How to say it
LON · don
/ˈlʌn.dən/
Feminine
London
From London
What it means
A place name from London, the English capital, whose ancient origin (Roman Londinium) is debated.
London is the great English capital adopted as a given name, its ancient root (the Roman Londinium) still argued over by scholars. As a name it leans feminine in the US, helped along by London Tipton of The Suite Life, and joins the wave of city names with Brooklyn and Vienna. The feminine-styled respelling Londyn is close behind. Cosmopolitan and modern.
Popularity over time
peaked at #85 in 2013, currently #431 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Spelling
London and the feminine-styled Londyn are the same place name.
- Worth knowing
The UK capital; leans feminine as a given name in the US.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- London the capital of the United Kingdom, the name's source
Spelling variants
- Londyn
- Londen
- Londyne
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