Kyngston
Kyngston was the 2373rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1538th with 108 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 630 places. More babies were named Kyngston in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kingston) king's estate (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,373 boys, down 835 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 58boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020108 babies
- Total since 1880
- 977babies recorded
What does the name Kyngston mean?
Kyngston is a spelling of Kingston, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kingston's meaning and origin.
Kingston is a common English place name. Wiktionary explains the English examples as Old English cyninges tun, 'the king's estate or town', referring to manors held by various kings; places named Kingston elsewhere, such as Jamaica's capital and Kingston in Ontario and New York, were named in honor of British monarchs or after English Kingstons. It became a surname, and as a first name it is a recent American choice that also suggests the word king.
cyning (Old English, “king”)tūn (Old English, “estate, settlement”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: King, Kingsley, Kingstyn.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kingston', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry '-ton', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Kingston', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Kyngston popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,373 | 58 |
| 2020 | #1,538 | 108 |
| 2010 | #9,306 | 8 |
| 2000 | — | — |
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How popular is Kyngston, counting every spelling?
Kyngston is a spelling of Kingston, a name family that ranked #210 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,373 for Kyngston on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,860 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 1,725 | #204 | 12,685 |
| Kyngston | 58 | #2,373 | 393 |
| Kingstyn | 34 | #3,410 | 277 |
| Kingsten | 31 | #3,620 | 196 |
| Kingstin | 12 | #7,019 | 85 |
| Kyngsten | — | — | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kyngston?
58 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kyngston (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kyngston born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 144 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kyngston.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kyngston?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Kyngston are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 4 and 9. That makes Kyngston a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kyngston by state
How common Kyngston was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (4.0×), Tennessee (3.0×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kyngston: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kyngston, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kyngston
What does Kyngston mean?
Kyngston is a spelling of Kingston, which means “king's estate (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Kyngston?
Kyngston was the 2373rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1538th with 108 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 630 places. More babies were named Kyngston in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kyngston a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kyngston in the US.
Where is Kyngston most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kyngston was most common in Alabama (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Tennessee.