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Kingston

Kingston means “king's town”. 46,575 US babies since 1940, peak 2021.

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What it means

“king's town”

Well documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2021

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46,575 US babies were named Kingston between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Kingston (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 94% of the family

  • Kingston 94%
  • Kyngston 2%
  • Kingsten 2%
  • Kingstyn 1%
  • Kingstin 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2021)