U.S. Navy City Name Lineages

Over the last century or so (1900 or so), there have been 236 named ships in the USN named after cities; of which 142 names were unique.

The top names (sorted by number of reuses and then alphabetically) are:

Buffalo: 4 vessels
Helena: 4 vessels
Albany: 3 vessels
Atlanta: 3 vessels
Birmingham: 3 vessels
Chicago: 3 vessels
Cincinnati: 3 vessels
Cleveland: 3 vessels
Dallas: 3 vessels
Houston: 3 vessels
Indianapolis: 3 vessels
Newark: 3 vessels
Omaha: 3 vessels

A fuller comprehensive table of 268 names incorporating the 100 largest cities from the 1840 to 1970 US Census is below. CSV data is available (HERE) for USN Warships only and (HERE) for the comprehensive table below. If you just want the list of names from the comprehensive table, you can get it (HERE).

Name	Name Source	Data Source
Akron	Akron, OH	1900 Top 100
Albany	Albany, NY	State Capital - New York
Albuquerque	Albuquerque, NM	1960 Top 100
Alexandria	Alexandria, DC	1840 Top 100
Allegheny	Allegheny, PA	1900 Top 100
Allentown	Allentown, PA	1920 Top 100
Altoona	Altoona, PA	1900 Top 100
Amarillo	Amarillo, TX	1960 Top 100
Amsterdam	N/A	USN Warship Name
Anaheim	Anaheim, CA	1970 Top 100
Andover	Andover, MA	1840 Top 100
Annapolis	Annapolis, MD	State Capital - Maryland
Arlington	Arlington, VA	1950 Top 100
Asheville	N/A	USN Warship Name
Astoria	N/A	USN Warship Name
Atlanta	Atlanta, GA	State Capital - Georgia
Auburn	Auburn, NY	1840 Top 100
Auga	N/A	USN Warship Name
Augusta	Augusta, ME	State Capital - Maine
Austin	Austin, TX	State Capital - Texas
Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	1900 Top 100
Bangor	Bangor, ME	1840 Top 100
Barnstable	Barnstable, MA	1840 Top 100
Bath	Bath, ME	1840 Top 100
Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	State Capital - Louisiana
Bay City	Bay City, MI	1880 Top 100
Bayonne	Bayonne, NJ	1910 Top 100
Beloit	N/A	USN Warship Name
Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	1950 Top 100
Beverly	Beverly, MA	1840 Top 100
Billings	N/A	USN Warship Name
Biloxi	N/A	USN Warship Name
Binghamton	Binghamton, NY	1900 Top 100
Birmingham	Birmingham, AL	1900 Top 100
Bismarck	Bismarck, ND	State Capital - North Dakota
Boise	Boise, ID	State Capital - Idaho
Boston	Boston, MA	State Capital - Massachusetts
Bremerton	N/A	USN Warship Name
Bridgeport	Bridgeport, CT	1900 Top 100
Brockton	Brockton, MA	1900 Top 100
Brooklyn	Brooklyn, NY	1840 Top 100
Buffalo	Buffalo, NY	1900 Top 100
Burlington	Burlington, IA	1870 Top 100
Cambridge	Cambridge, MA	1900 Top 100
Camden	Camden, NJ	1900 Top 100
Canton	Canton, OH	1920 Top 100
Carlisle	Carlisle, PA	1840 Top 100
Carson City	Carson City, NV	State Capital - Nevada
Charleston	Charleston, SC	State Capital - West Virginia
Charlestown	Charlestown, MA	1840 Top 100
Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	1940 Top 100
Chattanooga	Chattanooga, TN	1930 Top 100
Chelsea	Chelsea, MA	1860 Top 100
Chester	N/A	USN Warship Name
Cheyenne	Cheyenne, WY	State Capital - Wyoming
Chicago	Chicago, IL	1900 Top 100
Chicopee	Chicopee, MA	1850 Top 100
Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH	1900 Top 100
Cleveland	Cleveland, OH	1900 Top 100
Cohoes	Cohoes, NY	1870 Top 100
Columbia	Columbia, SC	State Capital - South Carolina
Columbus	Columbus, OH	State Capital - Ohio
Concord	Concord, NH	State Capital - New Hampshire
Cooperstown	N/A	USN Warship Name
Coronado	N/A	USN Warship Name
Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi, TX	1950 Top 100 / USN Warship Name
Covington	Covington, KY	1900 Top 100
Cumberland	Cumberland, RI	1840 Top 100
Dallas	Dallas, TX	1900 Top 100
Danvers	Danvers, MA	1840 Top 100
Davenport	Davenport, IA	1860 Top 100
Dayton	Dayton, OH	1900 Top 100
Denver	Denver, CO	State Capital - Colorado
Des Moines	Des Moines, IA	State Capital - Iowa
Detroit	Detroit, MI	1900 Top 100
