London is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what London means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named London across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular London has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
London is a girl name of English origin meaning “from London”. From the name of the English capital city.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 54,779 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 284 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named London per year, United States (1886 to 2025). United States peaked in 2013 (3,879/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2012 (33/yr).
London has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2013, when it ranked #176 nationally (given to 3,905 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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