Cities Skylines Name Generator

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Generate city names for Cities: Skylines and Cities: Skylines II: realistic North American and European town names like Calder Bay and Nordhavn, plus a few in-jokes like Gridlock Heights and Chirpton for players who know the pain of a bad interchange.

About Cities Skylines names

The first thing Cities: Skylines asks for is a city name, and the best ones match the map you picked. The game's stock maps and most Workshop and Paradox Mods maps are modelled on temperate North America and Western Europe, so names built from the same pieces real planners used work best: a landscape word (ridge, bay, ford, haven, mere, bridge, falls) joined to a family name or an old English, German, Dutch or Nordic root. Calder Bay, Harrowgate and Nordhavn all read as places that could have a county seat and a bus network.

Think about what your city will become before you name it. A name ending in Harbor, Port or Bay promises a waterfront and cargo ships; Heights, Ridge or Summit fits a mountain map; Springs, Falls and Mere suit river-delta and lake maps. European-flavoured names (Ashworth-on-Sea, Neustadt am Fluss, Zuiderhaven) pair well with the European building themes and tram-heavy layouts. If you plan a tourism or megalopolis build, a grander name such as Port Aurelio or New Horizon City sets the tone for the district names that follow.

And if the save is destined to be a traffic disaster, the community tradition of self-aware names (Gridlock Heights, Trafficton, Roundabout City) is alive and well.

How to choose Cities Skylines names

  • Match the name to the map's geography: Bay, Harbor or Port for coastal maps, Ridge, Heights or Summit for mountain maps, Falls, Mere or Springs for river and lake maps.
  • Pick the city name first, then derive district names from it. A city called Calder Bay can have Calder Old Town, North Calder and Calder Docks, which reads like a real metro area.
  • If you use European building themes or a Nordic-style map, choose a European-sounding name (Nordhavn, Zuiderhaven, Ashworth-on-Sea) so the signage and architecture feel consistent.
  • Keep it short enough to fit the in-game info panels and your YouTube or Reddit title; two words or one compound word is ideal.
  • Avoid the exact names of real major cities unless you are doing a recreation; an original name avoids confusion when you share the save or upload it to the Workshop.

Frequently asked questions

Can I rename my city in Cities: Skylines?

Yes. In both Cities: Skylines and Cities: Skylines II you can click the city name in the top bar (or the info panel) and type a new one at any time, so you can start with a placeholder and rename once the city's character emerges.

What are good names for a Cities Skylines city?

Realistic two-part names that match the map: Calder Bay, Linden Falls or Harrowgate for a North American map; Nordhavn, Ashworth-on-Sea or Neustadt am Fluss for a European one. Grand names like Port Aurelio suit tourist or megalopolis builds, and joke names like Gridlock Heights suit a save you expect to fight with.

Does the city name affect gameplay?

No. The name is cosmetic and appears in the UI, on the save file, in Chirper posts and in screenshots, but it has no effect on simulation, milestones or unlocks.

Are these names good for districts and neighbourhoods too?

Many of them are. Shorter entries like Pinecrest, Quarryfield and Saltmarsh work as district names, and you can add Old Town, Docks, Heights or Industrial Park to the city name for the rest. The related city district and neighborhood generators have more.

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All 500 Cities Skylines names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 22 names

  • Abbotsford Heights
  • Aberfield
  • Alder Creek
  • Aldergrove
  • Alpine Meadows
  • Amberton
  • Amberwick
  • Ambrose Bay
  • Amity Bay
  • Amity Harbor
  • Antelope Valley
  • Aoyama Bay
  • Arcadia Heights
  • Arkwright
  • Ashburn
  • Ashby Landing
  • Ashcombe
  • Ashford Heights
  • Ashmere
  • Aurora Bay
  • Avalon Bay
  • Avalon Heights

B: 33 names

  • Bad Wernheim
  • Bankruptcy Bay
  • Bannister
  • Barrowfield
  • Bayfront
  • Beacon Hill
  • Beaconsfield
  • Bear Creek
  • Beaulieu Bay
  • Beaumont-les-Bains
  • Beaver Falls
  • Belleville-en-Vallée
  • Bellhaven
  • Benson Falls
  • Big Sky City
  • Birchwater
  • Bjørnstad
  • Blackwater
  • Blackwell Cove
  • Borealis
  • Boundary Bay
  • Bounty Bay
  • Brackenfield
  • Breezewood
  • Brentwood Bay
  • Bridgeport City
  • Bridgewater
  • Brightwater
  • Brindlemoor
  • Brixham Bay
  • Broadmoor
  • Brookhaven
  • Buffalo Gap

C: 39 names

  • Cabo Blanco
  • Cactus Springs
  • Calder Bay
  • Caldwell Point
  • Canterwick
  • Cape Tarrow
  • Cape Wairoa
  • Caraway
  • Carrick
  • Castelmare
  • Castlereach
  • Cedar Hollow
  • Chalfont St. Mary
  • Chapelhill
  • Châteauvert
  • Cherry Hill
  • Chestnut Hill
  • Chirpton
  • Clarendon Heights
  • Clearwater Bay
  • Clearwater Springs
  • Cloudrest
  • Cloverfield
  • Cloverleaf City
  • Cobalt Bay
  • Colby Point
  • Coldbrook
  • Concord Heights
  • Conroy
  • Copperfield
  • Corbin Falls
  • Corwin
  • Costa Serena
  • Creekside
  • Cresswell
  • Crestview
  • Crossroads City
  • Crystal Falls
  • Cypress Point

