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Kingston

Pronounced K IH1 NG S T AH0 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2021
  • 106 years in use
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How popular is Kingston?

Kingston is a boys' name, and first appears in 1919. It has been given to 44,821 children — the 510th most common boys' name on record.

It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 3,404 children were given it.

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2021Boys: 3,404Girls: 12

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
K IH1 NG S T AH0 N
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Kingston

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Kingston

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Kingston?
Kingston ranks 510th among boys' names in US records, with 44,821 births since 1919. Over the past decade it accounts for 29,978.
Is Kingston a unisex name?
No. Kingston is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kingston most popular?
2021, when 3,404 children were given the name. It has been in use for 106 years and is still recorded as of 2024.