Trenton
About Trenton
There's only one Trenton, New Jersey, but it's a widely used name, more for its fashionable -on ending than the reference to the city. Since 2007, however, Trenton has been on a steady decline. Trenten is another popular spelling.
Two NFL players, Trent Richardson and the late TJ Jackson, have Trenton as first name.
As of October 2026, Trenton ranked #1042 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #178 in 2007.
Editor's take: The name Trenton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "Trent's town".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #305 | 1,159 | 603.4 |
| 2015 | #339 | 1,015 | 529.5 |
| 2016 | #388 | 821 | 432.6 |
| 2017 | #450 | 682 | 368.5 |
| 2018 | #514 | 551 | 303.4 |
| 2019 | #546 | 515 | 287 |
| 2020 | #621 | 437 | 253.2 |
| 2021 | #656 | 415 | 237.2 |
| 2022 | #776 | 326 | 186.7 |
| 2023 | #860 | 279 | 163.1 |
| 2024 | #887 | 269 | 156.1 |
| 2025 | #1,042 | 213 | 124.7 |
World rankings
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Famous Trentons
- Trenton Lee Stewart
American author
- Trenton Lavar Hassell
American basketball player
- Trenton William "Trent" Harmon
American pop singer
- Trenton Jamond "Trent" Richardson
American NFL football player
- Trenton James "T. J." Jackson
American NFL football player
Trenton in pop culture
- Trenton
Capitol of New Jersey
- Trenton Alto
character in "Sims" series
- Trenton
character of music video "Girls Like Girls" by Hayley Kiyoko