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Most popular baby names in the District of Columbia, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in the District of Columbia in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 2,019 girls and 2,527 boys are in the DC list.

#1 for girls (tie)
Emma & Sophia
36 babies each · #3 in the US · #5 in the US
#1 for boys
Noah
58 babies · #2 in the US
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Top 25 girls · District of Columbia 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1Emma“entire”36▲ 3
  2. #1Sophia“wisdom”36▲ 4
  3. #3CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”34▼ 2
  4. #4Lucy“light”31▲ 28
  5. #4ZoeVariant of Zoë, meaning “life”31▼ 1
  6. #6Eleanorpossibly “other”30▲ 7
  7. #7AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records29▼ 1
  8. #7Sofia“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”29▲ 4
  9. #9Amelia“vigor, bravery”27▲ 10
  10. #9Olivia“olive; olive branch”27▼ 7
  11. #11Chloe“young green shoot”26▲ 7
  12. #11JosephineFeminine form of Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”26▲ 13
  13. #13LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”25▲ 62
  14. #14MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records24▼ 7
  15. #15Elizabeth“my God is an oath”22▼ 6
  16. #16ElianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel21▲ 8
  17. #16Naomi“my pleasantness”21▼ 7
  18. #18EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”20▲ 17
  19. #18IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”20▲ 1
  20. #18SophieFrench form of Sophia, meaning “wisdom”20▼ 7
  21. #21CarolineEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #96 vs #1,271 in 202518▲ 3
  22. #21Margaret“pearl”18▲ 3
  23. #23CamilaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #19 vs #1,051 in 202517▲ 35
  24. #23MayaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #68 in 2015 and #62 in 2025. About 1 in 430 US girls in the 2025 records17▼ 16
  25. #23NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”17▼ 10

Top 25 boys · District of Columbia 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records58▲ 3
  2. #2TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 202553▲ 2
  3. #3HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records49same
  4. #3LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”49▼ 1
  5. #5William“will + helmet”43▲ 1
  6. #6James“May He Heel”37▼ 5
  7. #7Charles“free man”34▲ 14
  8. #7Johnpossibly “God is gracious”34▲ 6
  9. #7MateoSame root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”34▲ 12
  10. #10George“farmer, earth worker”33▲ 26
  11. #10OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records33▼ 1
  12. #10Samuel“God has set or God has placed”33▲ 26
  13. #13Julian“Roman personal name”28▼ 5
  14. #14Leo“lion”27▲ 1
  15. #14LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records27▲ 7
  16. #16Daniel“God is my judge”26▲ 2
  17. #16Thomas“twin”26▲ 8
  18. #18Amir“commander, prince”25▲ 18
  19. #18JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”25▼ 5
  20. #18LucaForm of Lucy, meaning “light”25▼ 7
  21. #18Sebastian“august, venerable, exalted”25▲ 29
  22. #22Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”23▼ 16
  23. #22Isaac“he laughs, he will laugh”23▲ 14
  24. #22Jacob“May He Heel”23▲ 14
  25. #25Anthony“flower”22▲ 5
  26. #25Arthurpossibly “bear”22▲ 35
  27. #25GabrielFinnish, meaning “God is my strong man, God is my hero”22▼ 1
  28. #25Joshua“to save”22▲ 22
  29. #25OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 202522▲ 1

Names that stand out in the District of Columbia

Names in the the District of Columbia top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of the District of Columbia births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameDCUSShare vs US
Zora#73#96827.1×
Anne#73#61915.2×
Helen#73#46110.7×
Madeleine#73#45410.6×
Zuri#57#3289.4×
Ariyah#73#3668.6×
Frances#64#3188.3×
Sydney#73#3488.2×

Boys

NameDCUSShare vs US
Khalil#82#3848.2×
George#10#1267.8×
Ari#97#3937.5×
Cairo#82#3417.0×
Martin#82#3356.7×
Saint#66#2676.3×
Max#39#1806.0×
Rafael#55#2185.8×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in the District of Columbia). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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