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Kingston

Boy

Meaning of Kingston: English: 'king's town'

Kingston is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 214th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1460th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#214

1,725 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1460

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

46,599

First recorded 1919 · peak 2021

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 15 babies1992: 15 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 14 babies1995: 21 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 32 babies1998: 25 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 33 babies20002001: 33 babies2002: 31 babies2003: 43 babies2004: 58 babies2005: 85 babies2006: 204 babies2007: 903 babies2008: 1,547 babies2009: 1,623 babies2010: 1,688 babies20102011: 1,591 babies2012: 1,787 babies2013: 2,142 babies2014: 2,613 babies2015: 2,982 babies2016: 3,167 babies2017: 3,096 babies2018: 3,399 babies2019: 3,305 babies2020: 3,191 babies20202021: 3,422 babies2022: 2,930 babies2023: 2,541 babies2024: 2,100 babies2025: 1,725 babies
US babies named Kingston per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,422.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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