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City Names for Babies

City names are a special breed among place names used for babies: hip, sophisticated, street smart. Of course, city-bred kids can be named anything at all, but we collected these downtown-related names to provide inspiration for urban parents in search of names with a city theme.

Along with Madison and Brooklyn, other city names in the Top 1000 include Savannah, Vienna, Denver, Paris, Santiago, London, Kingston, and Trenton. One-of-a-kind city names connected to international locales include Genoa, Kyoto, Quebec, and Tangier.

Many city names — Orlando, Charlotte, Adelaide — started out as person names, so it all gets a bit meta. But the connection is what makes the names of towns and neighborhoods work so well for babies.

City Baby Names

Bristol Bristol is the name of a a city in England. ...
Origin:Place-name
3804
Nairobi Nairobi is a beautiful name that has many di...
Origin:African place name
11967
Berlin

Meaning: borderline

Origin:German
5627
Paris The meaning of Paris is 'a place in France'....
Origin:French place-name
1935
Houston

Meaning: Hugh's town

Origin:Scottish
4598
Galway The meaning of Galway is 'stony river.' Irel...
Origin:Place-name
11759
York

Meaning: from the yew estate

Origin:English
3432
Camden

Meaning: winding valley

Origin:Scottish
458
Boston The meaning of Boston is 'from St. Botolf's ...
Origin:Place-name
1963
Kobe

Meaning: tortoise

Origin:Swahili
2007
Princeton

Meaning: princely town

Origin:English
3305
Origin:English place name
4538
Manila Becoming a parent is believed to be one of t...
Origin:Place name
5815
Venice The meaning of Venice comes from the city of...
Origin:Italian place-name
6052
Havana The meaning of Havana is ‘port’. It is a gen...
Origin:Cuban place-name
4466
Dublin A unisex name of Irish origin, the meaning o...
Origin:Irish place-name
8468
Tulsa

Meaning: old town

Origin:Creek
6157
Juneau The name Juneau is a gender-neutral name of ...
Origin:Place-name
7092
Geneva

Meaning: juniper tree

Origin:Swiss place-name or French
817
Cheyenne

Meaning: people of a different language

Origin:Sioux
831