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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..

Marin The name Marin is of Latin origin and is a u...
Origin:Latin, of the sea"
1076
Shenandoah Shenandoah is a name deeply rooted in North ...
Origin:Native American place-name
3415
Italia The origin of this name is in the name itsel...
Origin:Italian place-name
3444
Cairo

Meaning: the strong

Origin:Place name, Arabic
3475
Cairo The meaning of Cairo is 'victorious one' and...
Origin:Place-name
1889
Concord

Meaning: a state of agreement

Origin:Place name, English word name
18825
Concord The name Concord is of English origin. The m...
Origin:Word name
6498
Providence

Meaning: divine protection or care

Origin:English
3271
Jersey

Meaning: Geirr's island

Origin:English place name
3397
Bexley The meaning of Bexley is 'baker' and it is o...
Origin:English place-name
3587
Everest The name Everest is of English origin and th...
Origin:Place-name, world's tallest mountain
3770
Everest The name Everest is of English origin and th...
Origin:Place-name, world's tallest mountain
1048
Reno Reno is commonly a boy's name, and the meani...
Origin:Place-name
1765
Malaysia The meaning of Malaysia comes from the word ...
Origin:Place-name
7591
London London is a habitational name widely known a...
Origin:English place-name
2397
Raleigh

Meaning: meadow of roe deer

Origin:English
3246
Raleigh

Meaning: meadow of deer

Origin:English
3346
Venetia The name Venetia is of Latin origin and the ...
Origin:Italian place-name
3309
Marta

Meaning: lady

Origin:Italian, Spanish, Scandinavian, Slavic
1703
Elim

Meaning: place of strong trees

Origin:Biblical place name
14613