Gender
Origin
- English
- Refers to the English river Trent. Surname.
From the big town. - Celtic
- From the town encircled by stone
- Welsh
- Lives in the house by the rock
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Trenton
Pronunciation
t-ren-ton, tr(e)-nton
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #178, 2,333 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1038, 213 births)
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #5550, 22 births); most recent 2006 (rank #17158, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 213 | – |
| 2024 | 269 | – |
| 2023 | 279 | – |
| 2022 | 326 | – |
| 2021 | 415 | – |
| 2020 | 437 | – |
| 2019 | 515 | – |
| 2018 | 551 | – |
| 2017 | 682 | – |
| 2016 | 821 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #2276, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4985, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #231, 17 births); most recent 2016 (rank #483, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence