Kingdom
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KING-dum
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #3,512 for boys
Kingdom is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “realm ruled by a king”. In 2025 it ranked 3,512th for boys in the US (32 babies).
What does Kingdom mean?
English: the English word
“realm ruled by a king”
Often chosen with a Christian sense, as in 'thy kingdom come' from the Lord's Prayer.
Is Kingdom a girl's or a boy's name?
Kingdom is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kingdom in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,512th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32 about 1 in 53,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the US were named Kingdom, making it the 3,512th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 45 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Kingdom in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kingdom in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #3,512 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,226 |
| 2022 | 45 | #2,828 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,020 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,440 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
Nicknames for Kingdom
- King 35 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kingdom
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tru, Kairo, Kaizen, Chozen, Kenzo, Kota, Yug, Loki, Mikko, Kasai, Zuko, Rumi
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kingdom: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kingdom, updated 20 October 2026.