Kinston is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2019 and has grown less common since.
Kinston is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,235 for boy births in the United States (and #21,075 across all names), given to 7 babies. Kinston was first reported in SSA data in 1995 and peaked in 2019 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #10,235 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #11,734 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #13,298 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #7,829 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | #5,699 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #7,404 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #9,332 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #11,533 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #9,208 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | #6,881 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #6,098 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | #7,880 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #7,826 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #7,898 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #11,810 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #6,611 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #9,381 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #10,863 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #8,980 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #11,390 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #9,660 |