How Many People Are Named London?
people named London are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,332 people in the US has this name
Based on 54,779 babies named London in Social Security records from 1886 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,879 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom, the meaning of which is uncertain. As a surname it was borne by the American author Jack London (1876-1916).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name London, 81.7% were girls and 18.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named London rose from 30.2% in the 1960s to 84.3% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named London alive today is about 13 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 16 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
London first appears in the records in 1886 and was given most often in 2013, to 3,879 babies. In 2025, 863 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1886 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
London never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #85, in 2013, and it was in the top 100 for 4 years, 2011 to 2014. In 2025 it ranked #431. Among boys, its best rank was #504, in 2010.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #431 | #1,335 |
| Best rank | #85 (2013) | #504 (2010) |
| Years in the top 100 | 4 (2011 to 2014) | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #120 in the 2010s | #650 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named London alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named London were born in California than in any other state: about 4,813 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, London was given 3 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.3 times in Mississippi and 2.1 times in Georgia.
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