Trenton

Last seen for girls in 2006 at #17,168 · #1,038 for boys in 2025, 213 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2007 · 2,335 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
58,557
since 1913

Trenton over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Trenton has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #178, 2007boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,038213
2024—#885271
2023—#855282
2022—#773327
2021—#656415
2020—#619438
2019—#546515
2018—#510553
2017—#449683
2016—#388821
2015—#3391,015
2014—#3051,159
2013—#2661,339
2012—#2391,512
2011—#2171,629
2010—#2121,691
2009—#2071,834
2008—#1962,055
2007—#1782,335
2006#17,1685#1922,070
2005—#1902,104
2004#5,55522#1872,055
2003#15,7845#1792,181
2002—#1802,119
2001—#1812,082
2000#13,1546#1782,063
1999#14,4115#1801,943
1998—#1831,830
1997—#1821,808
1996#11,8076#1871,707
1995#11,7836#1991,529
1994—#2241,298
1993—#2291,278
1992—#2391,203
1991—#2531,085
1990—#2661,011
1989—#256994
1988#10,3866#282828
1987#9,8256#316673
1986—#307670
1985#10,6775#309663
1984—#357510
1983#9,0156#387429
1982—#405418
1981—#450336
1980—#437356
1979—#391419
1978—#410359
1977—#480285
1976—#502255
1975—#488269
1974—#522230
1973—#573192
1972—#537220
1971—#526234
1970—#535228
1969—#587175
1968—#631144
1967—#696114
1966—#74099
1965—#75396
1964—#80987
1963—#87573
1962—#1,10848
1961—#1,07852
1960—#1,19343
1959—#1,26538
1958—#1,53426
1957—#1,45729
1956—#1,76520
1955—#1,64622
1954—#1,70620
1953—#1,83618
1952—#1,93916
1951—#2,24612
1950—#2,11113
1949—#2,02214
1948—#1,51923
1947—#1,98815
1946—#1,60120
1945—#1,85214
1944—#2,4679
1943—#2,7328
1942—#1,62919
1941—#1,90314
1940—#2,8717
1939—#1,79515
1938—#1,74116
1937—#2,33210
1936—#2,4529
1935—#2,7198
1934—#2,7428
1933—#2,7388
1932—#2,6389
1931—#2,47110
1930—#3,5926
1929—#2,58910
1928—#2,65910
1927—#2,70310
1926—#2,43612
1925—#2,58811
1924—#2,04316
1923—#3,1758
1922—#3,0149
1921—#3,5177
1920—#2,9679
1919—#2,51111
1918—#3,7286
1917—#3,2177
1916—#3,8975
1915—#3,3926
1914—#2,6517
1913—#2,8215
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First appearance
1913

The first year at least five boys were named Trenton! It came in at #2,821, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1913–1918, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.

Where Trenton is popular in 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #155 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 661 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Trenton, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Trenton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Trenton, so not publishedNHWashington: #301 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,031 boysWAIdaho: #162 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 788 boysIDMontana: #162 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 739 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Trenton, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #169 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,240 boysMNIllinois: #221 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,358 boysILWisconsin: #163 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,153 boysWIMichigan: #170 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,098 boysMINew York: #682 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 8,054 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Trenton, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Trenton, so not publishedRIOregon: #177 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 916 boysORNevada: #164 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 830 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Trenton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #128 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 628 boysSDIowa: #98 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 428 boysIAIndiana: #154 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 992 boysINOhio: #179 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,312 boysOHPennsylvania: #471 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,411 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Trenton, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Trenton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #331 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 2,623 boysCAUtah: #122 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 563 boysUTColorado: #217 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,281 boysCONebraska: #100 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 413 boysNEMissouri: #98 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 517 boysMOKentucky: #137 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 886 boysKYWest Virginia: #155 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 994 boysWVVirginia: #243 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,643 boysVAMaryland: #356 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,042 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Trenton, so not publishedDEArizona: #241 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,399 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Trenton, so not publishedNMKansas: #92 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 365 boysKSArkansas: #124 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 571 boysARTennessee: #163 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,013 boysTNNorth Carolina: #195 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,212 boysNCSouth Carolina: #166 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 864 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Trenton, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #109 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 513 boysOKLouisiana: #202 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,008 boysLAMississippi: #209 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 990 boysMSAlabama: #135 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 740 boysALGeorgia: #184 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,069 boysGAHawaii: #270 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,304 boysHITexas: #249 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 1,343 boysTXFlorida: #245 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,514 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kansas#92 · 1 in 365
  2. Iowa#98 · 1 in 428
  3. Missouri#98 · 1 in 517
  4. Nebraska#100 · 1 in 413
  5. Oklahoma#109 · 1 in 513

Best ever in a state: #50 in Wyoming, 2001.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#92431 in 365
Iowa#98411 in 428
Missouri#98691 in 517
Nebraska#100241 in 413
Oklahoma#109381 in 513
Utah#122301 in 563
Arkansas#124251 in 571
South Dakota#12871 in 628
Alabama#135351 in 740
Kentucky#137271 in 886
Indiana#154391 in 992
Alaska#15561 in 661
West Virginia#155101 in 994
Idaho#16291 in 788
Montana#16261 in 739
Tennessee#163341 in 1,013
Wisconsin#163271 in 1,153
Nevada#164111 in 830
South Carolina#166251 in 864
Minnesota#169241 in 1,240
Michigan#170581 in 1,098
Oregon#177211 in 916
Ohio#179571 in 1,312
Georgia#184451 in 1,069
North Carolina#195371 in 1,212
Louisiana#202291 in 1,008
Mississippi#209161 in 990
Colorado#217191 in 1,281
Illinois#221631 in 1,358
Arizona#241221 in 1,399
Virginia#243251 in 1,643
Florida#245581 in 1,514
Texas#2491141 in 1,343
Hawaii#27051 in 1,304
Washington#301171 in 2,031
California#3311051 in 2,623
Maryland#356101 in 3,042
Pennsylvania#471141 in 5,411
New York#682161 in 8,054
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See more about Trenton
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 153 spots since 2024 (#885 → #1,038)
  • 419 spots since 2020 (#619 → #1,038)
  • 699 spots since 2015 (#339 → #1,038)
  • Biggest jump: 233 spots in 1963 (#1,108 → #875)
  • Biggest drop: 153 spots in 2025 (#885 → #1,038)
Rise & fade · boys
94 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1913
  • Peaked 2007 at #178 (2,335 births)
  • Births halved by 2014, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 62 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 62 yrs · run 1963–2024
Share of babies · boys
1 in 889
  • Highest: 1 in 889 boys born in 2007 were named Trenton (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 8,019 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 35.7% of all boys named Trenton (20,898) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s47#2,511 (1919)#3,174
1920s102#2,043 (1924)#2,769
1930s99#1,741 (1938)#2,522
1940s143#1,519 (1948)#2,058
1950s214#1,265 (1959)#1,751
1960s931#587 (1969)#847
1970s2,691#391 (1979)#496
1980s5,877#256 (1989)#351
1990s14,692#180 (1999)#214
2000s20,898#178 (2007)#187
2010s10,917#212 (2010)#347
2020s1,946#619 (2020)#804

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Trenton in 1993

boys
#229
1,278 births · 1 in 1,535 boys

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #229Trenton1,278
More about 1993

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 1,535 of them was named Trenton, which outranked 97.7% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trenton
  1. #226Micheal1,308
  2. #226Sebastian1,308
  3. #228Conner1,292
  4. #229Trenton1,278
  5. #230Lance1,259
  6. #231Joe1,255
  7. #232Conor1,250
Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1993 →