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Names unique to District of Columbia

The most distinctive District of Columbia baby names.

In 2025 the most distinctive District of Columbia names were Zora and Yohannes. Across the whole record it is Lajuan and Delonta.

Unique District of Columbia names in 2025

#GirlBirthsvs nationalBoyBirthsvs national
1Zora910×Yohannes572×
2Zahara66×George334×
3Harriet65×Max183×
4Anne95×Khalil103×
5Helen93×Amir253×
6Zuri113×Peter162×
7Madeleine93×Rafael142×
8Frances103×Saint122×
9Margaret183×Nasir82×
10Josephine263×Ari92×
11Ingrid53×Cairo102×
12Ariyah92×Rami52×
13Azari62×Simon132×
14June152×Martin102×
15Caroline182×Charles342×
16Sydney92×Messiah132×
17Zoe312×Nico152×
18Phoebe142×Maxwell142×
19Mira92×Connor152×
20Nina92×Kairo122×
21Lucy312×Arthur222×
22Camille102×Amari132×
23Harmony92×Sincere62×
24Sophie202×Henry492×
25Lyric62×Samir62×

Decade by decade

The most distinctive name of each decade.

DecadeGirlBirthsvs nationalBoyBirthsvs national
1910sAudrey1233×Bernard2063×
1920sConstance1342×Jame53×
1930sDelores5443×Barrington528×
1940sTawana518×Barrington517×
1950sTawanna82108×Marcellus1714×
1960sLajuan4792×Marquette517×
1970sLajuan36137×Delonte29113×
1980sShadonna1037×Delante54137×
1990sJamea671×Delonta31184×
2000sAmen556×Delonte48204×
2010sAmen2836×Delonte1344×
2020sYohanna68×Yohannes560×

All years, 1910–2025

#GirlBirthsvs nationalBoyBirthsvs national
1Lajuan107134×Delonta93153×
2Charnita2187×Tiara30136×
3Chamisa871×Delonte457115×
4Lawan760×Meghan18114×
5Shalita1059×Caroline35113×
6Shadonna1544×Adrienne17111×
7Thomasine10740×Caitlin28110×
8Towanna2535×Bianca34109×
9Dashawn1734×Tamika14101×
10Charnice529×Britney14101×
11Mikea529×Nina14101×
12Jamea625×Delante11599×
13Lashawn66124×Kendra2697×
14Tijuana4823×Asia1397×
15Ikea3521×Kathryn2487×
16Lashaun4321×Arielle1187×
17Tawanna22918×Monique2783×
18Lashon6416×Dalonte1782×
19Chela1014×Sade1081×
20Amen3313×Octavia1081×
21Chantay1711×Ashleigh1081×
22Tawana25711×Marquette9280×
23Jamese710×Brittney2779×
24Nneka179×Natasha1679×
25Njeri69×Tiana974×

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Multipliers compare each name’s share of District of Columbia births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
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