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Names: K

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9,106 names starting with "K"

What the Data Says About Names Starting with K

The Social Security Administration's national baby-name archive contains 9,106 distinct names beginning with the letter K, out of roughly 104,000 total names tracked since 1880. On this page (sorted by name), the leading entry is Kyshawn with 482 cumulative births and a current national rank of #7953. Within the 50 names on this page, 37 are classified as boys' names and 13 as girls' names in SSA records — reflecting the overall letter-level split for {letter}. Every name shown has appeared five or more times in at least one year of SSA data — rarer spellings fall below the disclosure threshold and are not included.

Of the 50 names displayed, 21 currently rank within SSA's annual top 1,000 for their gender — making them actively popular rather than historical-only entries. Combined, these 50 names represent 13,927 births across all years of the SSA archive. Letter-level patterns reveal broader naming conventions: some letters (J, M, S) dominate both boys' and girls' name distributions, while others (U, Y, Q, X, Z) are comparatively rare starting letters in English naming traditions. The distribution of names starting with K reflects both the English-language convention inherited from the Anglo-American majority and the steady contribution of international names (Spanish, Arabic, Asian, African origins) added to the U.S. naming pool over the past century.

All figures on this page derive from publicly released SSA baby-name files, which record the first name on every Social Security card application for U.S. births. Names are tracked by exact spelling, so homophones and near-variants (Sarah and Sara, Aiden and Ayden) count as separate entries; combining them would substantially change the ordering. Peak-year and rank data are drawn from the same SSA files and reflect name-year records with five or more occurrences. This listing is paginated in groups of 50 — across all letter-K names, there are 183 total pages at this sort order. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming, legal, or genealogical advice.

Showing 9,051–9,100 of 9,106

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Kyshawn Boy 482
Kyshawna Girl 7
Kyshia Girl 35
Kyshon Boy 92
Kysia Girl 5
Kysier Boy 31
Kysin Boy 114
Kysir Boy 123
Kysleigh Girl 6
Kyson Boy 9,305
Kystal Girl 22
Kystin Boy 5
Kyston Boy 145
Kysun Boy 5
Kysyn Boy 23
Kytalin Girl 5
Kytana Girl 11
Kyten Boy 5
Kyton Boy 25
Kytzia Girl 83
Kyu Boy 54
Kyuana Girl 5
Kyung Girl 86
Kyung Boy 27
Kyus Boy 87
Kyuss Boy 92
Kyvan Boy 28
Kyven Boy 54
Kyver Boy 6
Kyvin Boy 27
Kyvion Boy 5
Kyvon Boy 166
Kywan Boy 31
Kywanna Girl 5
Kywaun Boy 11
Kywon Boy 28
Kywuan Boy 7
Kyya Girl 11
Kyyon Boy 5
Kyza Girl 37
Kyza Boy 27
Kyzah Boy 27
Kyzaiah Boy 20
Kyzair Boy 17
Kyzaire Boy 21
Kyzar Boy 42
Kyzeir Boy 92
Kyzen Boy 520
Kyzer Boy 1,848
Kyzere Boy 12

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

Source: SSA Baby Names Methodology — names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a year are excluded for privacy.

Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details.