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Names: K

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9,244 names starting with "K"

What the Data Says About Names Starting with K

The Social Security Administration's national baby-name archive contains 9,244 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 Kentavion with 46 cumulative births. Within the 50 names on this page, 38 are classified as boys' names and 12 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, 12 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 46,827 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 185 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 4,801–4,850 of 9,244

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Kentavion Boy 46
Kentavious Boy 757
Kentavis Boy 32
Kentavius Boy 185
Kentay Boy 12
Kente Boy 55
Kenten Boy 39
Kenteria Girl 21
Kenterious Boy 5
Kenterrius Boy 10
Kentez Boy 11
Kentin Boy 17
Kentlee Girl 74
Kentlee Boy 19
Kentleigh Girl 56
Kentley Girl 187
Kentley Boy 112
Kently Girl 5
Kento Boy 524
Kenton Boy 11,280
Kentoria Girl 39
Kentra Girl 33
Kentrail Boy 186
Kentral Boy 45
Kentrall Boy 12
Kentravion Boy 31
Kentravious Boy 154
Kentravius Boy 10
Kentre Boy 21
Kentreal Boy 10
Kentrel Boy 362
Kentrell Boy 4,277
Kentrell Girl 66
Kentrelle Boy 16
Kentrevious Boy 5
Kentrez Boy 28
Kentrice Girl 22
Kentrina Girl 6
Kentron Boy 5
Kentucky Boy 5
Kentwan Boy 5
Kentyn Boy 23
Kenuel Boy 5
Kenver Boy 11
Kenward Boy 35
Kenwood Boy 187
Keny Boy 217
Keny Girl 11
Kenya Girl 25,412
Kenya Boy 2,141

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Compare letter-K names: Kentavion vs Kentavious → or pick any two names →

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2025 (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.