Gender: Mostly Girl
Meaning: Great river, fortress of Londinos
Origin: Celtic/Latin
Popularity: Ranked #355 in 2024 with 872 babies born.
History: London is the name of the capital of England and the United Kingdom, derived from the Roman 'Londinium,' possibly from a Celtic personal name or meaning place on the navigable river. As a given name it has been used in the United States for both boys and girls, fitting the trend for great city names as first names.
Name length: 6 letters
How common is London? About 1 in 3,204 babies born in 2024 were named London, or roughly 2.8 per day in the United States.
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