Kingston
Kingston is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kingston
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kingston is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kingston
Kingston first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1919, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 3,404 births, good for #112 nationwide. About 53% of every Kingston on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kingston ranks #186 for baby boys with 1,921 births, falling sharply (-29%). All told, over 49K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kingston
Kingston is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 49K births in the dataset. Kingston's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #112. Use the chart and map above to compare Kingston'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.