Dorchester	Dorchester, MA	1840 Top 100
Dover	Dover, DE	State Capital - Delaware
Dubuque	Dubuque, IA	1860 Top 100
Duluth	Duluth, MN	1900 Top 100
Easton	Easton, PA	1840 Top 100
El Paso	El Paso, TX	1920 Top 100
Elizabeth	Elizabeth, NJ	1900 Top 100
Elmira	Elmira, NY	1870 Top 100
Erie	Erie, PA	1900 Top 100
Evansville	Evansville, IN	1900 Top 100
Fall River	Fall River, MA	1900 Top 100
Fargo	N/A	USN Warship Name
Fayetteville	Fayetteville, NC	1840 Top 100
Flint	Flint, MI	1920 Top 100
Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale, FL	1970 Top 100
Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne, IN	1900 Top 100
Fort Worth	Fort Worth, TX	1910 Top 100
Frankfort	Frankfort, KY	State Capital - Kentucky
Frederick	Frederick, MD	1840 Top 100
Fresno	Fresno, CA	1960 Top 100
Galveston	Galveston, TX	1880 Top 100
Gardiner	Gardiner, ME	1840 Top 100
Gary	Gary, IN	1930 Top 100
Georgetown	Georgetown, DC	1840 Top 100
Gloucester	Gloucester, MA	1840 Top 100
Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids, MI	1900 Top 100
Greeneville	N/A	USN Warship Name
Greensboro	Greensboro, NC	1960 Top 100
Groton	N/A	USN Warship Name
Hampton	N/A	USN Warship Name
Harrisburg	Harrisburg, PA	State Capital - Pennsylvania
Hartford	Hartford, CT	State Capital - Connecticut
Haverhill	Haverhill, MA	1840 Top 100
Helena	Helena, MT	State Capital - Montana
Hoboken	Hoboken, NJ	1900 Top 100
Holyoke	Holyoke, MA	1900 Top 100
Honolulu	Honolulu, HI	State Capital - Hawaii
Houston	Houston, TX	1900 Top 100
Hudson	Hudson, NY	1840 Top 100
Huntington	N/A	USN Warship Name
Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN	State Capital - Indiana
Jackson	Jackson, MS	State Capital - Mississippi
Jacksonville	Jacksonville, FL	1910 Top 100
Jefferson City	Jefferson City, MO	State Capital - Missouri
Jersey City	Jersey City, NJ	1900 Top 100
Johnstown	Johnstown, PA	1910 Top 100
Juneau	Juneau, AK	State Capital - Alaska
Kansas City	Kansas City, MO	1900 Top 100
Key West	Key West, FL	USN Warship Name
Kingsville	N/A	USN Warship Name
Knoxville	Knoxville, TN	1920 Top 100
La Jolla	N/A	USN Warship Name
Lafayette City	Lafayette City, LA	1850 Top 100
Lancaster	Lancaster, PA	1900 Top 100
Lansing	Lansing, MI	State Capital - Michigan
Lawrence	Lawrence, MA	1900 Top 100
Leavenworth	Leavenworth, KS	1870 Top 100
Lexington	Lexington, KY	1840 Top 100
Lincoln	Lincoln, NE	State Capital - Nebraska
Little Rock	Little Rock, AR	State Capital - Arkansas
Lockport	Lockport, NY	1860 Top 100
Long Beach	Long Beach, CA	1930 Top 100
Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	1900 Top 100
Louisville	Louisville, KY	1900 Top 100
Lowell	Lowell, MA	1900 Top 100
Lubbock	Lubbock, TX	1960 Top 100
Lynchburg	Lynchburg, VA	1840 Top 100
Lynn	Lynn, MA	1900 Top 100
Macon	N/A	USN Warship Name
Madison	Madison, WI	State Capital - Wisconsin
Manchester	Manchester, NH	1900 Top 100
Marblehead	Marblehead, MA	1840 Top 100
Marinette	N/A	USN Warship Name
Memphis	Memphis, TN	1900 Top 100
Miami	Miami, FL	1930 Top 100
Middleborough	Middleborough, MA	1840 Top 100
Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI	1900 Top 100
Minneapolis	Minneapolis, MN	1900 Top 100
Minneapolis-Saint Paul	N/A	USN Warship Name
Mobile	Mobile, AL	1900 Top 100
Montgomery	Montgomery, AL	State Capital - Alabama
Montpelier	Montpelier, VT	State Capital - Vermont
Nantucket	Nantucket, MA	1840 Top 100
Nashua	Nashua, NH	1840 Top 100
Nashville	Nashville, TN	State Capital - Tennessee
New Albany	New Albany, IN	1840 Top 100
New Bedford	New Bedford, MA	1900 Top 100
New Brunswick	New Brunswick, NJ	1860 Top 100
New Haven	New Haven, CT	1900 Top 100
New London	New London, CT	1840 Top 100
New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	1900 Top 100
New York	New York, NY	1900 Top 100
New York City	New York, NY	USN Warship Name
Newark	Newark, NJ	1900 Top 100
Newburgh	Newburgh, NY	1860 Top 100
