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Names starting with K

The 50 most given girls’ and boys’ names starting with K in 2025.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #85Kennedy“head + ugly”2,933 babies
  2. #93Kinsley“Royal (a man's name) + s + woodland clearing”2,671 babies
  3. #148KehlaniEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #148 vs #894 in 20251,981 babies
  4. #185KaylaniEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,054 in 2015, #185 in 20251,675 babies
  5. #186KatherineVariant of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”1,670 babies
  6. #193KaiaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #447 in 2015, #193 in 20251,618 babies
  7. #204KylieEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2003, with 5,558 babies; 1,491 in 20251,491 babies
  8. #229KiaraVariant of Keira, meaning “black, dark, little dark one”1,335 babies
  9. #253Kailani“sea + sky”1,215 babies
  10. #255KayleeEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #61 in 2015, #255 in 20251,205 babies
  11. #272KhloeVariant of Chloe, meaning “young green shoot”1,149 babies
  12. #302KimberlyEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #108 in 2015, #302 in 20251,009 babies
  13. #323KaliEditor’s note Down from #267 in 2015 to #323 in 2025 in the US948 babies
  14. #328Kendall“spring + valley”932 babies
  15. #355KamilaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #355 vs #2,006 in 2025851 babies
  16. #364KaylaEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #115 in 2015, #364 in 2025838 babies
  17. #385KiraEditor’s note Down from #361 in 2015 to #385 in 2025 in the US801 babies
  18. #387KalaniHawaiian, meaning “the + heavens; sky; king, queen”800 babies
  19. #392KaliyahEditor’s note Up from #543 in 2015 to #392 in 2025 in the US791 babies
  20. #430KatalinaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1971, with 5 babies720 babies
  21. #458KataleyaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,155 in 2015, #458 in 2025674 babies
  22. #490KoraVariant of Cora, meaning “maiden”603 babies
  23. #520KateForm of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”576 babies
  24. #546KyomiEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #14,482 in 2015, #546 in 2025551 babies
  25. #556KamrynVariant of Cameron, meaning “crooked, bent + nose”544 babies
  26. #579KylaFeminine form of Kyle, meaning “narrows”512 babies
  27. #581KailanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #11,835 in 2015, #581 in 2025511 babies
  28. #621Keira“black, dark, little dark one”469 babies
  29. #646KatieDiminutive of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”447 babies
  30. #689Khaleesi“queen”410 babies
  31. #691KinleyEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #235 in 2015, #691 in 2025409 babies
  32. #707KennediVariant of Kennedy, meaning “head + ugly”398 babies
  33. #718KarsynEditor’s note Used for both: 70% of US babies named Karsyn in 2025 were girls390 babies
  34. #727KeilaniEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #727 vs #4,201 in 2025383 babies
  35. #729KathrynVariant of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”381 babies
  36. #736KenzieEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #736 vs #1,892 in 2025371 babies
  37. #741KensleyEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1987, with 8 babies367 babies
  38. #743KianaForm of Diana, meaning “goddess”366 babies
  39. #749KarinaForm of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”363 babies
  40. #756KaeliEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #4,584 in 2015, #756 in 2025358 babies
  41. #759Kenna“descendant of Cionaodh”357 babies
  42. #764KiyomiEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,092 in 2015, #764 in 2025355 babies
  43. #766KeziahVariant of Kezia, meaning “cassia tree”354 babies
  44. #788KlarityEditor’s note New since 2015: under 5 US babies then, 344 in 2025344 babies
  45. #799KaitlynEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #197 in 2015, #799 in 2025340 babies
  46. #799KarlaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1964, with 2,060 babies; 340 in 2025340 babies
  47. #799KayleighEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #324 in 2015, #799 in 2025340 babies
  48. #814KelseyEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #343 in 2015, #814 in 2025335 babies
