Kingston is an established boys' name that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Kingston is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #204 for boy births in the United States (and #398 across all names), given to 1,725 babies. Kingston was first reported in SSA data in 1919 and peaked in 2021 (3,410 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,725 | 1,725 | — | #204 |
| 2024 | 2,100 | 2,100 | #14,417 | #177 |
| 2023 | 2,541 | 2,541 | #12,833 | #142 |
| 2022 | 2,930 | 2,930 | #11,750 | #127 |
| 2021 | 3,422 | 3,422 | #8,740 | #112 |
| 2020 | 3,191 | 3,191 | #10,725 | #118 |
| 2019 | 3,305 | 3,305 | #10,145 | #117 |
| 2018 | 3,399 | 3,399 | #7,262 | #117 |
| 2017 | 3,096 | 3,096 | #11,185 | #132 |
| 2016 | 3,167 | 3,167 | #6,790 | #132 |
| 2015 | 2,982 | 2,982 | #9,833 | #142 |
| 2014 | 2,613 | 2,613 | #9,873 | #159 |
| 2013 | 2,142 | 2,142 | #9,340 | #190 |
| 2012 | 1,787 | 1,787 | #11,789 | #210 |
| 2011 | 1,591 | 1,591 | #9,454 | #228 |
| 2010 | 1,688 | 1,688 | #10,151 | #214 |
| 2009 | 1,623 | 1,623 | #11,106 | #225 |
| 2008 | 1,547 | 1,547 | #9,802 | #241 |
| 2007 | 903 | 903 | #11,262 | #355 |
| 2006 | 204 | 204 | — | #929 |
| 2005 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,610 |
| 2004 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,454 |
| 2002 | 31 | 31 | — | #2,987 |
| 2001 | 33 | 33 | — | #2,841 |
| 2000 | 33 | 33 | — | #2,781 |
| 1999 | 29 | 29 | — | #2,906 |
| 1998 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,151 |
| 1997 | 32 | — | — | #2,523 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | — | #3,487 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | — | #3,260 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | — | #4,424 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | — | #6,012 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | — | #4,024 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | — | #3,934 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | — | #5,207 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | — | #6,614 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,479 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | — | #3,640 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | — | #5,679 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | — | #4,946 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #6,000 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | — | #5,893 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #6,041 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | — | #5,749 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | — | #4,016 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | — | #4,889 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #5,301 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | — | #3,503 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | — | #4,218 |
| 1951 | 8 | — | — | #2,957 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | — | #3,514 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | — | #4,014 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | — | #3,043 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | — | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | — | #3,328 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,769 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | — | #3,794 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #4,066 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | — | #3,113 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,495 |