Popular Names in Washington, DC
Popular Washington, DC names 2022 are headed by Charlotte and Henry. Charlotte and Henry are also among the popular baby names 2022 nationally, ranking at Numbers 3 and 7, respectively. Top national girls' name Olivia ranks at Number 3 in DC, while Top national boys' name Liam ranks at Number 5 in DC.
Many of the most popular DC baby names are particularly unique. Nora, Eleanor, Chloe, Maya, Zoe, and Elizabeth rank among the Top 10 girl names in DC but not in the US as a whole. For boys, Charles, Alexander, John, and Jack are particularly common in our nation's capital.
Other DC favorites include traditional names such as Margot, June, Clara, and Frances for girls, George, Simon, Felix, and Desmond for boys. Newer names are hot in Washington, DC as well, including Dream and Dior, Kairo and Messiah.
Nameberry's internal count of the top Washington, DC baby names features names outside of the official DC and national Top 100s. These are Aurelia, Ophelia, Thea, Astrid, and Esme for girls, and Rhys, Jace, Julius, and Orson for boys.
James is the only name to make the official DC, Nameberry DC, and national Top 10 lists.
For popular names lists from the US and around the world, visit our main Popular Names page. You might also want to browse Nameberry's real-time lists of Popular Girl Names and Popular Boy Names.
For more local data, search the full lists of Popular Names by State.
1Henry 1Charlotte 2Theodore 2Ava 3Charles 3Olivia 4James 4Nora 5Liam 5Eleanor 6William 6Sophia 7Noah 7Chloe 8Alexander 8Maya 9John 9Zoe 10Jack 10Elizabeth 11Oliver 11Amelia 12Samuel 12Emma 13Benjamin 13Isabella 14Miles 14Sofia 15Leo 15Mia 16Adrian 16Penelope 17Kai 17Camila 18Luca 18Evelyn 19Lucas 19Aria 20Michael 20Grace 21Thomas 21Margaret 22Dylan 22Abigail 23August 23Hazel 24Gabriel 24Eliana 25Julian 25Madeline 26Ethan 26Naomi 27Joseph 27Sophie 28Mason 28Aurora 29Owen 29Ella 30George 30Emilia 31Isaac 31Stella 32Daniel 32Caroline 33Sebastian 33Cora 34Logan 34Mila 35Aiden 35Ayla 36David 36Emily 37Ezra 37Eva 38Nathan 38Lily 39Adam 39Ruby 40Mateo 40Skylar 41Wesley 41Anna 42Amir 42Hannah 43Chase 43Luna 44Luke 44Maeve 45Max 45Violet 46Arthur 46Alice 47Caleb 47Amira 48Elijah 48Josephine 49Legend 49Layla 50Matthew 50Margot 51Amari 51Quinn 52Jacob 52Sloane 53Josiah 53Valentina 54Kayden 54Alexandra 55Messiah 55Autumn 56Patrick 56Brielle 57Ryan 57Elena 58Cameron 58Eloise 59Jayden 59Nevaeh 60Santiago 60Victoria 61Simon 61Avery 62Asher 62Ellie 63Axel 63Rose 64Jonathan 64Audrey 65Joshua 65Dream 66Micah 66Frances 67Nicholas 67Iris 68Robert 68Isabel 69Theo 69Jade 70Andrew 70Jane 71Carter 71Julia 72Christopher 72June 73Kairo 73Lillian 74Leon 74Serenity 75Nasir 75Zara 76Eli 76Amara 77Felix 77Brooke 78Grayson 78Charlie 79Jonah 79Clara 80Levi 80Dior 81Xavier 81Harper 82Angel 82Isla 83Brooks 83Leilani 84Christian 84Lucia 85Diego 85Noa 86Jeremiah 86Phoebe 87Nathaniel 87Ruth 88Nolan 88Samantha 89Walter 89Vivian 90Aaron 90Zuri 91Charlie 91Adeline 92Elias 92Eve 93Finn 93Leah 94Ian 94Logan 95Zion 95Madison 96Ali 96Maria 97Anthony 97Reign 98Ari 98Riley 99Bennett 99Sadie 100Connor 100Sevyn