London

#431 for girls in 2025, 719 births · #1,333 for boys in 2025, 144 births
Given to girls 81.2% of the time

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Peak · girls
#85
2013 · 3,462 births
Debut · girls
1963
6 births
In top 100 · girls
4 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
44,455
since 1963

London over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #85, 2013peak #504, 2010girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#431719#1,333144
2024#355876#1,205168
2023#312989#1,053206
2022#2971,074#1,002222
2021#2171,360#1,031212
2020#1931,497#861263
2019#1671,731#826273
2018#1801,648#814276
2017#1511,973#818275
2016#1312,357#704351
2015#1052,922#606448
2014#933,290#612436
2013#853,462#606417
2012#943,202#541485
2011#943,168#562451
2010#1092,872#504511
2009#1222,632#519520
2008#1562,160#550478
2007#2841,196#658364
2006#351944#637366
2005#536538#683304
2004#666411#867202
2003#784314#884191
2002#836278#875187
2001#846270#867185
2000#828271#895174
1999#919230#1,095122
1998#1,024194#1,133110
1997#1,022188#1,040123
1996#1,020183#1,037118
1995#1,144153#1,18296
1994#977189#1,089106
1993#1,284132#1,071108
1992#1,231141#1,11996
1991#1,306127#1,008114
1990#1,397113#1,08696
1989#1,61586#1,07495
1988#1,76971#1,18972
1987#1,77666#1,50647
1986#2,05252#1,69437
1985#2,86032#2,01928
1984#3,32925#1,72333
1983#3,06527#1,95527
1982#4,71615#2,51819
1981#3,53223#2,68017
1980#4,74315#2,44420
1979#5,09213#3,01814
1978#4,07917#3,07013
1977#3,26723#2,13122
1976#3,28721#2,82614
1975#5,9849#2,28819
1974#4,22714#2,67414
1973#3,78716#2,03620
1972#3,89415#1,72126
1971#4,31113#1,40037
1970#3,20820#1,84723
1969#2,91721#1,41432
1968#3,05718#1,45529
1967#3,84512#1,65222
1966#3,95911#1,45028
1965#6,5395#2,08415
1964#6,7675#2,11415
1963#5,8916#2,8589
1962—#2,27913
1961—#2,70610
1960—#3,3377
1959—#3,0378
1958—#3,2757
1957—#3,5526
1956—#3,5356
1955—#3,2017
1954—#3,4526
1953—#2,39111
1952—#2,37611
1951——
1950—#2,7708
1949—#2,45310
1948—#3,0107
1947—#2,8628
1946—#2,9197
1945—#2,5748
1944—#2,8627
1943—#2,9647
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1938—#3,5345
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1934—#3,6795
1933—#2,7388
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1929—#2,9808
1928—#3,3577
1927—#2,40812
1926—#3,3857
1925—#2,43512
1924—#3,8676
1923—#2,61411
1922—#3,5327
1921—#3,8696
1920—#3,2088
1919—#1,97316
1918—#2,26013
1917—#1,98615
1916—#3,5166
1915—#2,45810
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First appearance
1963

The first year at least five girls were named London! It came in at #5,891, and was given to 6 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1963–1965, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where London is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedMNIllinois: #945 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,615 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedWIMichigan: #509 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,026 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedINOhio: #771 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,798 girlsOHPennsylvania: #922 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,144 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,327 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 13,764 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedVAMaryland: #669 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,523 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #852 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,970 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #541 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,855 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #193 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 733 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedLAMississippi: #459 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,692 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedHITexas: #1,851 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 22,734 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named London, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#193 · 1 in 733
  2. Mississippi#459 · 1 in 2,692
  3. Michigan#509 · 1 in 4,026
  4. South Carolina#541 · 1 in 3,855
  5. Maryland#669 · 1 in 5,523

Best ever in a state: #13 in District of Columbia, 2012.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#19381 in 733
Mississippi#45951 in 2,692
Michigan#509151 in 4,026
South Carolina#54151 in 3,855
Maryland#66951 in 5,523
Ohio#77191 in 7,798
North Carolina#85251 in 7,970
Pennsylvania#92271 in 10,144
Illinois#94591 in 8,615
California#1,327191 in 13,764
Texas#1,85161 in 22,734
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about London
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 76 spots since 2024 (#355 → #431)
  • 238 spots since 2020 (#193 → #431)
  • 326 spots since 2015 (#105 → #431)
  • Biggest jump: 307 spots in 1994 (#1,284 → #977)
  • Biggest drop: 167 spots in 1995 (#977 → #1,144)
Rise & fade · girls
50 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1963
  • Peaked 2013 at #85 (3,462 births)
  • Births halved by 2018, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 4 yrs · run 2011–2014
  • Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1999–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 507
  • Highest: 1 in 507 girls born in 2013 were named London (0.20%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,235 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 59.9% of all girls named London (26,625) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1990
  • Mostly boys until 1989, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s78#2,917 (1969)#4,711
1970s161#3,208 (1970)#4,114
1980s412#1,615 (1989)#2,946
1990s1,650#919 (1999)#1,132
2000s9,014#122 (2009)#541
2010s26,625#85 (2013)#121
2020s6,515#193 (2020)#301

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

London in 1991

girls
#1,306
127 births · 1 in 14,764 girls
boys
#1,008
114 births · 1 in 17,722 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #1,306London127

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #1,008London114
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 14,764 of them was named London, which outranked 91.6% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside London
  1. #1,297Natali128
  2. #1,297Shanita128
  3. #1,297Shyla128
  4. #1,306London127
  5. #1,306Chelsee127
  6. #1,306Danelle127
  7. #1,306Hazel127
  8. #1,314Alishia126
  9. #1,314Fantasia126
  10. #1,314Joslyn126

Tied with 7 names at #1,306; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 17,722 of them was named London, which outranked 89.6% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside London
  1. #999Muhammad115
  2. #999Quinten115
  3. #999Tyshawn115
  4. #1,008London114
  5. #1,008Aurelio114
  6. #1,008Denny114
  7. #1,008Kristoffer114
  8. #1,014Cornell113
  9. #1,014Dayton113
  10. #1,014Syed113

Tied with 5 names at #1,008; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1991 →