Kingston
Top 1000
About Kingston
Chosen for their first son by musical couple Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, this Jamaican place and elegant British surname also boasts the more regal yet user-friendly short form, King.
Kingston offers clear evidence of the starbaby effect: it arrived on the popularity list in 2006, the year little Kingston Rossdale was born, and has risen since.
As of October 2026, Kingston ranked #204 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #112 in 2021, Nameberry popularity #760.
Editor's take: The name Kingston is a boy's name of English origin meaning "king's town".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #159 | 2,601 | 1,354.1 |
| 2015 | #142 | 2,969 | 1,549 |
| 2016 | #132 | 3,148 | 1,658.8 |
| 2017 | #132 | 3,085 | 1,666.7 |
| 2018 | #117 | 3,379 | 1,860.5 |
| 2019 | #117 | 3,288 | 1,832.6 |
| 2020 | #117 | 3,181 | 1,842.9 |
| 2021 | #112 | 3,404 | 1,945.7 |
| 2022 | #129 | 2,916 | 1,670.1 |
| 2023 | #142 | 2,527 | 1,477.3 |
| 2024 | #178 | 2,081 | 1,207.9 |
| 2025 | #204 | 1,725 | 1,009.9 |
World rankings
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Famous Kingstons
- Kingston
American Youtuber
- Kingston Saint Greer (b. 2017)
son of actress Katy Mixon and track athlete Breaux Greer
- Kingston aka Ryan Maguire
American music producer of duo Blue Sky Black Death
- Frank Kingston Smith
Sr., American attorney, pilot and author
- Kingston James McGregor Rossdale (b. 2006)
son of musicians Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale
- Kingston Wells (born 2010)
son of football player Scott Wells
- Kingston Boswell
son of soccer player Bobby Boswell
- Kingston Oddo (b. 2011)
son of actress Chelsea Hobbs and Teren Oddo
- Kingston Ray Bourque (b. 2012)
son of hockey player Chris Bourque
- Kingston Fisher Lourd Rydell (b. 2020)
son of actress Billie Lourd
Kingston in pop culture
- Kingston
Jamaica
- Kingston
Ontario, Canada