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 2008**
City	State	City population	Sex of baby	Rank of baby name
Alexandria	Virginia	140,024	Female	189
Aurora	Illinois	170,855	Female	288
Austin	Texas	743,074	Male	55
Boston	Massachusetts	599,351	Male	563
Chandler	Arizona	246,399	Male	457
Charlotte	North Carolina	671,588	Female	87
Dallas	Texas	1,240,499	Male	334
Dayton	Ohio	155,461	Male	484
Elizabeth	New Jersey	124,862	Female	9
Eugene	Oregon	149,004	Male	691
Gilbert	Arizona	207,550	Male	728
Houston	Texas	2,208,180	Male	880
Jackson	Mississippi	175,710	Male	32
Lincoln	Nebraska	248,744	Male	212
Madison	Wisconsin	228,775	Female	4
Memphis	Tennessee	674,028	Male	688
Orlando	Florida	227,907	Male	419
Phoenix	Arizona	1,552,259	Either sex	NA
Savannah	Georgia	130,331	Female	33
Warren	Michigan	134,223	Male	509

Note: Estimated population figures, as of Jul 10, 2008, 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 47 for births in 2008, 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 2008**
City	State	Sex of baby	Rank of baby name
Campbell	California	Female	762
Cheyenne	Wyoming	Female	159
Cody	Wyoming	Male	122
Easton	Pennsylvania	Male	302
Frederick	Maryland	Male	523
Helena	Montana	Female	612
Kingston	New York	Male	239
Lawrence	Kansas	Male	427
Logan	Utah	Either sex	NA
Mason	Ohio	Male	35
Mitchell	South Dakota	Male	337
Trenton	New Jersey	Male	196


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