Boys' name · peaked in 2021
Kingston name popularity since 1925
46,585 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kingston. Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Kingston is about 9 years old in 2026. Kingston peaked in 2021 as the #112 name for boys, and it ranked #204 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 46,585
- Named Kingston, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #204
- for boys in 2025 (1,725 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 193 girls · 46,392 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 3.13× its national share
Peak year is the year Kingston made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kingston births per year, 1925–2025
2021 was the biggest year for Kingston both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, Kingston became 8.4× more common, from 1 in 10,100 baby boys to 1 in 1,200.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 45%, from 1 in 542 to 1 in 990.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kingston's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kingston.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kingston in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 10 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 31 | #3,559 |
| 1950s | 0 | 19 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 7 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 28 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 61 | #4,946 |
| 1990s | 0 | 190 | #3,260 |
| 2000s | 32 | 4,528 | #1,610 |
| 2010s | 119 | 25,651 | #142 |
| 2020–25 | 42 | 15,867 | #204 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
78.6% of babies named Kingston from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Kingston is most popular
The index compares Kingston's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kingston.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 3.13× | 451 |
| South Carolina | 2.85× | 1,841 |
| Nevada | 2.82× | 463 |
| Mississippi | 2.63× | 1,470 |
| Georgia | 2.29× | 2,919 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kingston's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kingston.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kingston (2021).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data