Mostly girls · peaked in 2013
London name popularity since 1925
54,651 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named London (81.3% girls, 18.7% boys). Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical London is about 13 years old in 2026. London peaked in 2013 as the #85 name for girls, and it ranked #431 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 54,651
- Named London, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #431
- for girls in 2025 (719 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 81.3% girls
- 44,455 girls · 10,196 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.46× its national share
Peak year is the year London made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
London births per year, 1925–2025
2013 was the biggest year for London both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, London became 6.6× more common, from 1 in 5,820 baby girls to 1 in 875.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 52%, from 1 in 1,080 to 1 in 2,240.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare London's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named London.
Decade by decade
Babies named London in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 46 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 40 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 65 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 70 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 78 | 180 | #7,097 |
| 1970s | 161 | 202 | #6,231 |
| 1980s | 412 | 395 | #2,902 |
| 1990s | 1,650 | 1,089 | #1,147 |
| 2000s | 9,014 | 2,971 | #537 |
| 2010s | 26,625 | 3,923 | #105 |
| 2020–25 | 6,515 | 1,215 | #431 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
50.5% of babies named London from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where London is most popular
The index compares London's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named London.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.46× | 449 |
| Georgia | 2.44× | 3,440 |
| Maryland | 1.95× | 1,516 |
| Utah | 1.95× | 849 |
| South Carolina | 1.83× | 1,310 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like London and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| London (this page) | 44,455 | 2013 |
| Londyn | 27,245 | 2014 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to London's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is London.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of London (2013).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data