Is London a boy or girl name?
London is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 872 girls and 167 boys were named London, so 83.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 81.1% of the 53,894 US babies named London were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,209
- Girl rank, 2024
- #355
- Babies named London since 1886
- 53,894
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 3,879 babies
Boys and girls named London, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 70 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 70 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 180 | 78 | 30.2% |
| 1970s | 202 | 161 | 44.4% |
| 1980s | 396 | 412 | 51% |
| 1990s | 1,089 | 1,650 | 60.2% |
| 2000s | 2,971 | 9,013 | 75.2% |
| 2010s | 3,922 | 26,619 | 87.2% |
| 2020s | 1,069 | 5,783 | 84.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 167 | #1,209 | 872 | #355 |
| 2023 | 206 | #1,055 | 987 | #313 |
| 2022 | 222 | #1,005 | 1,071 | #297 |
| 2021 | 211 | #1,031 | 1,357 | #217 |
| 2020 | 263 | #861 | 1,496 | #194 |
| 2019 | 273 | #830 | 1,728 | #167 |
| 2018 | 275 | #817 | 1,648 | #180 |
| 2017 | 275 | #818 | 1,973 | #151 |
| 2016 | 351 | #704 | 2,356 | #131 |
| 2015 | 448 | #606 | 2,921 | #105 |
| 2014 | 436 | #614 | 3,289 | #93 |
| 2013 | 417 | #606 | 3,462 | #85 |
| 2012 | 485 | #540 | 3,202 | #94 |
| 2011 | 451 | #562 | 3,168 | #94 |
| 2010 | 511 | #504 | 2,872 | #109 |
| 2009 | 520 | #519 | 2,631 | #122 |
| 2008 | 478 | #553 | 2,160 | #156 |
| 2007 | 364 | #659 | 1,196 | #284 |
| 2006 | 366 | #638 | 944 | #351 |
| 2005 | 304 | #685 | 538 | #537 |
| 2004 | 202 | #870 | 411 | #670 |
| 2003 | 191 | #886 | 314 | #785 |
| 2002 | 187 | #879 | 278 | #837 |
| 2001 | 185 | #870 | 270 | #847 |
| 2000 | 174 | #896 | 271 | #828 |
| 1999 | 122 | #1,099 | 230 | #919 |
| 1998 | 110 | #1,140 | 194 | #1,026 |
| 1997 | 123 | #1,042 | 188 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 118 | #1,039 | 183 | #1,025 |
| 1995 | 96 | #1,182 | 153 | #1,147 |
| 1994 | 106 | #1,093 | 189 | #982 |
| 1993 | 108 | #1,074 | 132 | #1,285 |
| 1992 | 96 | #1,126 | 141 | #1,238 |
| 1991 | 114 | #1,010 | 127 | #1,311 |
| 1990 | 96 | #1,093 | 113 | #1,402 |
| 1989 | 95 | #1,077 | 86 | #1,621 |
| 1988 | 73 | #1,182 | 71 | #1,780 |
| 1987 | 47 | #1,519 | 66 | #1,783 |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,712 | 52 | #2,064 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,048 | 32 | #2,903 |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,750 | 25 | #3,385 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,990 | 27 | #3,108 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,568 | 15 | #4,838 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,740 | 23 | #3,579 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,494 | 15 | #4,873 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,101 | 13 | #5,275 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,160 | 17 | #4,177 |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,177 | 23 | #3,328 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,905 | 21 | #3,360 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,328 | 9 | #6,232 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,748 | 14 | #4,344 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,089 | 16 | #3,877 |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,750 | 15 | #4,010 |
| 1971 | 37 | #1,411 | 13 | #4,439 |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,877 | 20 | #3,266 |
| 1969 | 32 | #1,425 | 21 | #2,963 |
| 1968 | 29 | #1,469 | 18 | #3,119 |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,692 | 12 | #3,969 |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,471 | 11 | #4,094 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,132 | 5 | #7,096 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,167 | 5 | #7,357 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,976 | 6 | #6,273 |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,324 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,529 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,174 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,454 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,812 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,777 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,376 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,672 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,473 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,451 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,931 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,190 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,006 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,069 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,014 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,118 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,280 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,006 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,825 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,489 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,987 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,890 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,913 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,140 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,572 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,477 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,583 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,532 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,153 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,710 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,724 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,147 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,382 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,340 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,723 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,552 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,081 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,756 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,601 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,119 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, London reached #504 in 2010. As a girl name, it reached #85 in 2013. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like London
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.