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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

The dot marks the sex of most U.S. babies given the name.
NameBirths 2025Since 1880Wiktionary says
Isla6,01958,271A 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
Brooklyn2,337127,055A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage; variant form Brooklynn. Wiktionary
Savannah2,141191,736A female given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Dakota2,109134,576A unisex given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Dallas1,88887,085A male given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Aitana1,4359,804A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century usage. Wiktionary
Denver90423,413A male given name transferred from the place name or surname. Wiktionary
London86354,779A unisex given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Winston83032,956A male given name derived from the place name. Wiktionary
Skye62827,165A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky. Wiktionary
Brooklynn60838,163A female given name transferred from the place name, variant of Brooklyn. Wiktionary
Paris55742,923A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, usually from the French city. Wiktionary
Boston50511,944A male given name transferred from the place name or surname. Wiktionary
Brixton3634,841A male given name transferred from the place name or surname. Wiktionary
Montana35612,855A unisex given name transferred from the place name, specifically from the name of the U.S. state. Wiktionary
Clyde350148,926A male given name transferred from the place name (the River Clyde in Scotland). Wiktionary
Tara322176,355A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century and later usage. Wiktionary
Chelsea319163,335A female given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Brittany281361,751A female given name transferred from the place name, of 1980s and 1990s American usage. Wiktionary
Devon26092,976A male given name. Wiktionary
Lorraine238210,845A female given name transferred from the place name, associated with Laura by folk etymology. Wiktionary
Savanna22232,989A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, variant of Savannah. Wiktionary
Trenton21358,635A male given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Guadalupe20491,997A female given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Montserrat1605,669A 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
Monserrat1498,096A female given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Aranza1443,395A female given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Anniston1393,660A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage. Wiktionary
Britney13435,668A female given name transferred from the place name, variant of Brittany. Wiktionary
Tyrone13280,146A male given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Dixie13045,373A female given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Geneva12589,067A female given name transferred from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra. Wiktionary
Asia8432,687A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage. Wiktionary
Iona6512,261A female given name transferred from the place name, of mostly Scottish usage. Wiktionary
Aman612,633A male given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Aran381,001A male given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Inari35589A female given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Tyron337,686A male given name transferred from the place name, of rare American usage, variant of Tyrone. Wiktionary
Denton325,143A male given name transferred from the place name. Wiktionary
Rochelle3047,395A 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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