Newburyport	Newburyport, MA	1840 Top 100
Newport	Newport, RI	1840 Top 100
Newport News	Newport News, VA	USN Warship Name
Norfolk	Norfolk, VA	1900 Top 100
Northampton	N/A	USN Warship Name
Norwich	Norwich, CT	1860 Top 100
Oakland	Oakland, CA	1900 Top 100
Oklahoma City	Oklahoma City, OK	State Capital - Oklahoma
Olympia	Olympia, WA	State Capital - Washington
Omaha	Omaha, NE	1900 Top 100
Oregon City	N/A	USN Warship Name
Oswego	Oswego, NY	1850 Top 100
Pasadena	N/A	USN Warship Name
Passaic	Passaic, NJ	1910 Top 100
Paterson	Paterson, NJ	1900 Top 100
Pawtucket	Pawtucket, RI	1900 Top 100
Pensacola	N/A	USN Warship Name
Peoria	Peoria, IL	1900 Top 100
Petersburg	Petersburg, VA	1840 Top 100
Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA	1900 Top 100
Phoenix	Phoenix, AZ	State Capital - Arizona
Pierre	Pierre, SD	State Capital - South Dakota
Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	1900 Top 100
Plymouth	Plymouth, MA	1840 Top 100
Portland	Portland, OR	1900 Top 100
Portsmouth	Portsmouth, NH	1840 Top 100
Pottsville	Pottsville, PA	1840 Top 100
Poughkeepsie	Poughkeepsie, NY	1850 Top 100
Providence	Providence, RI	State Capital - Rhode Island
Quincy	Quincy, IL	1860 Top 100
Raleigh	Raleigh, NC	State Capital - North Carolina
Reading	Reading, PA	1900 Top 100
Reno	N/A	USN Warship Name
Richmond	Richmond, VA	State Capital - Virginia
Riverside	Riverside, CA	1970 Top 100
Roanoke	N/A	USN Warship Name
Rochester	Rochester, NY	1900 Top 100
Rockford	Rockford, IL	1930 Top 100
Roxbury	Roxbury, MA	1840 Top 100
Sacramento	Sacramento, CA	State Capital - California
Saginaw	Saginaw, MI	1900 Top 100
Salem	Salem, OR	State Capital - Oregon
Salt Lake City	Salt Lake City, UT	State Capital - Utah
San Antonio	San Antonio, TX	1900 Top 100
San Diego	San Diego, CA	1920 Top 100
San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	1900 Top 100
San Jose	San Jose, CA	1960 Top 100
San Juan	N/A	USN Warship Name
Santa Ana	Santa Ana, CA	1970 Top 100
Santa Barbara	N/A	USN Warship Name
Santa Fe	Santa Fe, NM	State Capital - New Mexico
Savannah	Savannah, GA	1900 Top 100
Schenectady	Schenectady, NY	1910 Top 100
Scranton	Scranton, PA	1900 Top 100
Seattle	Seattle, WA	1900 Top 100
Shreveport	Shreveport, LA	1940 Top 100
Sioux City	Sioux City, IA	1920 Top 100
Somerville	Somerville, MA	1900 Top 100
South Bend	South Bend, IN	1910 Top 100
Spokane	Spokane, WA	1910 Top 100
Springfield	Springfield, IL	State Capital - Illinois
St. Joseph	St. Joseph, MO	1900 Top 100
St. Louis	St. Louis, MO	1900 Top 100
St. Paul	St. Paul, MN	State Capital - Minnesota
St. Petersburg	St. Petersburg, FL	1960 Top 100
Steubenville	Steubenville, OH	1840 Top 100
Syracuse	Syracuse, NY	1900 Top 100
Tacoma	Tacoma, WA	1910 Top 100
Tallahassee	Tallahassee, FL	State Capital - Florida
Tampa	Tampa, FL	1930 Top 100
Taunton	Taunton, MA	1840 Top 100
Terre Haute	Terre Haute, IN	1910 Top 100
Toledo	Toledo, OH	1900 Top 100
Topeka	Topeka, KS	State Capital - Kansas
Trenton	Trenton, NJ	State Capital - New Jersey
Troy	Troy, NY	1900 Top 100
Tucson	Tucson, AZ	1960 Top 100
Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	1920 Top 100
Tuscaloosa	N/A	USN Warship Name
Utica	Utica, NY	1900 Top 100
Vallejo	N/A	USN Warship Name
Vicksburg	N/A	USN Warship Name
Vincennes	N/A	USN Warship Name
Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach, VA	1970 Top 100
Warren	Warren, MI	1970 Top 100
Warwick	Warwick, RI	1840 Top 100
Waterbury	Waterbury, CT	1900 Top 100
Wheeling	Wheeling, WV	1900 Top 100
Wichita	Wichita, KS	1920 Top 100
Wilkes-Barre	Wilkes-Barre, PA	1900 Top 100
Williamsburgh	Williamsburgh, NY	1850 Top 100
Williamsport	Williamsport, PA	1870 Top 100
Wilmington	Wilmington, DE	1900 Top 100
Worcester	Worcester, MA	1900 Top 100
Yonkers	Yonkers, NY	1900 Top 100
York	York, PA	1840 Top 100
Youngstown	Youngstown, OH	1900 Top 100
Zanesville	Zanesville, OH	1840 Top 100