ɪt wʌz nˈeɪmd bˈælæm ðˈɛn ɹᵻnˈeɪmd bˈælæm ænd ˌʌpɚ tˈuːɾɪŋ ˌɔn nˈaɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, ɹᵻvˈɜːɾɪŋ tə bˈælæm ˌɔn sˈɪks ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn.
It was named Balham then renamed Balham and Upper Tooting on 9 March 1927, reverting to Balham on 6 October 1969.