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The top Washington, DC baby names this year are Maeve for girls and Theodore boys.

DC’s Number One girl name Maeve is far from unique to DC's list — in fact, it takes the top spot New York city, Chicago, Dallas, Seattle, Phoenix, and Boston too. Maeve currently ranks at Number 73 on the US Top 1000 names.

Theodore appears in the Top 10 in a several cities, including San Francisco, Boston, and Los Angeles, but it is only in DC that it takes the very top spot. Nationally, Theodore currently ranks at Number seven.

Sweet names with vintage charm are popular in the nation's capital, where Eloise, Hazel, Daphne are popular choices for girls, and Hugo, August, Jude, and Wesley rank in the Top 10 for boys.

Washington, DC has a lot in common with New York City baby names, where Maeve, Lucy, Daphne, and Elodie crossover for girls, while for boys, the Top 10 resembles San Francisco where Felix, Hugo, August, and Silas also rank.

Boy names exclusively favored by namers in DC include the cool feeling Wesley and Wyatt along with the Biblical Jonah. For girls, the playful Birdie and the elegant Josephine are unique to the city's Top 10.

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