London is a place name turned first name and simply means "from London", the capital of England. The city's name goes back to the Roman Londinium, whose origin is uncertain but is usually traced to a Celtic word. As a girls' name it belongs to the modern American taste for city names such as Brooklyn and Paris. London entered the top 100 in 2011 and peaked at number 85 in 2013; since then it has slipped steadily and ranks number 431 in 2025.