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.