Answers to City Name Quiz

Popularity of a Name
To see how the popularity of a name has changed over time, enter the name and sex.

**City names that are among the top 1000 baby names for 2007**
City	State	City population	Sex of baby	Rank of baby name
Alexandria	Virginia	136,974	Female	164
Aurora	Illinois	170,617	Female	317
Austin	Texas	709,893	Male	48
Boston	Massachusetts	590,763	Male	619
Chandler	Arizona	240,595	Male	430
Charlotte	North Carolina	630,478	Female	102
Dallas	Texas	1,232,940	Male	340
Dayton	Ohio	156,771	Male	512
Elizabeth	New Jersey	126,179	Female	10
Eugene	Oregon	146,356	Male	678
Gilbert	Arizona	191,517	Male	679
Houston	Texas	2,144,491	Male	831
Jackson	Mississippi	176,614	Male	33
Lincoln	Nebraska	241,167	Male	224
Madison	Wisconsin	223,389	Female	5
Memphis	Tennessee	670,902	Male	786
Orlando	Florida	220,186	Male	368
Phoenix	Arizona	1,512,986	Either sex	NA
Savannah	Georgia	127,889	Female	30
Warren	Michigan	134,589	Male	514

Note: Estimated population figures, as of Jul 1, 2006, are from the Bureau of the Census.
With a population of over 2 million, one might expect Brooklyn, New York, to be on the above list. Although the name Brooklyn is ranked 57 for births in 2007, Brooklyn is technically not an independent city (and has not been one since 1898); it is part of New York City.

There are several cities and towns with populations under 100,000 that are also popular names. A few of these smaller cities are listed below.

**Other city names that are among the top 1000 baby names for 2007**
City	State	Sex of baby	Rank of baby name
Campbell	California	Female	739
Cheyenne	Wyoming	Female	148
Cody	Wyoming	Male	120
Easton	Maryland	Male	351
Frederick	Maryland	Male	531
Helena	Montana	Female	535
Kingston	New York	Male	355
Lawrence	Kansas	Male	392
Logan	Utah	Either sex	NA
Mason	Ohio	Male	37
Mitchell	South Dakota	Male	304
Trenton	New Jersey	Male	177


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