Gender
Origin
- English
- Kings field. King is one of several titles occasionally used as given names.
King is one of several titles occasionally used as given names.
Syllables
1
Themes
- Nature
- Surname
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of King
Pronunciation
k(i)-ng
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #147, 2,694 births); most recent 2025 (rank #405, 786 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #10685, 9 births); most recent 2021 (rank #15244, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 786 | – |
| 2024 | 1,001 | – |
| 2023 | 1,284 | – |
| 2022 | 1,653 | – |
| 2021 | 2,054 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2,264 | – |
| 2019 | 2,471 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2,612 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2,694 | 9 |
| 2016 | 2,671 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #572, 67 births); most recent 2025 (rank #896, 35 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 |
| 2024 | 37 |
| 2023 | 42 |
| 2022 | 39 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2020 | 46 |
| 2019 | 57 |
| 2018 | 58 |
| 2017 | 67 |
| 2016 | 37 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #2275, 11 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3645, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #715, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #728, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #374, 10 births); most recent 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence