London: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: The city of London is one of the most visited cities in the world, known for landmarks like the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, the British Museum, and the London Eye.

London Overview

Meaning

From the great river

Gender

Girl, Gender-neutral

Origin

English

Etymology

Derived from the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom, whose origin is uncertain but possibly from the Latin “Londinium.”

Pronunciation

/ˈlʌndən/

Popularity

London is a name that has gained popularity in English-speaking countries, used for both boys and girls. Recently, London has ranked within the top 200 names for girls in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

11 (Intuitive, Idealistic, Spiritual)

Name Styles

Cool, Aesthetic, Nature-inspired

Associated Traits

Adventurous, cosmopolitan, creative, strong

London Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Londyn, Londynn, Londen, Londonna, Londynne, Londin, Lunden, Lundon, Londona

Common Nicknames

Lonnie, Donnie, Lonny

Diminutives

Londa, Loni, Don

Famous People

London Fletcher
(American Football Player)
London Breed
(American Politician)
London Blue
(American Musician)
London Elise Kress
(American Actress)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

London Tipton
("The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," TV Series)
"London Calling"
(Song by The Clash)
"London Has Fallen"
(Film)
London
("London Fields," Film)
"London Boy"
(Song)
"A London Symphony"
(Symphony)

Places

London City
(England, UK)
London City
(Ontario, Canada)
London Bridge
(Arizona, USA)
London Creek
(British Columbia, Canada)
London Borough
(Various Boroughs, England, UK)

What Is the Meaning of London?

London means “fortress of the moon” or “from the great river.” This name often suggests a personality that is strong and resilient, with a sense of sophistication and depth.

What Is the Origin of The Name London?

London has English origins. It is derived from the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom, which has a rich history dating back to Roman times.

London Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name London in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#2972022	#3132023
Top 3 Rankings	#852013	#932014	#942011

Annual Statistics Breakdown for London

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	313 (-16 from 2022)	984 (-87 from 2022)	0.05625
2022	297 (-80 from 2021)	1071 (-284 from 2021)	0.05973
2021	217 (-24 from 2020)	1355 (-141 from 2020)	0.07563
2020	193 (-26 from 2019)	1496 (-231 from 2019)	0.08463
2019	167 (+13 from 2018)	1727 (+80 from 2018)	0.09412
2018	180 (-29 from 2017)	1647 (-326 from 2017)	0.08856
2017	151 (-20 from 2016)	1973 (-383 from 2016)	0.10444
2016	131 (-26 from 2015)	2356 (-563 from 2015)	0.12170
2015	105 (-12 from 2014)	2919 (-370 from 2014)	0.14963
2014	93 (-8 from 2013)	3289 (-171 from 2013)	0.16812
2013	85 (+9 from 2012)	3460 (+258 from 2012)	0.17949
2012	94 No change from 2011	3202 (+35 from 2011)	0.16510
2011	94 (+15 from 2010)	3167 (+295 from 2010)	0.16344
2010	109 (+13 from 2009)	2872 (+242 from 2009)	0.14648
2009	122 (+34 from 2008)	2630 (+471 from 2008)	0.12987
2008	156 (+128 from 2007)	2159 (+963 from 2007)	0.10366
2007	284 (+67 from 2006)	1196 (+253 from 2006)	0.05651
2006	351 (+185 from 2005)	943 (+405 from 2005)	0.04511
2005	536 (+130 from 2004)	538 (+127 from 2004)	0.02651
2004	666 (+118 from 2003)	411 (+97 from 2003)	0.02037
2003	784 (+52 from 2002)	314 (+36 from 2002)	0.01565
2002	836 (+10 from 2001)	278 (+8 from 2001)	0.01408
2001	846 (-18 from 2000)	270 (-1 from 2000)	0.01363
2000	828 (+91 from 1999)	271 (+41 from 1999)	0.01358
1999	919 (+105 from 1998)	230 (+36 from 1998)	0.01181
1998	1024 (-2 from 1997)	194 (+6 from 1997)	0.01001
1997	1022 (-2 from 1996)	188 (+5 from 1996)	0.00985
1996	1020 (+124 from 1995)	183 (+30 from 1995)	0.00954
1995	1144 (-167 from 1994)	153 (-36 from 1994)	0.00796
1994	977 (+307 from 1993)	189 (+57 from 1993)	0.00970
1993	1284 (-53 from 1992)	132 (-9 from 1992)	0.00670
1992	1231 (+75 from 1991)	141 (+14 from 1991)	0.00703
1991	1306 (+90 from 1990)	127 (+14 from 1990)	0.00625
1990	1396 (+219 from 1989)	113 (+27 from 1989)	0.00550
1989	1615 (+154 from 1988)	86 (+15 from 1988)	0.00432
1988	1769 (+7 from 1987)	71 (+5 from 1987)	0.00369
1987	1776 (+276 from 1986)	66 (+14 from 1986)	0.00352
1986	2052 (+809 from 1985)	52 (+20 from 1985)	0.00282
1985	2861 (+468 from 1984)	32 (+7 from 1984)	0.00173
1984	3329 (-264 from 1983)	25 (-2 from 1983)	0.00139
1983	3065 (+1651 from 1982)	27 (+12 from 1982)	0.00151
1982	4716 (-1184 from 1981)	15 (-8 from 1981)	0.00083
1981	3532 (+1210 from 1980)	23 (+8 from 1980)	0.00129
1980	4742 (+351 from 1979)	15 (+2 from 1979)	0.00084
1979	5093 (-1013 from 1978)	13 (-4 from 1978)	0.00075
1978	4080 (-812 from 1977)	17 (-6 from 1977)	0.00103
1977	3268 (+19 from 1976)	23 (+2 from 1976)	0.00140
1976	3287 (+2696 from 1975)	21 (+12 from 1975)	0.00134
1975	5983 (-1756 from 1974)	9 (-5 from 1974)	0.00058
1974	4227 (-441 from 1973)	14 (-2 from 1973)	0.00089
1973	3786 (+108 from 1972)	16 (+1 from 1972)	0.00103
1972	3894 (+416 from 1971)	15 (+2 from 1971)	0.00093
1971	4310 (-1102 from 1970)	13 (-7 from 1970)	0.00074
1970	3208 (-291 from 1969)	20 (-1 from 1969)	0.00109
1969	2917 (+140 from 1968)	21 (+3 from 1968)	0.00119
1968	3057 (+788 from 1967)	18 (+6 from 1967)	0.00105
1967	3845 (+113 from 1966)	12 (+1 from 1966)	0.00070
1966	3958 (+2581 from 1965)	11 (+6 from 1965)	0.00063
1965	6539 (+228 from 1964)	5 No change from 1964	0.00027
1964	6767 (-876 from 1963)	5 (-1 from 1963)	0.00026
1963	5891 First SSA data recorded	6 First SSA data recorded	0.00030
1962	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1961	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1960	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1959	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1958	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1957	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1956	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1955	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1954	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1953	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1952	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1951	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1950	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1949	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1948	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1947	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1946	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1945	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1944	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1943	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1942	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1941	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1940	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1939	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1938	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1937	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1936	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1935	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1934	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1933	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1932	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1931	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1930	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1929	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1928	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1927	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1926	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1925	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1924	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1923	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1922	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1921	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1920	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1919	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1918	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1917	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1916	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1915	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1914	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1913	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1912	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1911	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1910	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1909	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1908	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1907	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1906	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1905	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1904	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1903	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1902	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1901	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1900	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1899	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1898	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1897	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1896	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1895	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1894	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1893	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1892	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1891	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1890	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1889	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1888	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1887	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1882	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1881	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for London

