Kingsten
Masculine · “the king's estate”
Kingsten is a respelling of Kingston, an English place name that says exactly what it means: the king's estate, land held directly by the crown rather than by a lord.
How old is the name Kingsten?
Kingsten first appears in US birth records in 2007 — 18 years ago. The typical Kingsten is a kid of about 7 — this name's wave is very recent. About 800 people named Kingsten are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Kingsten most popular?
Kingsten peaked in 2018, reaching #1886 nationally. Today it ranks #3583, 1,697 places below that high. See the whole 2018 chart.
Where it comes from
From cyninges tun to Kingsten
The story of Kingsten
Royal manors were recorded as Kingston across England, and Kingston upon Thames — where several Saxon kings were crowned on a stone still shown in the town — is the best known. The name traveled with the empire to Jamaica and Ontario. Its use as an American given name rose steeply in the 2000s, and the respellings followed: Kingsten, Kingstyn and Kingstin all appear.
Meaning
the king's estate
From Old English cyning, a king, and tun, a farmstead or estate; the name marked royal land, which is why so many English villages carry it.
How the name formed
- cyninges tun
- Kingston
- Kingsten
Related forms: Kingston
Pronouncing Kingsten
KING-stuhn
Two syllables, first stressed. Every spelling of the name sounds the same.
Nicknames for Kingsten
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 2007
- Most boys named
- 201879 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1886reached in 2018
- Change vs 2024
- +10.7%31 in 2025, from 28
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Kingsten in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Kingston in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, Ohio, Alabama.
Kingstens among us
people named Kingsten are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 55,099 born in 2025 was named Kingsten
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Marice test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Kingsten's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Marice climbed just as high around 1974, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Marice's path sketches the road Kingsten is walking now.
Kingsten sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Kingsten is headed
Kingsten is easing off slowly — about 32% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Kingsten beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Kingsten in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled and very clear meaning that needs no research to explain.
- King is a short form that is short, strong and current.
- Read correctly on sight by every English speaker.
- Kingston is by far the standard spelling and this one will be corrected constantly.
- The King inside it is a large claim and will be remarked on.
- Kingston rose sharply in one decade, which dates the whole set.
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Frequently asked
- How many Kingstens are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Kingsten are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Kingsten in 2025?
- Kingsten ranks #3583 among US boy names in 2025, with 31 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Kingsten?
- About 1 in every 55,099 US boys born in 2025 was named Kingsten — 31 in all.
- Will my child share the name Kingsten with classmates?
- Kingsten will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Kingsten
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