User:John K/City names

Rank	Current Name	New Name	Notes
1	New York City	New York City	AP list
2	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	AP list
3	Chicago	Chicago	AP list
4	Houston	Houston	AP list
5	Phoenix, Arizona	Phoenix, Arizona	AP list, but ambiguous with the mythical bird
6	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	AP list
7	San Antonio	San Antonio	AP list
8	San Diego	San Diego	AP list
9	Dallas	Dallas	AP list
10	San Jose, California	San Jose, California	ambiguous with the capital of Costa Rica, among other things
11	Detroit	Detroit	AP list
12	San Francisco	San Francisco	AP list
13	Jacksonville, Florida	Jacksonville, Florida	ambiguous with the city in North Carolina and with other, smaller places, but worth considering whether it is the primary topic (Jacksonville redirects there currently, I believe).
14	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	AP list
15	Austin, Texas	Austin, Texas	ambiguous with other places and people named "Austin", but worth considering whether it is the primary topic (Austin redirects there currently, I believe)
16	Columbus, Ohio	Columbus, Ohio	ambiguous with the explorer, the city in Georgia, and other uses.
17	Fort Worth, Texas	Fort Worth	clearly the primary topic.
18	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte, North Carolina	ambiguous with people named Charlotte, largely.
19	Memphis, Tennessee	Memphis, Tennessee	ambiguous with the ancient Egyptian city
20	Boston	Boston	AP list
21	Baltimore	Baltimore	AP list
22	El Paso, Texas	El Paso	clear primary topic
23	Seattle	Seattle	AP list
24	Denver	Denver	AP list
25	Nashville, Tennessee	Nashville	clear primary topic
26	Milwaukee	Milwaukee	AP list
27	Washington, D.C.	Washington, D.C.	AP list, but ambiguous with the state, and "Washington, D.C." is probably the most common way to refer to it regardless.
28	Las Vegas, Nevada	Las Vegas	AP list and primary topic, but for the questionable assertion of various wikipedians that the fact that the Strip is outside the municipal boundaries of the city of Las Vegas means somehow that the city is not the primary topic. Would obviously have to be discussed, though.
29	Louisville, Kentucky	Louisville	Obvious primary topic
30	Portland, Oregon	Portland, Oregon	ambiguous with the city in Maine, among other things.
31	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma City	AP list
32	Tucson, Arizona	Tucson	clear primary topic
33	Atlanta	Atlanta	AP list
34	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Albuquerque, New Mexico	a tough one - would need discussion as to whether the city is the primary topic, as there are prominent other uses. Albuqerque currently redirects here, though.
35	Kansas City, Missouri	Kansas City, Missouri	ambiguous with the city in Kansas
36	Fresno, California	Fresno	clear primary topic
37	Mesa, Arizona	Mesa, Arizona	ambiguous with the geological form, among other things
38	Sacramento, California	Sacramento	clear primary topic
39	Long Beach, California	Long Beach, California	ambiguous with the city of New York, among other places
40	Omaha, Nebraska	Omaha	clear primary topic
41	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach	not on the AP list, but already located at name without state. Completely unambiguous
42	Miami	Miami	AP list
43	Cleveland	Cleveland	AP list
44	Oakland, California	Oakland	clear primary topic
45	Raleigh, North Carolina	Raleigh, North Carolina	ambiguous with the explorer and courtier, among others.
46	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Colorado Springs	clear primary topic
47	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Tulsa	clear primary topic
48	Minneapolis	Minneapolis	AP list
49	Arlington, Texas	Arlington, Texas	ambiguous with the city in Virginia
50	Honolulu	Honolulu	AP list
51	Wichita, Kansas	Wichita	clear primary topic
52	St. Louis, Missouri	St. Louis, Missouri	AP list, but ambiguous with the saint, among others
53	New Orleans	New Orleans	AP list
54	Tampa, Florida	Tampa	clear primary topic
55	Santa Ana, California	California	ambiguous with a number of other places with the same name and not well known enough to be a primary topic