  49. #821KeylaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #821 vs #4,201 in 2025331 babies
  50. #827Kyra“lady”329 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #93Kai“warrior”3,768 babies
  2. #135KaydenEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1989, with 6 babies2,678 babies
  3. #196Knox“round hill”1,836 babies
  4. #204KingstonEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #204 vs #2,014 in 20251,725 babies
  5. #221Kevin“dear birth/person”1,628 babies
  6. #226KairoEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1995, with 6 babies1,577 babies
  7. #237KaidenEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1992, with 12 babies1,476 babies
  8. #244KyrieEditor’s note Up from #333 in 2015 to #244 in 2025 in the US1,416 babies
  9. #264KaysonVariant of Cason, meaning “house”1,305 babies
  10. #269KoaHawaiian, meaning “warrior, courage; koa tree”1,281 babies
  11. #270KarterVariant of Carter, meaning “son of Arthur”1,265 babies
  12. #286KashEditor’s note Up from #382 in 2015 to #286 in 2025 in the US1,183 babies
  13. #294Kenneth“handsome”1,148 babies
  14. #295Kaleb“dog”1,143 babies
  15. #295KohenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #295 vs #896 in 20251,143 babies
  16. #328KadenEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2006, with 4,746 babies; 1,034 in 20251,034 babies
  17. #348KadeEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 6 babies943 babies
  18. #364KaizenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #364 vs #1,226 in 2025895 babies
  19. #367KyaireEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #4,080 in 2015, #367 in 2025878 babies
  20. #375KayceEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1989, with 7 babies843 babies
  21. #384Khalil“friend”826 babies
  22. #389KieranEditor’s note Up from #512 in 2015 to #389 in 2025 in the US817 babies
  23. #391KamariEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #391 vs #953 in 2025811 babies
  24. #400KashtonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #944 in 2015, #400 in 2025797 babies
  25. #400KianEditor’s note Up from #489 in 2015 to #400 in 2025 in the US797 babies
  26. #400KyloEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,231 in 2015, #400 in 2025797 babies
  27. #404Kyler“archer”790 babies
  28. #405KingEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #163 in 2015, #405 in 2025786 babies
  29. #410KodaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,035 in 2015, #410 in 2025778 babies
  30. #415KaysenVariant of Cason, meaning “house”772 babies
  31. #417KillianEditor’s note Down from #349 in 2015 to #417 in 2025 in the US770 babies
  32. #451KaneHawaiian, meaning “male”695 babies
  33. #453KarsonEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #453 vs #1,007 in 2025690 babies
  34. #466KameronVariant of Cameron, meaning “crooked, bent + nose”663 babies
  35. #471KysonEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1985, with 9 babies648 babies
  36. #483KasenVariant of Cason, meaning “house”622 babies
  37. #508Kyle“narrows”594 babies
  38. #518KobeEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1989, with 5 babies578 babies
  39. #535KendrickEditor’s note Down from #366 in 2015 to #535 in 2025 in the US559 babies
  40. #539KaisonVariant of Cason, meaning “house”557 babies
  41. #578KylanEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 5 babies507 babies
  42. #582KyrenEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,190 in 2015, #582 in 2025504 babies
  43. #594KoltonEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #594 vs #3,256 in 2025489 babies
  44. #597KasonVariant of Cason, meaning “house”480 babies
  45. #599KolterEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,766 in 2015, #599 in 2025476 babies
  46. #599KrewEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,463 in 2015, #599 in 2025476 babies
  47. #611KyroEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #4,179 in 2015, #611 in 2025463 babies
  48. #621Keegan“son of Aidan”449 babies
  49. #622KoenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #622 vs #1,705 in 2025448 babies
  50. #622KylianEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #6,676 in 2015, #622 in 2025448 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #144KiaraVariant of Keira, meaning “black, dark, little dark one”341 babies
