Kingson
Richard Kingson is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently serves as a goalkeeper coach for the Ghana national football team. He is also known by his Turkish name Faruk Gürsoy and sometimes by the surname Kingston, which is the surname he used in his UEFA registration and also the surname of his brother Laryea Kingston.
Meaning & Origin of Kingson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Richard Kingson is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently serves as a goalkeeper coach for the Ghana national football team. He is also known by his Turkish name Faruk Gürsoy and sometimes by the surname Kingston, which is the surname he used in his UEFA registration and also the surname of his brother Laryea Kingston.
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The Story of Kingson
The earliest SSA record of Kingson as a baby boy name dates back to 2009, when 6 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Kingson — #4,272 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Kingson on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kingson ranks #7,818 for baby boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-41%). All told, over 181 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kingson
Kingson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 181 births in the dataset. Kingson's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #4,272. Use the chart and map above to compare Kingson's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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