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Trenton
Pronounced /ˈtɹɛn.tən/
Rank in 2024
#887
Born in 2024
269
Peak year
2007 · #178
Origin
Not recorded
1880 to 2024
CoolingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 269 boys were named Trenton, about 1 in every 6,377.
- It peaked in 2007 with 2,335 babies, ranked #178.
- It first shows up in the records in 1913.
- 58,334 boys have been named Trenton since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Trenton per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.1Gen X1965–80
- 0.5Millennials1981–96
- 1.0Gen Z1997–12
- 0.4Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 129 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 190 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 588 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 3,676 babies, 0.14 per 1,000. Millennials: 14,632 babies, 0.48 per 1,000. Gen Z: 31,311 babies, 1.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 7,808 babies, 0.36 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Originally named "Trent's town" in the 17th century, after a Quaker, William Trent. The town in Nova Scotia is named after the capital of New Jersey.
- (chiefly US) A male given name transferred from the place name.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /ˈtɹɛn.tən/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Trenton, CC BY-SA 4.0.