Kinston
#12,205 most common boys' name of all time · #31,279 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1995–2025
Rank among boys
#12,205
Rank overall
#31,279 of 105,966
First appeared
1995
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
183
Since 2016
69
Peak year
2019 #5,728
Best rank
#5,728 2019
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
Kinston first appears in 1995. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,129 |
| 2024 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,539 |
| 2023 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,058 |
| 2020 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,802 |
| 2019 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,728 |
| 2018 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,430 |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,294 |
| 2016 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,422 |
| 2015 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,213 |
| 2014 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2013 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,133 |
| 2012 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,914 |
| 2011 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,862 |
| 2010 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,930 |
| 2009 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,763 |
| 2008 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,668 |
| 2007 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,471 |
| 2005 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,919 |
| 2002 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,115 |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,454 |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,198 |