| 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 [d] | 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 [c] | 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 |