D: 14 names

  • Danbury Hills
  • Dawnport
  • Daybreak
  • Deepwater
  • Delacroix
  • Denholm
  • Dorset Landing
  • Dover Cross
  • Drayton
  • Driftwood
  • Dune City
  • Dunmere
  • Dunmore
  • Dunstan Bay

E: 17 names

  • Eagle River
  • Eagle's Perch
  • East Marlow
  • Eastmere
  • Easton Bay
  • Edgecliff
  • Edgewater City
  • Ellacott
  • Elm Harbor
  • Elmsworth
  • Emberly
  • Emerald Bay
  • Emerald Coast
  • Equinox Bay
  • Eucalypt Bay
  • Evergreen Park
  • Eversley

F: 22 names

  • Fairborn
  • Fairhaven
  • Fairmont Crossing
  • Fairport
  • Fairweather
  • Fallbrook
  • Farpoint
  • Farrington
  • Fenwood
  • Fitzroy
  • Fjordby
  • Fort Hadley
  • Fortuna
  • Fortune Falls
  • Foundry Bay
  • Four Corners City
  • Foxhaven
  • Freedom Falls
  • Freeport
  • Friendship City
  • Frontier City
  • Frostmere

G: 18 names

  • Galloway Point
  • Garrick Falls
  • Gilderoy Bay
  • Glacier Point
  • Gladstone
  • Glencoe Bay
  • Gleneagle
  • Glenmoor
  • Grafton Bay
  • Granite Falls
  • Grayling
  • Great Haddon
  • Greenfield Junction
  • Gresham Point
  • Greymoor Harbor
  • Gridlock Heights
  • Grimsby Hollow
  • Grønnedal

H: 27 names

  • Halden Bay
  • Halifax Vale
  • Halvorsen Strand
  • Haneul Bay
  • Harbor Springs
  • Harborview
  • Harmony Hills
  • Harrowgate
  • Hartley
  • Hartwell
  • Haute-Falaise
  • Haven Point
  • Haverford
  • Hawk's Landing
  • Hawthorne
  • Heatherfield
  • Hensley
  • Hidden Valley
  • Highgate Harbor
  • Highland Park
  • Hillcrest
  • Hollins
  • Holloway
  • Hollowbrook
  • Homestead
  • Hope Springs
  • Huntingdon Vale

I: 12 names

  • Icewater Falls
  • Ilford Point
  • Independence Bay
  • Inglewood Bay
  • Ingram
  • Inverleigh
  • Inverness Park
  • Ironbridge
  • Ironwood
  • Isla Verde
  • Ivybridge
  • Ivyhurst

J: 10 names

  • Jacaranda Bay
  • Jarrow Bay
  • Jasper Falls
  • Jennings Falls
  • Jericho Falls
  • Jessamine
  • Joliet Falls
  • Jordan Crossing
  • Jubilee
  • Juniper Heights

K: 16 names

  • Kauri Point
  • Kellerman
  • Kenmore
  • Kenwood Bay
  • Kessler
  • Kestrel Bay
  • Kettering Bay
  • Keystone City
  • Kimberly Park
  • Kingfisher Bay
  • Kingsbridge Wells
  • Kingsley Falls
  • Kingsmere
  • Kingsport
  • Kongsberg Vik
  • Kookaburra Point

L: 22 names

  • Lac-Brillant
  • Lake Orinda
  • Lakeshire
  • Lakeview Crossing
  • Landfall
  • Langford
  • Larchmont
  • Laurel Bay
  • Lauterbach am See
  • Lemon Grove
  • Lighthouse Point
  • Lillehamn
  • Linden Falls
  • Lindenhurst
  • Lingshui Bay
  • Little Wexham
  • Lockhart
  • Lorne Harbor
  • Lowell Park
  • Lower Bexhill
  • Ludlow Green
  • Lynnfield

M: 30 names

  • Macallister
  • Maitland
  • Maple Falls
  • Maple Grove
  • Maple Ridge City
  • Mar del Norte
  • Marina di Levante
  • Marina Heights
  • Mariner's Cove
  • Marlowe Point
  • Marsh Hollow
  • Mayfield Bay
  • Meadowvale
  • Merlin Falls
  • Merriweather
  • Merton
  • Mesa Verde Heights
  • Midnight Cove
  • Midorigaoka
  • Millbrook Heights
  • Millersville
  • Mirage City
  • Misthaven
  • Montclair-sur-Loire
  • Montebello Bay
  • Moorcroft
  • Morningside
  • Morrow Bay
  • Mount Ellery
  • Mustang Ridge

