12,000+ boy names with meanings, origins, and SSA popularity data. Filter by first letter or sort by rank. Click any name for pronunciation, famous namesakes, sibling pairings, and a teasing-risk score.
3,659 boy names starting with K
keeper of the keys
Hawaiianbattle, companion
Americanking's town
Americanhandsome at birth
Englishlittle fire
Americanround hill
AmericanLord, have mercy (liturgical)
Americanthe victorious, the conqueror
Americancart driver
Americandog (symbol of loyalty)
Englishhandsome; fair one
Scottishrejoice, healer
Americanwarrior, brave one
Hawaiianhollow (place)
Americanking, ruler, monarch
Americanround, barrel-maker
Americanbowman, archer
Americanassociated with the church
Irishinvented name, possibly evoking sky
Americanmoonlight, of the moon
African Americanintimate friend, close companion
Arabicmodern American invented name
Americanson of marsh-dwellers
Americantortoise (alternative Japanese reading)
Japaneseancient, enduring
Irishalert, watchful, vigilant
Americancrooked nose
Scottishfighter
Irishnarrow strait, channel
Scottishdark-complexioned
Irishstrife, war
Irishchild
Native Americannarrow channel's son
Americanroyal ruler
Englishcontinuous improvement
Japanesemodern blend of Kai (sea) and -son suffix
Americansettlement near the coal
Americanslender
Americanmodern American coinage, son of Case
Americanstoneworker (from Mason)
Americangroup, band, team
Englishwise, wise storehouse
Japaneseson of Egan, little fire
Irishcontinuous improvement (via Kaizen)
Americanwinding valley
Englishcool breeze over the mountains
Hawaiiansun, lord
Englishelevated one
African Americangenerous, noble, honorable
Arabicbold counselor, brave advisor
Dutchwoodland
Scottishflat land
Americanruler, sovereign (from Julius Caesar's name)
Germanson of Cole
AmericanLord have mercy (liturgical)
Americanlord, sun
Americanhonorable, bountiful
Arabiccolt keeper, young horse handler
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Liam has been #1 on the SSA boys list every year since 2017. Noah, Oliver, James, and Elijah are consistently in the top five. The full ranked list is above.
Theodore, Finn, Atlas, and Jasper are all climbing. They sound contemporary without being invented, which means they'll age well on a resume.
Henry, Walter, Arthur, and Edmund are all up. Strong, one or two syllable names with history behind them are outperforming invented names right now. The pattern repeats every generation.
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