1940–1949 · 196,388 recorded births
John was the most common name given in District of Columbia across the 1940s, with 7,125 births in the decade. The state recorded 196,388 births in total over those years.
Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.
| Name | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrone | 237 | 7× |
| Thomasine | 33 | 6× |
| Reginald | 301 | 6× |
| Cassandra | 70 | 3× |
| Sterling | 62 | 3× |
| Laverne | 170 | 3× |
| Maurice | 224 | 3× |
| Geoffrey | 85 | 3× |
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | John | 7,125 |
| #2 | James | 6,496 |
| #3 | Robert | 6,494 |
| #4 | William | 5,722 |
| #5 | Mary | 4,947 |
| #6 | Patricia | 4,158 |
| #7 | Barbara | 4,037 |
| #8 | Richard | 3,707 |
| #9 | Michael | 3,637 |
| #10 | Charles | 3,322 |
| #11 | Linda | 3,176 |
| #12 | Thomas | 2,987 |
| #13 | David | 2,858 |
| #14 | Joseph | 2,270 |
| #15 | George | 2,071 |
| #16 | Ronald | 2,056 |
| #17 | Carol | 2,011 |
| #18 | Margaret | 1,940 |
| #19 | Susan | 1,924 |
| #20 | Nancy | 1,916 |
| #21 | Sandra | 1,861 |
| #22 | Carolyn | 1,600 |
| #23 | Donald | 1,566 |
| #24 | Judith | 1,557 |
| #25 | Paul | 1,534 |
All District of Columbia names, 2025
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org