Boys' name · since 2007
Kingsten
798 babies named Kingsten in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,913 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,645 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 798
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kingsten is the #3645 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 798 recorded since 2007.
Social Security Administration records show Kingsten recorded 798 times among boys since 2007, holding rank #3645 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #5,913 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,645 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 798 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kingsten ranks #5,913 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,645 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 798 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,913 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,645 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 798
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kingsten's 798 recorded births place it above 86.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kingsten compares
798 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kingsten's all-time total is 116% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kingsten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 798 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kingsten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kingsten splits its recorded history at 2016: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (14 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 79 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kingsten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Currently ranks #3645 among boys.
798 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2018 with 79 births in a single year.
Kingsten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (475 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Kingsten's strongest decade.
475 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Kingsten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 57
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
475 births
- 2020s
2020s
266 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 475 births (60% of all-time use).
Kingsten decade highlights
- Peak decade 475 births
- Runner-up 266 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Kingsten compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kingsten's total volume
Kingsten by state
Where Kingsten concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 28 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 17 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 13 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #6 | California | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
28 of 798 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 3.5% of nationwide
- Ohio 2.1% of nationwide
- Florida 1.6% of nationwide
- Alabama 1.5% of nationwide
- Georgia 1.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 8 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 3.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Kingsten's data
- Kingsten's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (475 total births) through the 2020s (266) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kingstens (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kingsten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kingsten draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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