Kingston
An English place name and surname from Old English words meaning the king's estate or settlement. Many English towns bear it, as does the capital of Jamaica.
Kingston in 2025
Kingston was given to 1,725 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 398th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,922 babies born.
The history of Kingston
Kingston reached its highest point in 2021, when 3,422 babies were given the name, ranking 189th that year.
Across the 107 years of records since 1919, 46,599 babies have been named Kingston. Half of them were born before 2017, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Kingston by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kingston | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 8,688 |
| 1920s | 9 | 6,090 |
| 1930s | 10 | 7,544 |
| 1940s | 31 | 5,516 |
| 1950s | 19 | 6,523 |
| 1960s | 7 | 8,298 |
| 1970s | 28 | 9,870 |
| 1980s | 61 | 8,864 |
| 1990s | 190 | 5,927 |
| 2000s | 4,560 | 428 |
| 2010s | 25,770 | 205 |
| 2020s | 15,909 | 189 |
Where Kingston is heading
Kingston has fallen 42% over the past decade, from 2,982 babies in 2015 to 1,725 in 2025.
Names like Kingston
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kingston.