London

Girl name

London has been given to 54,779 babies in the U.S. since 1886. It peaked in 2013 and currently ranks #431 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈlʌn.dən/

From Middle English Londoun, from Old English Lunden, from Proto-Celtic via Latin Londinium – see for details. Doublet of Londinium.

Origin: place names

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

54,779

Peak year

2013 (3,879 babies)

Rank in 2025

#431 for girls

First recorded

1886

10-year trend

▼ -74%

Gender split

81% girls / 19% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as London.

55,447 babies since 1880

55,939 babies since 1891

56,372 babies since 1880

57,163 babies since 1880

50,835 babies since 1965

50,584 babies since 1946

50,243 babies since 1978

50,230 babies since 1949

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