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US name list

Boy names starting with K

100 exact spellings starting with K had at least 100 published male SSA records in 2025. Kai leads with 3,768.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Included spellings have at least 100 published 2025 male records. The page lists up to 100, highest count first. Letters with fewer than 10 qualifying spellings are not given a page. Download this list (CSV)

2025 male records.
RankName2025 countChange since 2024
93Kai3,768Down 533
135Kayden2,678Down 217
196Knox1,836Up 130
204Kingston1,725Down 369
221Kevin1,628Down 197
226Kairo1,577Up 94
237Kaiden1,476Down 240
244Kyrie1,416Down 117
264Kayson1,305Up 151
269Koa1,281Up 129
270Karter1,265Down 166
286Kash1,183Up 35
294Kenneth1,148Down 42
295Kaleb1,143Down 82
296Kohen1,143Up 62
328Kaden1,034Down 81
349Kade943Down 50
364Kaizen895Up 287
367Kyaire878Up 456
375Kayce843Up 83
384Khalil826Down 5
389Kieran817Up 101
391Kamari811Down 30
400Kashton797Down 28
401Kian797Up 27
402Kylo797Down 73
404Kyler790Down 156
405King786Down 220
411Koda778Up 111
415Kaysen772Up 292
418Killian770Down 115
451Kane695Down 39
453Karson690Down 129
466Kameron663Down 75
471Kyson648Down 19
484Kasen622Up 80
509Kyle594Down 127
519Kobe578Down 212
535Kendrick559Down 86
540Kaison557Down 38
579Kylan507Down 51
584Kyren504Up 191
594Kolton489Down 76
597Kason480Down 38
600Kolter476Up 179
601Krew476Down 15
611Kyro463Up 30
621Keegan449Down 35
623Koen448Up 47
624Kylian448Down 233
630Kenzo445Down 42
639Kasai437Up 342
649Keanu427Down 15
702Kareem383Down 22
713Kenai377Up 50
718Kamden375Down 73
771Keaton333Up 45
782Kyree326Up 11
800Kaisen311Up 50
801Keith311Down 26
836Kaiser296Down 18
879Kylen272Up 21
887Kolson269Down 48
898Kaleo265Up 69
903Kael263Up 140
904Kannon263Up 35
912Koah260Up 59
925Kiaan255Up 5
936Kreed251Up 48
937Krue251Up 4
940Khalid250Up 4
944Kenji249Down 35
974Kaycen235Up 68
999Kabir227Down 18
1,016Kace221Down 4
1,022Kamazi219Up 105
1,024Kooper218Up 17
1,029Kaius216Up 30
1,031Kellan215Down 37
1,036Kelvin214Up 13
1,053Krishiv209Up 59
1,069Kellen202Down 14
1,070Kody202Up 5
1,076Kiyan200Up 65
1,084Karim198Down 107
1,096Kingsley196Down 33
1,103Kit195Up 10
1,109Kanan194Up 8
1,115Kase192Down 41
1,125Kartier190Down 27
1,148Kenan184Down 3
1,149Kristian184Down 6
1,150Kross184Up 36
1,155Kacey182Down 31
1,161Kalel180Down 10
1,162Kasey180No change
1,167Kilian177Down 32
1,173Korbin176Down 45
1,179Khai175Down 67
1,190Kristopher172Down 7

Rising spellings with 100–499 2025 records

These K spellings grew from 2021 to 2025 and stayed under 500 published male records. A missing 2021 observation is skipped, not treated as zero.

Growth since 2021.
Name2025 count2021 countRatio
Kamazi219731.29×
Kasai437459.71×
Kycen101128.42×
Kolter476845.67×
Kael263703.76×
Koah260763.42×
Kolsen150453.33×
Kairos140482.92×
Kenai3771412.67×
Kymir133592.25×

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