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Place Names for Babies

Place names for babies come from all over the globe and can include city names, state names, country names, even mountain and ocean names.

Place names have become so widely used that popular place names make a category of baby names all on their own. Most place names can be used for either baby girls or baby boys, but are more popular for one than the other.

Along with Top 10 Charlotte, which in fairness was a person name before it was a city name, place names ranking in the US Top 300 for baby girls include Madison, Savannah, Brooklyn, London, Sienna, Dakota, and Aspen. Hudson is the top place name on the boys' side, with Austin, Kingston, Camden, Zion, Israel, and Phoenix also ranking in the Top 300.

Place names are less widely-used for babies in other countries than they are in the US. Florence and Georgia rank in Britain's Top 100, but those place names have both been used as baby names for centuries. In the Netherlands, Milan ranks among the boys' Top 10 But many other European and English-speaking countries don't rank any place names at all among their top names for babies.

Here, the most popular place names used for both girls and boys. For more exotic choices, see our list of Place Names Off The Map..

Origin:American place-name
6446
Francisco

Meaning: free man

Origin:Spanish, Portuguese
634
Troy

Meaning: of Troyes

Origin:Greek, French
2107
Galway The meaning of Galway is 'stony river.' Irel...
Origin:Place-name
11759
Galway The meaning of Galway is 'stony river.' Irel...
Origin:Place-name
23509
Vicus

Meaning: village or street

Origin:Latin
4781
Zuma

Meaning: peace

Origin:American place-name and Arabic
15174
Zuma

Meaning: peace

Origin:American place-name and Arabic
9922
Ravello

Meaning: place name

Origin:Italian
9404
Ravello

Meaning: place name

Origin:Italian
19767
Utah The baby name Utah belongs to the Native Ame...
Origin:Place-name
12197
Utah The baby name Utah belongs to the Native Ame...
Origin:Place-name
10174
Luxor

Meaning: palaces, castles

Origin:Place name, Egyptian
12745
Luxor

Meaning: the palaces, castles

Origin:Place name, Egyptian from Arabic
11670
Fraser

Meaning: strawberry

Origin:Scottish from French
546
Arran

Meaning: ridged island

Origin:Scottish place name
859
Ramsey

Meaning: low-lying land

Origin:English
2575
Ramsey

Meaning: low-lying land

Origin:English
3459
York

Meaning: from the yew estate

Origin:English
3432
Origin:Cornish place name
6274