girls:
42.8k births since 1963
#648 (89th percentile)
boys:
10k births since 1886
#1168 (75th percentile)
overall:
52.8k births since 1886
#1047 (86th percentile)
The name London is the #1,047 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 52,836 recorded births since 1886. This represents the 86.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 86.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #648 (88.7% percentile) for all time with 42,829 births since 1963. For boys, it ranks #1,168 (74.5% percentile) for all time with 10,007 births since 1886.
London first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1886 (1886 for boys and 1963 for girls). Birth data for London is available in 108 out of the 138 years between 1886 and 2023 (108 years for boys and 61 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name London has been given predominantly to girls, with 81.1% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 82.9% of babies named London were girls. Interestingly, until around 1978, the name was more popular for boys (77.1% boys from 1886 to 1977), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (82.1% girls from 1978 to 2023).
For girls, London reached its peak popularity in 2013, achieving the 91.1% percentile (ranked #84) with 1,795 births per million. The name was most common in 2013, with 1,795 births per million (ranked 91.1% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2015, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, London ranks #296 for girls (68.8% percentile) with 563 births per million, which is 31.3% of its peak share of births.
For boys, London reached its peak popularity in 2010, achieving the 48.9% percentile (ranked #450) with 249 births per million. The name was most common in 2010, with 249 births per million (ranked 48.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2012, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, London ranks #713 for boys (21.8% percentile) with 111 births per million, which is 44.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "London".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name London. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 87.8% confident that London is pronounced as LUHN-duhn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is LUHN-dihn, at 12.2% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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