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

#3022021

#3202022

#3552023

California (CA)

#2542021

#4072022

#4232023

Georgia (GA)

#1322021

#1402022

#1822023

Florida (FL)

#1662021

#1962022

#2372023

New York (NY)

#2442021

#3252022

#3012023

North Carolina (NC)

#1952021

#1412022

#2582023

Illinois (IL)

#1682021

#2722022

#4062023

Michigan (MI)

#1602021

#2252022

#1932023

Ohio (OH)

#1842021

#2892022

#3192023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#3262021

#3852022

#2562023

Maryland (MD)

#1292021

#2292022

#2362023

Virginia (VA)

#2462021

#2382022

#4002023

Tennessee (TN)

#1762021

#2472022

#2772023

Louisiana (LA)

#1222021

#2132022

#1612023

South Carolina (SC)

#1602021

#1612022

#1682023

Alabama (AL)

#1452021

#2522022

#1892023

Missouri (MO)

#2902021

#3402022

#4902023

Indiana (IN)

#3222021

#2502022

#2932023

Mississippi (MS)

#732021

#3862022

#1172023

New Jersey (NJ)

#2212021

#3702022

#4342023

Utah (UT)

#2332021

#1852022

#2302023

Arizona (AZ)

#2332021

#4722022

#2662023

Oklahoma (OK)

#2682021

#3162022

#3332023

Washington (WA)

#4572021

#6132022

#9012023

Arkansas (AR)

#2542021

#5302022

#3602023

Wisconsin (WI)

#3092021

#3902022

#5222023

Kentucky (KY)

#2802021

#2752022

#5512023

Colorado (CO)

#2712021

#3492022

#4132023

Nevada (NV)

#1682020

#982021

#2202023

Minnesota (MN)

#6642021

#5382022

#5812023

District of Columbia (DC)

#1622017

#2162019

#942021

Connecticut (CT)

#1682021

#2362022

#3492023

Massachusetts (MA)

#4442021

#5772022

#4482023

Kansas (KS)

#2412020

#4682021

#3682022

Iowa (IA)

#4162020

#4742021

#5432023

Oregon (OR)

#5972018

#4522020

#4922023

Idaho (ID)

#1372020

#2622021

#4222022

Delaware (DE)

#2112019

#2142020

#1582021

Nebraska (NE)

#3462019

#3892022

#4542023

West Virginia (WV)

#2062017

#3592019

#2262021

New Mexico (NM)

#1952016

#3342017

#2942020

Rhode Island (RI)

#2152017

#2012019

#1762021

Hawaii (HI)

#2122015

#1032016

#1652022

Montana (MT)

#1952017

#2292018

#1752019

South Dakota (SD)

#2542013

#2062015

#2282020

Alaska (AK)

#1672012

#1452013

#2112015

New Hampshire (NH)

#1152011

#2642014

#2432019

North Dakota (ND)

#2072008

#2382018

Maine (ME)

#2652010

#2392018

Wyoming (WY)

#1272010

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is London a Name for Boys or Girls?

London is fitting for both genders, thanks to its chic and sophisticated nature, making it a memorable name for any child.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for London

Meaning: From London, a river that is too wild to cross
Origin: EnglishLondyn
Londynn
Londen
Londonna
Londynne
Londin
Lunden
Lundon
Londona

London in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

London Fletcher (Football Player, born 1975): An American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the NFL.
London Breed (Politician, born 1974): An American politician serving as the 45th mayor of San Francisco.
London Blue (Musician, born 1990): An American musician and songwriter known for his work in the indie music scene.
London Elise Kress (Actress, born 1992): An American actress and stunt performer known for her roles in films like "Into the Storm" and "Insidious: Chapter 3."

Sibling Names for London

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