up 2
43 Lillian 13 down 8
43 Maeve 13 down 24
43 Rose 13 up 15
43 Ruby 13 up 15
51 Amira 12 up 7
51 Elena 12 up 36
51 Hannah 12 up 7
51 Maria 12 up 133
51 Mila 12 down 32
51 Violet 12 down 27
57 Claire 11 down 22
57 Emily 11 new
57 Eva 11 down 9
57 Harper 11 up 1
57 Lila 11 up 18
57 Vivienne 11 up 1
57 Zuri 11 up 65
64 Audrey 10 new
64 Ayla 10 down 6
64 Camille 10 up 23
64 Celine 10 up 82
64 Cora 10 up 23
64 Ella 10 down 40
64 Frances 10 up 23
64 Genevieve 10 down 32
64 Valentina 10 down 6
73 Aaliyah 9 up 28
73 Amara 9 new
73 Anna 9 down 25
73 Anne 9 new
73 Ariyah 9 new
73 Daphne 9 down 25
73 Harmony 9 up 49
73 Helen 9 new
73 Isabel 9 up 14
73 Isla 9 down 57
73 Katherine 9 up 2
73 Madeleine 9 down 15
73 Madeline 9 up 28
73 Mary 9 down 25
73 Mira 9 up 73
73 Nina 9 down 15
73 Sage 9 new
73 Sydney 9 up 2
73 Victoria 9 down 15
73 Zora 9 new
93 Alexandra 8 down 6
93 Alina 8 new
93 Ashley 8 down 6
93 Avery 8 up 8
93 Catherine 8 new
93 Gianna 8 down 45
93 Jane 8 new
93 Julia 8 down 18

Climbed the most since 2024

New to the list (fewer than 5 girls in 2024): June, Emily, Audrey, Amara, Anne, Ariyah, Helen, Sage, Zora, Alina, Catherine, Jane.

Top boys' names in District of Columbia, 2025

Rank Name Babies Since 2024
1 Noah 58 up 3
2 Theodore 53 up 2
3 Henry 49 same
3 Liam 49 down 1
5 William 43 up 1
6 James 37 down 5
7 Charles 34 up 14
7 John 34 up 6
7 Mateo 34 up 12
10 George 33 up 26
10 Oliver 33 down 1
10 Samuel 33 up 26
13 Julian 28 down 5
14 Leo 27 up 1
14 Lucas 27 up 7
16 Daniel 26 up 2
16 Thomas 26 up 8
18 Amir 25 up 18
18 Jack 25 down 5
18 Luca 25 down 7
18 Sebastian 25 up 29
22 Benjamin 23 down 16
22 Isaac 23 up 14
22 Jacob 23 up 14
25 Anthony 22 up 5
The rest of the top 100 boys' names
Rank Name Babies Since 2024
25 Arthur 22 up 35
25 Gabriel 22 down 1
25 Joshua 22 up 22
25 Owen 22 up 1
30 Aiden 21 down 7
30 Alexander 21 same
30 Miles 21 down 15
33 Logan 20 up 17
33 Luke 20 up 21
35 David 19 down 18
35 Elijah 19 down 9
35 Ethan 19 down 25
35 Santiago 19 up 1
39 Caleb 18 up 29
39 Dylan 18 down 19
39 Max 18 up 8
42 August 17 down 12
43 Ezra 16 down 15
43 Graham 16 up 34
43 Michael 16 down 31
43 Peter 16 up 54
43 Robert 16 down 13
43 Thiago 16 up 11
49 Bennett 15 up 5
49 Connor 15 up 48
49 Jayden 15 up 15
49 Nico 15 up 28
49 Nolan 15 up 41
49 Wesley 15 up 48
55 Carter 14 up 13
55 Joseph 14 down 19
55 Maxwell 14 down 19
55 Rafael 14 up 42
55 Theo 14 up 5
60 Amari 13 up 17
60 Christopher 13 down 10
60 Felix 13 up 118
60 Levi 13 up 4
60 Messiah 13 up 75
60 Simon 13 down 6
66 Andrew 12 down 2
66 Callum 12 up 17
66 Jonah 12 up 31
66 Kairo 12 up 2
66 Legend 12 down 36
66 Nathaniel 12 up 31
66 Saint 12 up 2
66 Xavier 12 up 88
74 Adrian 11 down 38
74 Asher 11 down 14
74 Austin 11 up 80
74 Calvin 11 down 6
74 Edward 11 new
74 Everett 11 up 61
74 Josiah 11 down 24
74 Roman 11 down 24
82 Adam 10 down 14
82 Beau 10 new
82 Cairo 10 up 15
82 Cameron 10 down 46
82 Declan 10 up 72
82 Elliott 10 up 1
82 Enzo 10 up 35
82 Khalil 10 new
82 Martin 10 up 72
82 Micah 10 down 5
82 Milo 10 up 35
82 Parker 10 up 96
82 Richard 10 up 72
82 Rowan 10 up 35
82 Ryan 10 up 35
97 Ari 9 up 20
97 Axel 9 down 43
97 Dominic 9 same
97 Elias 9 down 43

Climbed the most since 2024

New to the list (fewer than 5 boys in 2024): Edward, Beau, Khalil.

Source and notes

U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (state data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data for 2025.

The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in District of Columbia. Names given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in the state in a year are left out for privacy. Names with the same number of babies share a rank, and spellings count separately: Sofia and Sophia are different names here.