#3422024 rank
2017peak year
31,567babies named King since 1880
▼ 59%5-year trend
King popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does King mean?
The English word and royal title, from Old English cyning, adopted as a given name in the style of modern honorific picks like Prince and Noble.
OriginEnglish
Syllables1
Genderboy
Stylemodern, classic
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