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Washingtonians love the names “Henry” and “Charlotte.” For the second year running, those were the most popular baby names.

Per new 2022 data from the Social Security Administration:

Zoom out: The most popular names nationally were Liam for boys and Olivia for girls.

What to watch: The fastest-rising names in 2022.

For boys: Dutton, Kayce, Chosen, Khaza, and Eithan.

For girls: Wrenlee, Neriah, Arlet, Georgina, and Amiri.

The most popular baby names in D.C.

Henry and Charlotte took the top spots for boys and girls respectively.

Illustration of a baby wearing a "hello my name is" sticker. 

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Washingtonians love the names “Henry” and “Charlotte.” For the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="second year running" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2022/05/13/washington-area-top-2021-baby-names" data-vars-content-id="ded8f1b7-6939-419b-821d-4f6ece31b64e" data-vars-headline="The most popular baby names in D.C." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2022/05/13/washington-area-top-2021-baby-names" target="_self">second year running</a>, those were the most popular baby names.Per new 2022 data from the Social Security Administration:

The most popular baby names in D.C.

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