Discover and Shortlist Your Perfect Baby Names!

London as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of London

♡Add to my Name List

The baby name London is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlʌndən/ (LUN-dən).

London is English in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /ˈlʌndən/ (LUN-dən)

What is the meaning of the name London ?

The baby name London is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlʌndən/ (LUN-dən).

London is English in Origin.

London is an English place-name adopted as a given name, drawn from the capital of the United Kingdom. The city’s name goes back to Roman Londinium, whose deeper Celtic or pre-Celtic root is uncertain; scholars have proposed meanings related to a personal name or to ideas like "bold" or "fierce," but no consensus exists. As a forename London functions as a modern unisex choice, pronounced LUN-dun.

In naming, London appeared sporadically in the 19th and early 20th centuries (helped by author Jack London as a surname-turned-first), but surged in the late 1990s and 2000s in the US and elsewhere alongside the vogue for cosmopolitan place names. It ranks higher for girls but remains genuinely unisex. Common variants and spellings include Londyn, Londen, Lundon, and Londynn; nicknames include Lon, Loni/Lonie, and Lonnie.

London has the following similar or variant Names

Celebrity babies named London

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
London Hudson Slash record producer ★★★★★

London – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
BW Boys 0 #153 2 4,685
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
Sweden Girls 2020 #178 3 1,663
Sweden Boys 2015 #182 6 1,467
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
BG Boys 0 #218 3 3,850
AL Girls 0 #225 3 4,141
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
Canada Girls 2024 #249 37 2,795
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
AF Boys 0 #273 2 3,535
JM Girls 0 #273 6 7,507
AL Boys 0 #280 19 5,122
JM Boys 0 #288 6 6,876
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
Canada Boys 2024 #292 15 2,588
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
United States Girls 2024 #311 872 8,487
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
GH Boys 0 #336 10 8,138
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
PL Boys 0 #336 5 6,459
QA Girls 0 #341 3 15,378
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
France Boys 2021 #385 3 2,865
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
MX 0 #443 3 8,339
SD Boys 0 #459 8 10,523
ZA 0 #471 4 14,421
AR Boys 0 #480 4 7,628
RU Girls 0 #489 10 11,913
PA Boys 0 #501 5 9,305
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
RU Boys 0 #519 8 12,621
IQ Girls 0 #521 5 11,303
CM Girls 0 #530 11 11,671
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
HK Boys 0 #550 8 12,905
LY 0 #552 8 12,703
PS Boys 0 #557 5 10,655
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CM Boys 0 #568 8 12,054
CR Girls 0 #571 3 11,342
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
AE Girls 0 #591 7 20,968
BD Boys 0 #602 4 10,045
IL Boys 0 #620 6 10,983
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
AR Girls 0 #628 3 8,289
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
IQ Boys 0 #642 26 13,071
HK Girls 0 #649 2 16,104
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
CL Boys 0 #692 9 13,390
United States Boys 2024 #726 167 7,044
SG Boys 0 #738 2 17,960
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
NG Girls 0 #755 32 15,093
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
DZ 0 #794 401 20,130
KW Boys 0 #805 2 18,755
TN 0 #812 18 13,765
EG Boys 0 #873 14 15,035
NG Boys 0 #878 74 16,906
CO Boys 0 #889 32 15,656
ZA Boys 0 #897 286 25,619
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
Spain Boys 0 #918 13 5,610
SA Girls 0 #920 16 25,931
PE Boys 0 #921 6 14,506
MX Boys 0 #967 16 16,355
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,004 7 14,861
IN Boys 0 #1,031 9 16,750
CO Girls 0 #1,062 17 16,140
MA 0 #1,070 59 20,986
MY Girls 0 #1,070 3 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,075 18 22,615
ZA Girls 0 #1,117 25 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,164 20 17,781
MY Boys 0 #1,174 9 25,439
TR 0 #1,191 21 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,420 27 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,433 39 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,575 40 28,008

London is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:

Canada
United States
New York City (Black, non-Hispanic), United States
New York City (Hispanic), United States
France

Did we miss something about this name? Let us know!

People also ask about London

London is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
London is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈlʌndən/ (LUN-dən).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Londyn, Londynn, Londen and Londin.
Yes — London ranked #178 in Sweden in 2020, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
London ranks highest in Sweden (#178 in 2020).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen London for their child, including Slash.