Kingston
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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 for boys#204 US
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.
Kingston for girls
The capital of Jamaica is also a popular name for American baby boys, but child actress Kingston Foster is a notable female bearer.
Pronounced KING-stun.
As of October 2026, Kingston ranked #204 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #112 in 2021, Nameberry popularity #744.
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
Kingston for boys
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Famous Kingstons
- KingstonBoy
American Youtuber
- Kingston Saint Greer (b. 2017)Boy
son of actress Katy Mixon and track athlete Breaux Greer
- Kingston aka Ryan MaguireBoy
American music producer of duo Blue Sky Black Death
- Frank Kingston SmithBoy
Sr., American attorney, pilot and author
- Kingston James McGregor Rossdale (b. 2006)Boy
son of musicians Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale
- Kingston Wells (born 2010)Boy
son of football player Scott Wells
- Kingston BoswellBoy
son of soccer player Bobby Boswell
- Kingston Oddo (b. 2011)Boy
son of actress Chelsea Hobbs and Teren Oddo
- Kingston Ray Bourque (b. 2012)Boy
son of hockey player Chris Bourque
- Kingston Fisher Lourd Rydell (b. 2020)Boy
son of actress Billie Lourd
Kingston in pop culture
- KingstonBoy
Jamaica
- KingstonBoy
Ontario, Canada