Given name & surname
Kingston
“from the king's town”
Kingston is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the king's town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the king's town.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kingston through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 46,599
- 46,406 boys · 193 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 3,422 babies
- 2025
- 1,725
- #204 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,725 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 204 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (199). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 25,248 as a first name in 2020; 6,786 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kingston’s family of names
In English usage, Kingston as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Conington. Kingston has a related form in Kindon. Kingston has a related form in Kindun.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kingston
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Kingston, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“king”
—
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“king”
—
Aldrich
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>99% boys
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>99% boys