Boys' name · since 1919
Kingston
46,406 babies named Kingston in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #534 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #204 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 46,406
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kingston currently ranks #204 among boys' names in America, with 46,406 babies recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Kingston recorded 46,406 times among boys since 1919, holding rank #204 nationally today, ahead of 99% 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 1919 to 2025.
- #534 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #204 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 46,406 born since 1919
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kingston ranks #534 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #204 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 46,406 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.
- #534 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #204 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 46,406
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kingston's 46,406 recorded births place it above 98.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kingston compares
46,406 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Kingston's all-time total is 126x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kingston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 46,406 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,410 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kingston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kingston's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 99% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 1%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 3,410, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kingston popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 3,410
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Kingston popularity over time - girls
193 total births recorded since 2007 (Kingston as girls' name)
Kingston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (25,651 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Kingston's strongest decade.
25,651 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kingston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 9
1920s
9 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 190
1990s
190 births
- 2000s 4,528
2000s
4,528 births
- 2010s
2010s
25,651 births
- 2020s
2020s
15,867 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25,651 births (55% of all-time use).
How Kingston 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 Kingston's total volume
Kingston by state
Where Kingston concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,425 | 9.5% |
| #2 | California | | 3,726 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 2,919 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,321 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 2,013 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,843 | 4.0% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 1,841 | 4.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 1,700 | 3.7% |
4,425 of 46,406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kingston appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kingston's data
- Kingston's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (25,651 total births) through the 2020s (15,867) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kingstons (4,425 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kingston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Kingston 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.