London

Unisex English #313 in 2023

London is a unisex name of English origin.

Meaning of London

Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000. From Londoun, from Lunden, from - via Londinium – see for details.

Popularity of London

Popularity, 1886–2023

1,193 births in 2023

1886 2023

52,855 U.S. births recorded from 1886–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2013

3,879 babies

First recorded

1886

137 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.