Trenton
From the New Jersey city, founded by and named for the merchant William Trent; the name means 'Trent's town'. Trent itself is an English river name.
Trenton in 2025
Trenton was given to 213 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,126th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 15,565 babies born.
The history of Trenton
Trenton reached its highest point in 2007, when 2,335 babies were given the name, ranking 333rd that year.
Across the 113 years of records since 1913, 58,635 babies have been named Trenton. Half of them were born before 2002, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Trenton by decade
| Decade | Babies named Trenton | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 47 | 5,193 |
| 1920s | 102 | 4,227 |
| 1930s | 99 | 3,637 |
| 1940s | 143 | 3,415 |
| 1950s | 214 | 2,966 |
| 1960s | 931 | 1,337 |
| 1970s | 2,691 | 869 |
| 1980s | 5,900 | 529 |
| 1990s | 14,709 | 347 |
| 2000s | 20,936 | 333 |
| 2010s | 10,917 | 399 |
| 2020s | 1,946 | 1,261 |
Where Trenton is heading
Trenton has fallen 79% over the past decade, from 1,015 babies in 2015 to 213 in 2025.
Names like Trenton
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Trenton.