N: 23 names

  • Nakamura Bay
  • Nethercott
  • Neustadt am Fluss
  • New Bramford
  • New Harmony Bay
  • New Horizon City
  • New Liberty
  • New Tilbury
  • Newbury Falls
  • Newfound Harbor
  • Newhaven
  • Nightingale
  • Noordwijk Bay
  • Nordhavn
  • North Farrow
  • Northcliff
  • Northfield
  • Northgate
  • Northwood
  • Norwick
  • Novaya Gavan
  • Nové Mesto
  • Nyhavn Bay

O: 14 names

  • Oakhaven
  • Oakmont
  • Oasis Springs
  • Oceanview
  • Old Sutton
  • Oldbridge
  • Oldmarket
  • Oosterdam
  • Orchard City
  • Oriel
  • Ormond Bay
  • Osprey Point
  • Ostrander
  • Oxley

P: 24 names

  • Paradise Falls
  • Parkhurst
  • Parkside
  • Peaceful Valley
  • Peak View
  • Pelham Bay
  • Pelican Bay
  • Penrose
  • Pickering
  • Pinecrest
  • Pineford
  • Pioneer Falls
  • Pleasant Valley
  • Pollutia
  • Port Aurelio
  • Port Ellery
  • Port Serene
  • Port-Lumière
  • Prentiss
  • Preston Bay
  • Prospect Hill
  • Prospect Point
  • Prosperity Bay
  • Puerto Esperanza

Q: 6 names

  • Quarry Bay
  • Quarry Hill
  • Quarryfield
  • Queensbury
  • Quiet Cove
  • Quinlan

R: 18 names

  • Radcliffe
  • Rainham
  • Rata Vale
  • Ravenmoor
  • Ravensport
  • Red Rock Crossing
  • Redfern
  • Rheinfeld
  • Ridgemont
  • Ridgeway
  • Rivermoor
  • Rivière-Bleue
  • Rockwell Bay
  • Rolling Hills
  • Rosedale
  • Roundabout City
  • Rushmore Landing
  • Rutherford

S: 52 names

  • Sackville
  • Safe Harbor
  • Saint Rowan
  • Saint-Aurèle
  • Saint-Clair-du-Lac
  • Salisbury Vale
  • Saltmarsh
  • Saltwick Bay
  • Sandmouth
  • Sandoval
  • Sandover Point
  • Sawmill Creek
  • Seabrook
  • Seaforth
  • Selby Harbor
  • Serenity Bay
  • Settler's Bay
  • Seven Hills
  • Sherbourne
  • Sherringford
  • Shoreham
  • Sierra Linda
  • Silverlake
  • Silverton
  • Skaarholm
  • Skyhaven
  • Skyline Ridge
  • Slateford
  • Smithfield
  • Snowfield
  • Sødermark
  • Solstice City
  • South Pendle
  • Southport Bay
  • Spaghetti Junction
  • Sprawlton
  • Spring Hill
  • Stanwick Vale
  • Steamport
  • Steinfurt Bay
  • Stillwater Bay
  • Stonebridge
  • Stowmarket Vale
  • Stratham
  • Summerfield
  • Summerton
  • Summit City
  • Sunridge
  • Sunset Harbor
  • Sunstone
  • Sutton Vale
  • Svetlograd

T: 22 names

  • Tannersfield
  • Taranaki Bay
  • Tarrant
  • Terranova Bay
  • Thetford Bay
  • Thornbury
  • Thornton-le-Moor
  • Three Forks
  • Tidal Basin
  • Tidewater
  • Tilbury Marsh
  • Tilden
  • Timberline
  • Tiverton Cross
  • Tobermory Landing
  • Torrance Bay
  • Trafficton
  • Tremont
  • Trinity Bay
  • Tundra Vale
  • Twilight Bay
  • Twin Rivers

U: 8 names

  • Ulverston Bay
  • Underhill
  • Union City
  • Union Falls
  • Upper Wendover
  • Upton Cross
  • Utopia Bay
  • Uxbridge Falls

V: 15 names

  • Val d'Oro
  • Vale City
  • Valle Dorado
  • Valleyford
  • Vandermeer
  • Vantage City
  • Varberg Strand
  • Vesterholm
  • Villafranca del Sol
  • Villeneuve-sur-Mer
  • Vineyard Hills
  • Vista Grande
  • Vista Hermosa
  • Vodice Bay
  • Voss Landing

W: 28 names

  • Waldhafen
  • Warm Springs
  • Wattle Grove
  • Waverly
  • Wendell Falls
  • West Calloway
  • Westbrook Harbor
  • Westermeer
  • Westfield Harbor
  • Westport Landing
  • Wetherby Cross
  • Wexley
  • Wheatland
  • Whitby Cross
  • Whitcombe
  • Whitesand
  • Whitlock
  • Whitmore
  • Wickford
  • Willowbrook
  • Windhaven
  • Windmere
  • Winslow
  • Winterhollow
  • Winterport
  • Wolcott
  • Wolf Point
  • Wombat Hollow

Y: 6 names

  • Yancey
  • Yantar Bay
  • Yardley
  • Yarrow Bay
  • Yately
  • Yorkhaven

Z: 2 names

  • Zephyr Cove
  • Zuiderhaven