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US name list

Girl names starting with K

100 exact spellings starting with K had at least 100 published female SSA records in 2025. Kennedy leads with 2,933.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Included spellings have at least 100 published 2025 female 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 female records.
RankName2025 countChange since 2024
85Kennedy2,933Up 43
93Kinsley2,671Down 266
149Kehlani1,981Up 8
185Kaylani1,675Up 370
186Katherine1,670Down 76
193Kaia1,618Down 62
204Kylie1,491Down 108
229Kiara1,335Up 23
253Kailani1,215Up 71
255Kaylee1,205Down 193
272Khloe1,149Down 187
303Kimberly1,009Down 277
323Kali948Down 125
328Kendall932Down 56
357Kamila851Down 237
364Kayla838Down 97
385Kira801Up 112
387Kalani800Down 121
392Kaliyah791Up 86
430Katalina720Up 12
459Kataleya674Up 73
491Kora603Down 22
522Kate576Up 4
548Kyomi551Up 295
556Kamryn544Up 25
580Kyla512Down 42
581Kailany511Up 214
622Keira469Down 27
646Katie447Down 79
690Khaleesi410Down 24
692Kinley409Down 76
709Kennedi398Down 18
719Karsyn390Up 16
727Keilani383Up 7
729Kathryn381Down 12
736Kenzie371Down 102
742Kensley367Down 11
743Kiana366Down 25
750Karina363Down 2
756Kaeli358Down 9
759Kenna357Down 32
765Kiyomi355Up 115
767Keziah354Up 42
791Klarity344Up 257
802Kaitlyn340Down 113
803Karla340Down 45
804Kayleigh340Down 46
814Kelsey335Down 95
821Keyla331Down 20
830Kyra329Down 62
849Kendra320Down 95
852Kelly319Up 7
875Kahlani306Down 19
876Kylee306Down 28
904Khalani293Down 1
905Kollyns293Up 109
934Kallie279Down 41
936Kimber278Down 14
956Kinslee269Up 20
978Kori260Down 39
982Khadija258Up 27
985Kamiyah257Down 9
989Karter256Down 1
994Kaiya255Down 59
1,039Kassidy240Down 25
1,041Kairi239Down 6
1,054Kai234Up 20
1,064Kalia229Up 43
1,075Kara226Down 35
1,077Katelyn225Down 61
1,097Kiera219Down 45
1,108Kamora214Down 12
1,118Kacey211Down 14
1,127Kit208Up 19
1,133Kaya206Down 63
1,142Kamari203Down 29
1,156Kathleen201Down 22
1,157Kimora201Down 36
1,177Kassandra197Up 1
1,178Klover197Up 82
1,190Kaisley194Down 9
1,191Keily194Down 71
1,198Keilany191Up 46
1,202Kyleigh190Down 42
1,224Kalea185Up 18
1,237Kya182Down 47
1,253Kenia179Down 72
1,267Karolina177Down 9
1,281Karen175Down 11
1,292Kaydence173Down 25
1,303Kaycee171Up 7
1,304Kodi171Down 27
1,376Keylani160Up 47
1,401Kynlee156Down 18
1,420Kailey153Down 27
1,421Korra153Down 49
1,424Kaira152Down 33
1,425Kaleah152Down 3
1,431Katerina151Down 2
1,432Khadijah151Down 27

Rising spellings with 100–499 2025 records

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

Growth since 2021.
Name2025 count2021 countRatio
Klarity3441621.50×
Kaeli3582216.27×
Klover197533.72×
Keylani160552.91×
Kalilah123442.80×
Keilany191842.27×
Koa132592.24×
Kiyomi3551732.05×
Kit2081051.98×
Kollyns2931631.80×

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