Trenton
Trenton was the 1042nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 213 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 178th with 2,335 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 703 places. More babies were named Trenton in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Trent's town · American English, English
Say it TREN-tun /ˈtɹɛntən/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,042 boys, down 423 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 213boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20072,335 babies
- Total since 1880
- 58,635babies recorded
What does the name Trenton mean?
Trenton is the name of the capital of New Jersey, which Wiktionary notes was originally called 'Trent's town' after William Trent, who owned the land in the early 18th century. His surname comes from the River Trent in England, a Celtic river name of uncertain meaning, perhaps 'strongly flooding'. As a given name Trenton is a 20th-century American use, often shortened to Trent.
Trent (English, “surname, from the River Trent”)town (English, “settlement”)
How sure is this? Well established. The town name is clear; the meaning of the river name Trent is not.
Related names: Trent, Trenten, Trenton.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Trenton', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Trent', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Nicknames for Trenton
The usual nicknames for Trenton are Trent. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Trenton in the last five years, 56 were named Trent, against 67 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trent | Traditional | #1,344 | 849 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Trentons go by each one.
Trenton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 78 since 1983.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,042 | 213 |
| 2020 | #619 | 438 |
| 2010 | #213 | 1,691 |
| 2000 | #179 | 2,063 |
| 1990 | #266 | 1,011 |
| 1980 | #437 | 356 |
| 1970 | #536 | 228 |
| 1960 | #1,208 | 43 |
| 1950 | #2,198 | 13 |
| 1940 | #3,112 | 7 |
| 1930 | #3,964 | 6 |
| 1920 | #3,187 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Trenton, counting every spelling?
Trenton is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #935 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,042 for Trenton on its own. Together these spellings went to 236 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton | 213 | #1,042 | 1,508 |
| Trenten | 15 | #6,109 | 67 |
| Trentin | — | — | 33 |
| Trentyn | 8 | #9,629 | 30 |
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 Trenton?
213 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Trenton (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Trenton 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 39 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Trenton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Trenton?
About 56,500 people born in the US named Trenton are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 17 and 32. That makes Trenton mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Trenton by state
How common Trenton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (3.3×), Mississippi (3.1×), Kentucky (2.9×), Georgia (2.3×), Arkansas (2.1×). In 18 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 Trenton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Trenton, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Trenton · Sibling names for Trenton
Questions about the name Trenton
What does Trenton mean?
Trenton means “Trent's town” (American English, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Trenton?
Trenton was the 1042nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 213 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 178th with 2,335 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 703 places. More babies were named Trenton in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Trenton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Trenton in the US.
Where is Trenton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Trenton was most common in Alabama (0.58 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Kentucky.