  2. #146KhadijaEditor’s note Up from #186 in 2015 to #146 in 2025 in England & Wales340 babies
  3. #216KhadijahEditor’s note Steady in England & Wales: #203 in 2015 and #216 in 2025219 babies
  4. #265KaiaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #794 in 2015, #265 in 2025173 babies
  5. #386KaylaEditor’s note Down from #243 in 2015 to #386 in 2025 in England & Wales110 babies
  6. #388Keira“black, dark, little dark one”109 babies
  7. #451KiraEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2000, with 337 babies; 89 in 202589 babies
  8. #455Kyra“lady”88 babies
  9. #483KairaEditor’s note Up from #845 in 2015 to #483 in 2025 in England & Wales82 babies
  10. #568KianaForm of Diana, meaning “goddess”70 babies
  11. #642KeziahVariant of Kezia, meaning “cassia tree”60 babies
  12. #650KatieDiminutive of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”59 babies
  13. #696KaliyahEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,070 in 2015, #696 in 202553 babies
  14. #719KlaraVariant of Clara, meaning “bright, shining, clear”51 babies
  15. #778KylaFeminine form of Kyle, meaning “narrows”47 babies
  16. #792KayaTurkish, meaning “rock”46 babies
  17. #872KarinaForm of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”40 babies
  18. #872KatherineVariant of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”40 babies
  19. #894KehlaniEditor’s note New since 2015: under 3 England & Wales babies then, 39 in 202539 babies
  20. #951KieraVariant of Keira, meaning “black, dark, little dark one”37 babies
  21. #997KathleenForm of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”34 babies
  22. #1,079KaraEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #461 in 2015, #1,079 in 202531 babies
  23. #1,079KateForm of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”31 babies
  24. #1,110KamsiyochukwuEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,615 in 2015, #1,110 in 202530 babies
  25. #1,110KylieEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #204 vs #1,110 in 202530 babies
  26. #1,133Kendall“spring + valley”29 babies
  27. #1,229KaliEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #323 vs #1,229 in 202526 babies
  28. #1,229KendraEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ra like Aurora and Lyra26 babies
  29. #1,229KenzaEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -za like Eliza and Aiza26 babies
  30. #1,271KelseyEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #595 in 2015, #1,271 in 202525 babies
  31. #1,271KinzaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,271 vs #4,460 in 202525 babies
  32. #1,271KudratEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,271 vs #7,491 in 202525 babies
  33. #1,315KrishaEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ha like Aisha and Martha24 babies
  34. #1,362KaitlynEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #345 in 2015, #1,362 in 202523 babies
  35. #1,362KallieEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ie like Elsie and Rosie23 babies
  36. #1,362KittyFrom the word “kitty”23 babies
  37. #1,362KoraVariant of Cora, meaning “maiden”23 babies
  38. #1,362KrivaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,362 vs #5,238 in 202523 babies
  39. #1,407KaiyaEditor’s note About 1 in 12,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records22 babies
  40. #1,407KashviEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,252 in 2015, #1,407 in 202522 babies
  41. #1,407KhloeVariant of Chloe, meaning “young green shoot”22 babies
  42. #1,454Khaleesi“queen”21 babies
  43. #1,512KhushiEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,512 vs #4,352 in 202520 babies
  44. #1,584KamiyahEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -ah like Delilah and Lilah19 babies
  45. #1,584Kennedy“head + ugly”19 babies
  46. #1,639KaterinaEditor’s note About 1 in 14,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records18 babies
  47. #1,639KayleighEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #643 in 2015, #1,639 in 202518 babies
  48. #1,639KiyanaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,639 vs #5,099 in 202518 babies
  49. #1,719KhadeejahEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,719 vs #14,942 in 202517 babies
