| Kingston | Legend | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | king's town | a legend; a renowned story or person |
| Origin | english | english |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | KING-stun | LEJ-end |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1919 | 1993 |
| Peak year | 2021 (3,410) | 2021 (3,186) |
| In 2025 | 1,725 | 1,862 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Kingston | Legend |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 15,867 | 15,594 |
| 2010s | 25,651 | 9,278 |
| 2000s | 4,528 | 787 |
| 1990s | 190 | 146 |
| 1980s | 61 | 0 |
| 1970s | 28 | 0 |
| 1960s | 7 | 0 |
| 1950s | 19 | 0 |
| 1940s | 31 | 0 |
| 1930s | 10 | 0 |
| 1920s | 9 | 0 |
| 1910s | 5 | 0 |
An English place name and surname meaning 'king's town' or 'king's settlement' (Old English 'cyning' + 'tun'). A place-name origin referencing a king rather than meaning 'king' outright.
A modern word-name taken straight from the English word 'legend' (ultimately from Latin 'legenda', 'things to be read'). It is an aspirational virtue/word name with no older history as a personal name.
Legend is more popular than Kingston today: about 1,862 US babies were given the name Legend in 2025, compared with 1,725 named Kingston.
Kingston means king's town (english origin), while Legend means a legend; a renowned story or person (english origin).
In US records, Kingston first appears in 1919 and Legend in 1993, so Kingston has the longer recorded history.