Baby name

Trenton

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Origin of the name

Trenton is the name of the capital of New Jersey, named after William Trent.

Short-lived name

2007 was its best year: 2,335 births, or 1 baby in 1,712. Since then, the name has fallen 87%, to about 302 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 1038. 36% of all babies named Trenton since 1880 were born in the 2000s.

58,557births since 1880

2000sgeneration

No. 178rank at its peak, in 2007

Where babies named Trenton are born

2007

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The darker the blue, the more common Trenton is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Trenton is most common in Kansas (2.7 times), Oklahoma (2.3) and Missouri (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Brenton 15,099
Trenten 3,265
Treyton 3,199
Trentin 1,300
Treston 1,282

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