Trenton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning settlement of the trent river.
Babies a year
673
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Trenton has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #339 |
| 2016 | #389 |
| 2017 | #449 |
| 2018 | #514 |
| 2019 | #547 |
| 2020 | #621 |
| 2021 | #657 |
| 2022 | #781 |
| 2023 | #861 |
| 2024 | #887 |
Trenton by the numbers
Trenton was given to 673 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 2,333 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Trenton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a river
Like Trenton, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Monroemouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name559 in the US (2017)
- Zairethe river; from Congo River name349 in the US (2017)
- Clydefrom the river Clyde344 in the US (2017)
- Fordshallow river crossing340 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Trenton
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