Most Common US City Names: Places Sharing a Name

Franklin is the most common place name in our data, shared by 30 places across 29 states. The table ranks the 60 most repeated names among all 28,338 places, with the number of states and the largest example.

What is the ranking?

What stands out?

Repeated names usually come from founders who named towns after places back home, after presidents or after local features. The practical result is ambiguity: an address with only a city name can match several places, which is why each city page on this site has a section listing other places with the same name. Always add the state, and the county if you can.

The ten most repeated names account for 216 places, or about 0.8% of all 28,338 places in our data. Names tied to presidents, geography and early settlers dominate, and most have one clearly largest example and many small ones. When a name like this appears in an address or a search, the state is not optional: it is the only reliable way to pick the right place.

Open the largest example in the last column to see its page, and check its section on other places with the same name to explore the rest.

Frequently asked questions

Why do so many places share a name? Settlers reused familiar names, and towns were often named after presidents, landmarks or places in the settlers' home regions.

How do you tell two places with one name apart? Use the state and county, and for mail use the ZIP code. Each city page on this site lists other places with the same name.

Does the count include small communities? Yes. This list counts every place in our data, not only those with a full page.

How is this list made?

The data comes from the SimpleMaps US Cities Database. Population is an estimate, and density is converted from people per square kilometer to people per square mile. Estimates for large cities can reflect the wider urban area rather than the legal city limits, so use the lists to compare places inside one dataset rather than as official counts. See why population figures differ, and check the Census Bureau for official figures. The rankings are rebuilt whenever the site is regenerated from a newer copy of the data, so the date shown on the guides and legal pages tells you roughly how fresh they are. If you spot a result that looks wrong, please send us a correction with the page address.

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