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
servant, attendant
Americansteadfast, constant
Greekfruitful garden, vineyard
Americanof the crow, raven-haired
Americanswift, victorious
Americandestroyer of peace
Polishone whose desires are fulfilled
Iranian/Persiansheltered bay, cove
Americanhollow, small cavity
Americanround, barrel
Americanincrease, wisteria
Ugandanperfect, complete
Arabiccreative phonetic variant of Kaizen
Americanjudge, magistrate
Arabicmodern invented name
Americanpure (via Katharina in Norwegian use)
Norwegiankind birth
Irishlittle slender one
Americanvictorious people (from Gaelic connection)
Americanspear warrior, ancient one
Irishcompanion, friend
Americanwhite, silver (ancient root)
Englishmodern invented name, associated with key and w...
AmericanGod is gracious
Irishone who possesses, nest-maker
Christianhollow
Englishstrife, contest
Americanlion
Swahilimodern American coinage (rhyming name family)
Englishhollow, seething pool
Americanrule, standard
Japanesenautical mile, measure of sea distance
Japanesefire-breathing creature of mythology
Americancrooked, winding
Americanmodern invented name, variant of Cole/Colson
Americanfrom the market town
Americanmodern coinage combining Ke- prefix with Shawn
African Americanwho is like God
Americanuniverse, cosmos
Persianlordly, master (via Cyril)
African-Americangiraffe
Japanesemoon, of the moon
Americangenerosity, nobility, virtue
Turkishthe sky, heavenly
Persiandark one, little dark-haired one
Irishhandsome youth
Irishking of kings, realm
Persianvariant of Caden (battle)
Arabicmanly, warrior (from Andre component)
African-Americanmodern invented name
Americantalent, ability
Japanesedog (loyal companion)
Americanhandsome, well-born
Persianwar, strife
Irishone who has power and ability
Arabicpower of the sea
Hawaiianhealthy, wise
Englishjoyful celebration
Africanpeace-keeper, destroyer of enemies' glory
Polishborn on Saturday
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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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