From place names, by how often Americans give them
51 names in U.S. records come from place names, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Isla (6,019 babies), then Brooklyn and Savannah.
Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.
From place names given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Isla | 6,019 | A female given name transferred from the place name. Coined in the twentieth century from an archaic spelling of Islay, an island in the Hebrides. Wiktionary |
| Brooklyn | 2,337 | A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage; variant form Brooklynn. Wiktionary |
| Savannah | 2,141 | A female given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Dakota | 2,109 | A unisex given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Dallas | 1,888 | A male given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Aitana | 1,435 | A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century usage. Wiktionary |
| Denver | 904 | A male given name transferred from the place name or surname. Wiktionary |
| London | 863 | A unisex given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Winston | 830 | A male given name derived from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Skye | 628 | A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky. Wiktionary |
| Brooklynn | 608 | A female given name transferred from the place name, variant of Brooklyn. Wiktionary |
| Paris | 557 | A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, usually from the French city. Wiktionary |
| Boston | 505 | A male given name transferred from the place name or surname. Wiktionary |
| Brixton | 363 | A male given name transferred from the place name or surname. Wiktionary |
| Montana | 356 | A unisex given name transferred from the place name, specifically from the name of the U.S. state. Wiktionary |
| Clyde | 350 | A male given name transferred from the place name (the River Clyde in Scotland). Wiktionary |
| Tara | 322 | A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century and later usage. Wiktionary |
| Chelsea | 319 | A female given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Brittany | 281 | A female given name transferred from the place name, of 1980s and 1990s American usage. Wiktionary |
| Devon | 260 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Lorraine | 238 | A female given name transferred from the place name, associated with Laura by folk etymology. Wiktionary |
| Savanna | 222 | A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, variant of Savannah. Wiktionary |
| Trenton | 213 | A male given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Guadalupe | 204 | A female given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Montserrat | 160 | A female given name transferred from the place name or from Catalan, shortened from María (de) Montserrat, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as the pa. Wiktionary |
| Monserrat | 149 | A female given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Aranza | 144 | A female given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Anniston | 139 | A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage. Wiktionary |
| Britney | 134 | A female given name transferred from the place name, variant of Brittany. Wiktionary |
| Tyrone | 132 | A male given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Dixie | 130 | A female given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Geneva | 125 | A female given name transferred from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra. Wiktionary |
| Asia | 84 | A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage. Wiktionary |
| Iona | 65 | A female given name transferred from the place name, of mostly Scottish usage. Wiktionary |
| Aman | 61 | A male given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Aran | 38 | A male given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Inari | 35 | A female given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Tyron | 33 | A male given name transferred from the place name, of rare American usage, variant of Tyrone. Wiktionary |
| Denton | 32 | A male given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary |
| Rochelle | 30 | A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century usage. Wiktionary |
Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.
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