  50. #1,719KhairaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,719 vs #11,932 in 202517 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #78Kai“warrior”672 babies
  2. #122KitDiminutive of Christopher, meaning “carrier of Christ”413 babies
  3. #192KianEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2007, with 1,126 babies; 263 in 2025263 babies
  4. #199KoaHawaiian, meaning “warrior, courage; koa tree”259 babies
  5. #220KaydenEditor’s note Down from #134 in 2015 to #220 in 2025 in England & Wales226 babies
  6. #249KairoEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #656 in 2015, #249 in 2025187 babies
  7. #252Khalid“immortal; glorious; eternal”185 babies
  8. #292Kevin“dear birth/person”157 babies
  9. #321KyloEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,150 in 2015, #321 in 2025138 babies
  10. #329KingsleyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #329 vs #1,095 in 2025129 babies
  11. #331Khalil“friend”128 babies
  12. #352Kaleb“dog”119 babies
  13. #372KobeEditor’s note Up from #506 in 2015 to #372 in 2025 in England & Wales112 babies
  14. #389KiaanEditor’s note Up from #640 in 2015 to #389 in 2025 in England & Wales106 babies
  15. #396KaidenEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #164 in 2015, #396 in 2025103 babies
  16. #412KyrieEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,511 in 2015, #412 in 202598 babies
  17. #416KyroEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,902 in 2015, #416 in 202597 babies
  18. #452KayceEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #4,747 in 2015, #452 in 202585 babies
  19. #452KiyanEditor’s note Up from #888 in 2015 to #452 in 2025 in England & Wales85 babies
  20. #452KrishivEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,483 in 2015, #452 in 202585 babies
  21. #469KasperEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #469 vs #1,867 in 202583 babies
  22. #487KareemVariant of Karim, meaning “noble, generous”79 babies
  23. #497KobieEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #497 vs #5,608 in 202577 babies
  24. #507KenzoEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,046 in 2015, #507 in 202576 babies
  25. #522KaysonVariant of Cason, meaning “house”74 babies
  26. #522KiyaanEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,020 in 2015, #522 in 202574 babies
  27. #529KabirEditor’s note Up from #719 in 2015 to #529 in 2025 in England & Wales73 babies
  28. #529KodyEditor’s note Up from #577 in 2015 to #529 in 2025 in England & Wales73 babies
  29. #539KobiEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #539 vs #2,332 in 202572 babies
  30. #556KendrickEditor’s note Up from #927 in 2015 to #556 in 2025 in England & Wales70 babies
  31. #585Karim“noble, generous”66 babies
  32. #593KadeEditor’s note Up from #640 in 2015 to #593 in 2025 in England & Wales65 babies
  33. #621KobyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #621 vs #2,167 in 202560 babies
  34. #627KillianEditor’s note Up from #1,121 in 2015 to #627 in 2025 in England & Wales59 babies
  35. #639KieranEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #268 in 2015, #639 in 202557 babies
  36. #650KodaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,908 in 2015, #650 in 202556 babies
  37. #658KaneHawaiian, meaning “male”55 babies
  38. #658Kyle“narrows”55 babies
  39. #668KaramEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #668 vs #1,609 in 202554 babies
  40. #679KylianEditor’s note New since 2015: under 3 England & Wales babies then, 53 in 202553 babies
  41. #697KoahEditor’s note New since 2015: under 3 England & Wales babies then, 51 in 202551 babies
  42. #763KeonEditor’s note Up from #1,046 in 2015 to #763 in 2025 in England & Wales44 babies
  43. #782KacperEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #196 in 2015, #782 in 202542 babies
  44. #782KrishEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2007, with 130 babies; 42 in 202542 babies
  45. #811KeanuHawaiian, meaning “coolness”40 babies
  46. #822Knox“round hill”39 babies
  47. #856KodiEditor’s note Up from #888 in 2015 to #856 in 2025 in England & Wales37 babies
  48. #856KristianCzech, meaning “Christ, anointed one”37 babies
  49. #873KennyDiminutive of Kenneth, meaning “handsome”36 babies
  50. #896KarterVariant of Carter, meaning “son of Arthur”35 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).