#1782024 rank
2021peak year
38,063babies named Kingston since 1880
▼ 37%5-year trend
Kingston popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Kingston mean?
An English place name and surname meaning 'king's town', from Old English cyning and tun. As a first name it rose in the 2000s, helped by celebrity use.
OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, classic
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Famous Kingstons
Spellings & variants
Kingsley
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