first name
LONDON
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 40,126 people named London, 48.1% reported their origin as Black, 32.1% as White and 9.8% as Hispanic or Latino. 81% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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London peaked in 2013, when 3,879 babies got the name.
At least 54,779 babies have been given the name since 1886. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
London by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2010s, when it ranked #231. The largest share of babies named London, 50.4%, were born in 2013 or later.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where London is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, London has been most common in Nevada (2.6×), Georgia (2.4×), and Utah (2×), and least common in South Dakota (0.21×).
50,487 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of London
Spelled almost the same
3 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of London, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, London ranks #2,281 of 156,621, with 15,576 people. See London as a last name
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