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Baby names in District of Columbia, 1970s

1970–1979 · 154,548 recorded births

Michael was the most common name given in District of Columbia across the 1970s, with 4,254 births in the decade. The state recorded 154,548 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to District of Columbia in the 1970s

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.

NameBirthsvs national
Delonte2954×
Delante2148×
Delonta1745×
Chamisa836×
Lashawn35815×
Kia12312×
Lajuan3611×
Donnell15910×

Top 25 in the 1970s

RankNameBirths
#1Michael4,254
#2James2,783
#3David2,724
#4Christopher2,538
#5Jennifer2,523
#6John2,492
#7Robert2,282
#8William1,944
#9Brian1,761
#10Kevin1,657
#11Jason1,529
#12Anthony1,492
#13Matthew1,446
#14Eric1,442
#15Kimberly1,435
#16Joseph1,375
#17Michelle1,369
#18Charles1,282
#19Daniel1,268
#20Lisa1,190
#21Nicole1,171
#22Thomas1,118
#23Mark1,089
#24Angela1,079
#25Richard1,011

Other decades in District of Columbia

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