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
heavenly, royal, exalted
Hawaiiandark, coal-black
Americancreative American original
African Americanshort form of Christopher
Englishcombination of Krishna and Shiva
Indianfull-grown man
Croatianmoonlight; of the moon
African Americancross; the Holy Cross
Hispanicvictorious people
Dutchwork, labor
East Africancombination of Kai (sea/earth) and -ler suffix ...
Americancompanion, bear friend
Native Americanbearer of Christ, Christ-carrier
Scandinavianblack cattle, prized bull
Dinkavalley of the River Kent
Englishmodern coinage; sky-inspired
Americanbearer of Christ
Americantile-maker, skilled craftsman
Americanone who cuts, cutter of cloth or stone
Americanpure, chaste
Scandinavianblessing, virtue
Arabicmodern coinage
Americanbeautiful and gentle
Kenyanslender, narrow
Irishacquired, craftsman (via Hebrew Cain/Kaine)
Americanbeautiful, good, noble
Greekjoyful selection
JapaneseFriday-born male
Ghanaianfighter, battle
Americanfighter, battle
Americanproclaimer of peace
Polishancient, enduring, long-standing
Irishkind, gentle, handsome
Americansea, ocean (via Kai)
Americanservant of the temple, noble acolyte
Hawaiiansea of spiritual power
Hawaiianvalley of the River Kent
Englishmodern American creation, gentle (from Kevin root)
Americanslender, narrow
Irishkeen ruler, bold king
Welshruler, lord, king
Turkishchief, royal descendant
Americanmost beautiful
Native Americansuccessor, caliph
Arabicleader, guardian
Arabicbright, bold (from 'Kash' element)
Americansun
Arabicbrave in battle (via Casey etymology)
Americancourteous, well-bred, polite
Englishemperor, ruler, caesar
Americanrealm, dominion
Americanson of Ken, son of the bold
Americancomplete, full
Arabicwell-being, blessing
Americanslender
Americantube, channel
Americandark one, black-haired
Americanplace of the Koniag people
Americangreat, powerful
Indiananointed one
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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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