London: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “from London, place name”
- Origin
- Unknown
- Say it
- LUN-duhn · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (81% of all uses)
Transferred use of the English place name London as a given name. The city's deeper etymology is uncertain and likely pre-English.
How popular is London?
Babies named London in 20241,039
2024 rank#355 girls
Peak year2013
Total US babies since 188053,894
London is fading: recent use is about 41% of its level ten years before.
Names like London
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Londynmodern spelling of London · American (modern coinage)
- Londynnmodern spelling of London · American (modern coinage)
- Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
- Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
- Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
- Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
- Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
- Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown
London questions
What does the name London mean?
London means "from London, place name". It comes from Unknown. Transferred use of the English place name London as a given name. The city's deeper etymology is uncertain and likely pre-English.
Is London a boy or girl name?
London is mainly a girl's name in US records (81% of uses since 1880).
How popular is London?
1,039 US babies were named London in 2024. Its peak year was 2013.
How do you pronounce London?
London is usually pronounced LUN-duhn.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.