56	Anaheim, California	Anaheim	primary topic
57	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	AP list
58	Bakersfield, California	Bakersfield	primary topic
59	Aurora, Colorado	Aurora, Colorado	ambiguous with the northern lights, the Roman goddess, etc.
60	Toledo, Ohio	Toledo, Ohio	ambiguous with the Spanish city
61	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	AP list
62	Riverside, California	Riverside, California	otherwise ambiguous with the common noun, I think
63	Lexington, Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	ambiguous with the town in Massachusetts, among others
64	Stockton, California	Stockton, California	ambiguous with people of that name and a variety of other places
65	Corpus Christi, Texas	Corpus Christi, Texas	ambiguous with the Oxford college and the Catholic festival
66	Anchorage, Alaska	Anchorage, Alaska	ambiguous with the common noun, although worth discussion as it already redirects
67	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Saint Paul, Minnesota	ambiguous with the saint
68	Newark, New Jersey	Newark, New Jersey	ambiguous with towns in Delaware and England, among others
69	Plano, Texas	Plano	Probably the primary topic, although there are other uses and Plano is currently a disambiguation page
70	Buffalo, New York	Buffalo, New York	ambiguous with the animal
71	Henderson, Nevada	Henderson, Nevada	ambiguous with the surname
72	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Fort Wayne	primary topic
73	Greensboro, North Carolina	North Carolina	primary topic
74	Lincoln, Nebraska	Lincoln, Nebraska	ambiguous with the president, the city in England, etc.
75	Glendale, Arizona	Glendale, Arizona	ambiguous with the city in California
76	Chandler, Arizona	Chandler, Arizona	ambiguous with the surname, the Friends character, etc.
77	St. Petersburg, Florida	St. Petersburg, Florida	ambiguous with the city in Russia
78	Jersey City	Jersey City	unambiguous
79	Scottsdale, Arizona	Scottsdale	probably the primary topic, although Scottsdale is currently a disambiguation page
80	Orlando, Florida	Orlando, Florida	ambiguous with Roland and other things
81	Madison, Wisconsin	Madison, Wisconsin	ambiguous with the president and a variety of places
82	Norfolk, Virginia	Norfolk, Virginia	ambiguous with the English county
83	Birmingham, Alabama	Birmingham, Alabama	ambiguous with the English city
84	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Winston-Salem	unambiguous
85	Durham, North Carolina	Durham, North Carolina	ambiguous with the English city and county
86	Laredo, Texas	Laredo	primary topic
87	Lubbock, Texas	Lubbock	primary topic
88	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Baton Rouge	primary topic
89	North Las Vegas, Nevada	North Las Vegas	unambiguous
90	Chula Vista, California	Chula Vista	primary topic (although perhaps open to discussion)
91	Chesapeake, Virginia	Chesapeake, Virginia	ambiguous with the bay
92	Gilbert, Arizona	Gilbert, Arizona	ambiguous with the given name and surname
93	Garland, Texas	Garland, Texas	ambiguous with the common noun
94	Reno, Nevada	Reno	primary topic
95	Hialeah, Florida	Hialeah	unambiguous
96	Arlington County, Virginia	Arlington County, Virginia or Arlington, Virginia	ambiguous with the city in Texas, but I think most common use does not include the "County"
97	Irvine, California	Irvine, California	ambiguous with a number of people and places
98	Rochester, New York	Rochester, New York	ambiguous with a number of places, the character in Jane Eyre, etc.
99	Akron, Ohio	Akron	Akron is currently a disambiguation page, but I think this is clearly the primary topic.
100	Boise, Idaho	Boise	primary topic
101	Irving, Texas	Irving, Texas	ambiguous with people of that name
102	Fremont, California	Fremont, California	ambiguous with the explorer and a variety of places
103	Richmond, Virginia	Richmond, Virginia	ambiguous with several places in England
104	Spokane, Washington	Spokane	primary topic
105	Modesto, California	Modesto	primary topic
106	Montgomery, Alabama	Montgomery, Alabama	ambiguous with a variety of people and places
107	Yonkers, New York	Yonkers	unambiguous
108	Des Moines, Iowa	Des Moines	primary topic
109	Tacoma, Washington	Tacoma	primary topic
110	Shreveport, Louisiana	Shreveport	primary topic
111	San Bernardino, California	San Bernardino	primary topic
112	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Fayetteville, North Carolina	ambiguous with the city in Arkansas, etc.
113	Glendale, California	Glendale, California	ambiguous with the city in Arizona
114	Augusta, Georgia	Augusta, Georgia	ambiguous with the city in Maine
115	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Grand Rapids	primary topic
116	Huntington Beach, California	Huntington Beach	primary topic
117	Mobile, Alabama	Mobile, Alabama	ambiguous with the art form associated with Alexander Calder
118	Newport News, Virginia	Newport News	unambiguous
119	Little Rock, Arkansas	Little Rock	primary topic
120	Moreno Valley, California	Moreno Valley	unambiguous