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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..

Rhodes

Meaning: where roses grow

Origin:Greek
309
Rhodes

Meaning: where roses grow

Origin:Greek
5037
Leon

Meaning: lion

Origin:Greek variation of Leo
262
Santiago

Meaning: Saint James

Origin:Place-name or Latin
497
Orlando

Meaning: famous throughout the land

Origin:Italian variation of Roland
333
Memphis

Meaning: Enduring and beautiful

Origin:Greek and Coptic place-name
1331
Memphis

Meaning: Enduring and beautiful

Origin:Greek and Coptic place-name
4614
Jackson

Meaning: son of Jack

Origin:English
389
Jackson

Meaning: son of Jack

Origin:English
4600
Bethany

Meaning: house of figs

Origin:Biblical place name and Hebrew
357
Zion

Meaning: highest point

Origin:Hebrew
2190
Zion

Meaning: highest point

Origin:Hebrew
488
Jordan

Meaning: flowing down

Origin:English from Hebrew
517
Jordan

Meaning: flowing down

Origin:English from Hebrew
1197
Shiloh

Meaning: tranquil

Origin:Hebrew
650
Shiloh

Meaning: tranquil

Origin:Biblical place-name, Hebrew
402
Judah

Meaning: praised

Origin:Hebrew
664
Galilea

Meaning: Galilee

Origin:Feminine variation of Galileo, after "Galilee"
1008
Jericho The meaning of Jericho is 'fragrant' or 'cit...
Origin:Biblical place-name
1068
Jericho The meaning of Jericho is 'fragrant' or 'cit...
Origin:Biblical place-name
6687