Trenton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TREN-tun
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #1,038 for boys
Trenton is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “Trent's town”. In 2025 it ranked 1,038th for boys in the US (213 babies).
What does Trenton mean?
English: from Trenton, New Jersey
“Trent's town”
The New Jersey capital was named after merchant William Trent; Washington won a key battle there in 1776.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Trenton a girl's or a boy's name?
Trenton is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 213 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Trenton in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 8 boys.
Trenton in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
How popular is Trenton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,038th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 213 about 1 in 8,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 213 boys in the US were named Trenton, making it the 1,038th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 619th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 2,335 boys. It first appears in the records in 1913.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 18 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Trenton than any year since 1973.
Half of all the boys named Trenton in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 236 boys in the US were given Trenton or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #898, up from #1,038 for this spelling alone.
Trenton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 213 | #1,038 |
| 2024 | 271 | #885 |
| 2023 | 282 | #855 |
| 2022 | 327 | #773 |
| 2021 | 415 | #656 |
| 2020 | 438 | #619 |
| 2019 | 515 | #546 |
| 2018 | 553 | #510 |
| 2017 | 683 | #449 |
| 2016 | 821 | #388 |
| 2015 | 1,015 | #339 |
| 2014 | 1,159 | #305 |
| 2013 | 1,339 | #266 |
| 2012 | 1,512 | #239 |
| 2011 | 1,629 | #217 |
| 2010 | 1,691 | #212 |
| 2009 | 1,834 | #207 |
| 2008 | 2,055 | #196 |
| 2007 | 2,335 | #178 |
| 2006 | 2,070 | #192 |
| 2005 | 2,104 | #190 |
| 2004 | 2,055 | #187 |
| 2003 | 2,181 | #179 |
| 2002 | 2,119 | #180 |
| 2001 | 2,082 | #181 |
| 2000 | 2,063 | #178 |
| 1999 | 1,943 | #180 |
| 1998 | 1,830 | #183 |
| 1997 | 1,808 | #182 |
| 1996 | 1,707 | #187 |
| 1995 | 1,529 | #199 |
| 1994 | 1,298 | #224 |
| 1993 | 1,278 | #229 |
| 1992 | 1,203 | #239 |
| 1991 | 1,085 | #253 |
| 1990 | 1,011 | #266 |
| 1989 | 994 | #256 |
| 1988 | 828 | #282 |
| 1987 | 673 | #316 |
| 1986 | 670 | #307 |
| 1985 | 663 | #309 |
| 1984 | 510 | #357 |
| 1983 | 429 | #387 |
| 1982 | 418 | #405 |
| 1981 | 336 | #450 |
| 1980 | 356 | #437 |
| 1979 | 419 | #391 |
| 1978 | 359 | #410 |
| 1977 | 285 | #480 |
| 1976 | 255 | #502 |
| 1975 | 269 | #488 |
| 1974 | 230 | #522 |
| 1973 | 192 | #573 |
| 1972 | 220 | #537 |
| 1971 | 234 | #526 |
| 1970 | 228 | #535 |
| 1969 | 175 | #587 |
| 1968 | 144 | #631 |
| 1967 | 114 | #696 |
| 1966 | 99 | #740 |
| 1965 | 96 | #753 |
| 1964 | 87 | #809 |
| 1963 | 73 | #875 |
| 1962 | 48 | #1,107 |
| 1961 | 52 | #1,077 |
| 1960 | 43 | #1,192 |
| 1959 | 38 | #1,264 |
| 1958 | 26 | #1,533 |
| 1957 | 29 | #1,456 |
| 1956 | 20 | #1,764 |
| 1955 | 22 | #1,645 |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,705 |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,835 |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,938 |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,245 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,110 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,021 |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,518 |
| 1947 | 15 | #1,987 |
| 1946 | 20 | #1,600 |
| 1945 | 14 | #1,851 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,466 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,731 |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,629 |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,903 |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,795 |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,741 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,332 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,719 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,638 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,470 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,590 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,588 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,659 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,702 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,435 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,586 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,043 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,013 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,516 |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,966 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,650 |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,820 |
Nicknames for Trenton
- Trent 20 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Trenton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mason, Grayson, Hudson, Jaxon, Tyler, Toby, Ethan, Hunter, Ashton, Jason, Harrison, Sonny
Other spellings of Trenton
Names related to Trenton
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Trenton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/trenton, updated 20 October 2026.