Is Kingston a boy or girl name?
Kingston is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 2,081 boys were named Kingston, so 0.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 44,821 US babies named Kingston were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #178
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,370
- Babies named Kingston since 1919
- 44,821
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 3,416 babies
Boys and girls named Kingston, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 190 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 4,526 | 32 | 0.7% |
| 2010s | 25,633 | 119 | 0.5% |
| 2020s | 14,109 | 42 | 0.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,081 | #178 | 6 | #14,370 |
| 2023 | 2,527 | #142 | 7 | #12,823 |
| 2022 | 2,916 | #129 | 8 | #11,745 |
| 2021 | 3,404 | #112 | 12 | #8,731 |
| 2020 | 3,181 | #117 | 9 | #10,718 |
| 2019 | 3,288 | #117 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2018 | 3,379 | #117 | 16 | #7,257 |
| 2017 | 3,085 | #132 | 9 | #11,179 |
| 2016 | 3,148 | #132 | 18 | #6,788 |
| 2015 | 2,969 | #142 | 11 | #9,832 |
| 2014 | 2,601 | #159 | 11 | #9,873 |
| 2013 | 2,130 | #190 | 12 | #9,337 |
| 2012 | 1,778 | #210 | 9 | #11,788 |
| 2011 | 1,579 | #228 | 12 | #9,454 |
| 2010 | 1,676 | #214 | 11 | #10,149 |
| 2009 | 1,612 | #225 | 10 | #11,103 |
| 2008 | 1,535 | #241 | 12 | #9,802 |
| 2007 | 893 | #355 | 10 | #11,261 |
| 2006 | 203 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 85 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 58 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 43 | #2,454 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,987 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,841 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,781 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,906 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,151 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,523 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,486 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,260 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,424 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,011 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 15 | #4,024 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,934 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,207 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,612 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,479 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,640 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,679 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,946 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,999 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,893 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,043 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,750 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,015 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,888 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,301 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,502 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,217 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,957 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,514 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,014 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,043 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,559 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,328 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,769 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,794 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,066 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,113 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,495 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kingston reached #112 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #6,788 in 2016. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kingston
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.