Trenton
Trenton is a masculine given name. People with the name include:Trent Ashby, American politician Trenton Cannon, American football player Trenton Clarke, American drag performer Trenton Cowles, American archer Trenton Estep, American racing driver Trenton Gill, American football player Trent Guy, American football player Trenton Doyle Hancock, American artist Trent Harmon, American musician,…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Trenton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Trenton is a masculine given name. People with the name include:Trent Ashby, American politician Trenton Cannon, American football player Trenton Clarke, American drag performer Trenton Cowles, American archer Trenton Estep, American racing driver Trenton Gill, American football player Trent Guy, American football player Trenton Doyle Hancock, American artist Trent Harmon, American musician,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Trenton
The earliest SSA record of Trenton as a baby boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 2,335 newborns named Trenton — #178 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Trentons. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,026 among baby boy names with 217 births, falling sharply (-49%). In total, more than 59K Trentons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Trenton
Trenton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 59K births in the dataset. Trenton's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #178. Use the chart and map above to compare Trenton'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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