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Kingston Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kingston?

The somewhat popular name Kingston was the 117th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 117, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time this year with 3,330 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Kingston was less than 5, most recently in 1981.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Kingston occurred roughly during the years 1993-1997, 1998-2008, and 2010-2016.

Where is the name Kingston popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The popularity trend for Kingston has been soaring upward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Kingston lately has risen.

The name Kingston is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Kingston (Girl)Kingston (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 16 7,208 3,330 117
2017 9 11,149 3,059 134
2016 16 7,417 3,133 132
2015 10 10,506 2,952 142
2014 11 9,861 2,593 160
2013 12 9,324 2,128 191
2012 9 11,779 1,774 210
2011 12 9,446 1,575 229
2010 11 10,140 1,675 214
2009 10 11,097 1,610 226
2008 12 9,794 1,534 241
2007 10 11,252 893 355
2006 < 5 -- 203 930
2005 < 5 -- 85 1,610
2004 < 5 -- 58 2,064
2003 < 5 -- 43 2,452
2002 < 5 -- 31 2,985
2001 < 5 -- 33 2,839
2000 < 5 -- 33 2,780
1999 < 5 -- 29 2,904
1998 < 5 -- 25 3,150
1997 < 5 -- 32 2,523
1996 < 5 -- 20 3,486
1995 < 5 -- 21 3,259
1994 < 5 -- 14 4,422
1993 < 5 -- 9 6,009
1992 < 5 -- 15 4,023
1991 < 5 -- 15 3,933
1990 < 5 -- 10 5,208
1989 < 5 -- 7 6,609
1988 < 5 -- 8 5,479
1987 < 5 -- 13 3,639
1986 < 5 -- 7 5,674
1985 < 5 -- 8 4,945
1984 < 5 -- 6 5,997
1983 < 5 -- 6 5,897
1982 < 5 -- 6 6,039
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1979 < 5 -- 6 5,750
1978 < 5 -- 9 4,013
1977 < 5 -- 7 4,887
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.