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Names That Are Places

Guess the places whose names are popular in the United States.
All names have been in the top 1000 baby names in the US since 2000, according to the Social Security Administration
Pink and blue indicate whether the name is more popular for girls or boys, respectively. An asterisk indicates the former name of a place of that type that still exists.
One city is now a borough. One continent might actually be two continents. Former provinces/territories were split in two. Having run out of Greek/Roman gods, the IAU started naming moons after characters from Shakespeare.
Mountains must be 5000m tall. Rivers must be 1500km in length. Cities must be a major metropolitan area. Carson and Jefferson are omitted because the city name includes the word "City".
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Last updated: March 25, 2022
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Bay
Canada
H
Hudson
Canada
J
James
 
City
Australia
A
Adelaide
Many countries
A
Alexandria
Texas
A
Austin
Massachusetts
B
Boston
UK
B
Bristol
New York*
B
Brooklyn
North Carolina
C
Charlotte
Texas
D
Dallas
Ohio
D
Dayton
Colorado
D
Denver
Oregon
E
Eugene
Italy
F
Florence
Texas
H
Houston
Mississippi
J
Jackson
Palestine
J
Jericho
Japan
K
Kobe
Nebraska
L
Lincoln
UK
L
London
Wisconsin
M
Madison
Tennessee
M
Memphis
Italy
M
Milan
Florida
O
Orlando
France
P
Paris
Arizona
P
Phoenix
Canada
R
Regina
Italy
R
Rome
City (continued)
Chile
S
Santiago
Georgia
S
Savannah
Bulgaria
S
Sofia
Australia
S
Sydney
Canada
V
Victoria
Austria
V
Vienna
 
Constellation
North
A
Aries
South
C
Carina
North
L
Leo
North
L
Lyra
South
N
Norma
Equator
O
Orion
South
P
Phoenix
 
Continent
West
A
America
East
A
Asia
 
Country
Africa
C
Chad
Africa
E
Egypt
Asia
G
Georgia
Asia
I
India
Europe
I
Ireland
Asia
I
Israel
Asia
J
Jordan
Africa
K
Kenya
Asia
M
Malaysia
Africa*
Z
Zaire
County
UK
D
Devon
UK
K
Kent
 
Island
Venezuela
M
Margarita
 
Moon
Uranus
A
Ariel
Saturn
A
Atlas
Uranus
B
Belinda
Uranus
B
Bianca
Uranus
C
Cordelia
Uranus
F
Francisco
Uranus
J
Juliet
Jupiter
K
Kale
Neptune
L
Larissa
Earth
L
Luna
Uranus
M
Margaret
Uranus
M
Miranda
Uranus
O
Ophelia
Saturn
P
Phoebe
Saturn
R
Rhea
Saturn
T
Titan
Mountain
Canada
L
Logan
USA*
M
McKinley
 
Region
France
B
Brittany
USA
D
Dixie
Netherlands
H
Holland
 
River
Russia
D
Don
Canada
M
Mackenzie
Colombia
M
Magdalena
 
State
USA
G
Georgia
USA
M
Montana
USA
V
Virginia
 
Former province/territory
USA
C
Carolina
USA
D
Dakota
 
Mythical location
Garden
E
Eden
16 Comments
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Level 85
Jan 29, 2021
Far more people are named Roman than Rome. Roman has risen in popularity almost every year, going from 318th in 2000 to 73rd in 2019. Rome made the list for the first time in 2019, reaching the last possible position at 1000th place.
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Level 57
Aug 6, 2021
This is one of the best quizzes I've done on this site. Nominated. I love the idea of including constellations and moons, although I had to say I did terribly at them (although who in their right mind calls their child Kale? Might as well call them Lettice or something).

The original Lincoln is, of course, the 'capital' of Lincolnshire rather than the one in Nebraska...

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Level 85
Aug 6, 2021
Thanks! And good point about the UK Lincoln.
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Level 55
Sep 12, 2021
Difficult but Fun quiz. I got a 62% because of my lack of space knowledge but otherwise really fun.
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Level 42
Sep 16, 2021
Seems a bit of a stretch to include constellations and moons as geographical locations.
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Level 85
Sep 16, 2021
Moons are definitely geographical locations because you can go to them. Constellations, admittedly, only appear to be locations from here.
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Level 73
Sep 18, 2021
The "geo" in geographical pertains to Earth …
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Level 85
Sep 19, 2021
Good point. I've renamed the quiz.
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Level 28
Sep 21, 2021
suprised sierra leone isnt here. thats a first and last name
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Level 85
Sep 21, 2021
Sierra is certainly a popular name (having peaked at #53 for girls in 2000), but it's not the full name of the country. Tough call.
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Level 96
Sep 23, 2021
I was surprised I didn't see Stephano, Rosalind, Portia or Ferdinand; I guess they've not cracked the top 1000 names list! Thank you, this was a fun quiz
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Level 85
Sep 23, 2021
Sadly, none of those have been in the top 1000 since 2000. I rather like Portia.
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Level 78
Mar 24, 2022
Adelaide?
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Level 85
Mar 24, 2022
Good call!
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Level 61
Mar 25, 2022
surprised not to see Lynn
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Level 85
Mar 25, 2022
Which Lynn did you have in mind? Just curious. Lynn hasn't been in the top 1000 baby names since 2000.