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London Name Popularity

    

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How popular is London?

Ranking 180th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name London is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

Position 85, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2013 with 3,456 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name London was less than 5, most recently in 1962.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name London occurred roughly during the years 1965-1969, 1982-1994, 1995-2000, and 2001-2011, whereas 2015-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name London has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

How popular will London be?

The popularity trend for London has been soaring upward for a while. however, the number of children named London lately has dropped significantly.

The name London is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   London (Girl)London (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 1,632 180 271 821
2017 1,966 151 274 820
2016 2,353 131 348 706
2015 2,915 105 448 606
2014 3,286 93 435 615
2013 3,456 85 416 607
2012 3,199 94 485 540
2011 3,164 94 451 562
2010 2,871 108 511 504
2009 2,629 122 519 521
2008 2,159 156 478 551
2007 1,196 284 364 659
2006 943 351 366 637
2005 538 536 304 685
2004 411 668 202 869
2003 314 785 191 886
2002 278 837 187 878
2001 270 847 185 870
2000 271 828 174 896
1999 230 919 122 1,099
1998 192 1,035 110 1,140
1997 188 1,025 123 1,041
1996 183 1,025 118 1,039
1995 153 1,147 96 1,182
1994 189 982 106 1,093
1993 132 1,285 108 1,073
1992 141 1,237 96 1,126
1991 127 1,311 114 1,010
1990 113 1,401 96 1,093
1989 86 1,621 95 1,075
1988 71 1,780 72 1,196
1987 66 1,783 47 1,519
1986 52 2,064 37 1,712
1985 32 2,903 28 2,048
1984 25 3,384 33 1,749
1983 27 3,106 27 1,990
1982 15 4,836 19 2,568
1981 23 3,579 17 2,739
1980 14 5,116 20 2,492
1979 13 5,269 14 3,098
1978 17 4,179 13 3,163
1977 23 3,327 22 2,178
1976 21 3,360 14 2,904
1975 9 6,234 19 2,330
1974 14 4,344 14 2,747
1973 16 3,876 20 2,085
1972 15 4,010 26 1,748
1971 13 4,436 37 1,410
1970 20 3,266 23 1,876
1969 21 2,963 32 1,426
1968 18 3,119 29 1,469
1967 12 3,969 22 1,691
1966 11 4,091 28 1,470
1965 5 7,094 15 2,130
1964 5 7,355 15 2,166
1963 6 6,275 9 2,972
1962 < 5 -- 13 2,325
1961 < 5 -- 10 2,814
1960 < 5 -- 7 3,529
1959 < 5 -- 8 3,177
1958 < 5 -- 7 3,451
1957 < 5 -- 6 3,812
1956 < 5 -- 6 3,775
1955 < 5 -- 7 3,376
1954 < 5 -- 6 3,672
1953 < 5 -- 11 2,476
1952 < 5 -- 11 2,451
1951 < 5 -- < 5 --
1950 < 5 -- 8 2,932
1949 < 5 -- 10 2,540
1948 < 5 -- 7 3,189
1947 < 5 -- 8 3,004
1946 < 5 -- 7 3,069
1945 < 5 -- 8 2,673
1944 < 5 -- 7 3,014
1943 < 5 -- 7 3,118
1942 < 5 -- < 5 --
1941 < 5 -- 11 2,282
1940 < 5 -- < 5 --
1939 < 5 -- 7 3,006
1938 < 5 -- 5 3,826
1937 < 5 -- < 5 --
1936 < 5 -- < 5 --
1935 < 5 -- 6 3,488
1934 < 5 -- 5 3,988
1933 < 5 -- 8 2,891
1932 < 5 -- < 5 --
1931 < 5 -- < 5 --
1930 < 5 -- 9 2,910
1929 < 5 -- 8 3,141
1928 < 5 -- 7 3,572
1927 < 5 -- 12 2,477
1926 < 5 -- 7 3,583
1925 < 5 -- 12 2,532
1924 < 5 -- 6 4,155
1923 < 5 -- 11 2,711
1922 < 5 -- 7 3,723
1921 < 5 -- 6 4,147
1920 < 5 -- 8 3,382
1919 < 5 -- 16 2,028
1918 < 5 -- 13 2,340
1917 < 5 -- 15 2,051
1916 < 5 -- 6 3,723
1915 < 5 -- 10 2,552
1914 < 5 -- < 5 --
1913 < 5 -- 5 3,081
1912 < 5 -- 5 2,756
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1909 < 5 -- 5 1,601
1908 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1900 < 5 -- 5 1,422
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1888 < 5 -- 5 1,119
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- 5 1,051
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.