King
Boy · KING · English
King is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “king, monarch”. In 2025 it ranked 968th for boys in the UK (35 babies) and 405th for boys in the US (786 babies).
What does King mean?
English: English word, from Old English cyning
“king, monarch”
From the English title, Old English cyning; it has long been an English surname as well.
- Say it
- KING
Is King a girl's or a boy's name?
King is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 35 boys in the UK and 786 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is King in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #968among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 8,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the UK were named King, making it the 968th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 770th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 68 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named King than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named King in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 896th in England and Wales.
King in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #968 |
| 2024 | 37 | #923 |
| 2023 | 45 | #807 |
| 2022 | 39 | #883 |
| 2021 | 36 | #931 |
| 2020 | 46 | #770 |
| 2019 | 59 | #662 |
| 2018 | 58 | #675 |
| 2017 | 68 | #618 |
| 2016 | 39 | #884 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,196 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
How popular is King in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #405among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 786about 1 in 2,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 786 boys in the US were named King, making it the 405th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 171st. Its busiest year was 2017, with 2,696 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer boys named King than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named King in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 884 boys in the US were given King or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #380, up from #405 for this spelling alone.
- King 786
- Kyng 98
King in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 786 | #405 |
| 2024 | 1,006 | #342 |
| 2023 | 1,286 | #265 |
| 2022 | 1,656 | #222 |
| 2021 | 2,055 | #185 |
| 2020 | 2,268 | #171 |
| 2019 | 2,473 | #157 |
| 2018 | 2,613 | #149 |
| 2017 | 2,696 | #147 |
| 2016 | 2,672 | #153 |
| 2015 | 2,568 | #163 |
| 2014 | 2,438 | #175 |
| 2013 | 2,110 | #193 |
| 2012 | 1,434 | #256 |
| 2011 | 730 | #389 |
| 2010 | 706 | #398 |
| 2009 | 591 | #461 |
| 2008 | 329 | #708 |
| 2007 | 321 | #720 |
| 2006 | 219 | #893 |
| 2005 | 149 | #1,104 |
| 2004 | 77 | #1,668 |
| 2003 | 70 | #1,736 |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,939 |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,773 |
| 2000 | 74 | #1,581 |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,060 |
| 1998 | 52 | #1,868 |
| 1997 | 45 | #1,988 |
| 1996 | 38 | #2,178 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,050 |
| 1994 | 50 | #1,748 |
| 1993 | 42 | #1,928 |
| 1992 | 40 | #1,976 |
| 1991 | 39 | #1,946 |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,697 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,353 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,085 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,555 |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,915 |
| 1985 | 41 | #1,568 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,786 |
| 1982 | 54 | #1,263 |
| 1981 | 40 | #1,519 |
| 1980 | 28 | #1,965 |
| 1979 | 41 | #1,464 |
| 1978 | 36 | #1,570 |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,823 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,872 |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,657 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,832 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,817 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,307 |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,466 |
| 1970 | 31 | #1,522 |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,569 |
| 1968 | 42 | #1,165 |
| 1967 | 37 | #1,230 |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,236 |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,106 |
| 1964 | 77 | #867 |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,194 |
| 1962 | 59 | #995 |
| 1961 | 35 | #1,348 |
| 1960 | 53 | #1,057 |
| 1959 | 60 | #992 |
| 1958 | 53 | #1,048 |
| 1957 | 64 | #943 |
| 1956 | 59 | #968 |
| 1955 | 68 | #897 |
| 1954 | 77 | #825 |
| 1953 | 63 | #902 |
| 1952 | 93 | #728 |
| 1951 | 81 | #780 |
| 1950 | 90 | #720 |
| 1949 | 79 | #773 |
| 1948 | 84 | #732 |
| 1947 | 79 | #770 |
| 1946 | 78 | #746 |
| 1945 | 80 | #671 |
| 1944 | 82 | #687 |
| 1943 | 86 | #692 |
| 1942 | 105 | #615 |
| 1941 | 70 | #739 |
| 1940 | 75 | #697 |
| 1939 | 87 | #629 |
| 1938 | 91 | #622 |
| 1937 | 85 | #637 |
| 1936 | 71 | #710 |
| 1935 | 67 | #750 |
| 1934 | 91 | #630 |
| 1933 | 79 | #657 |
| 1932 | 67 | #769 |
| 1931 | 73 | #711 |
| 1930 | 90 | #645 |
| 1929 | 94 | #630 |
| 1928 | 81 | #702 |
| 1927 | 85 | #702 |
| 1926 | 113 | #585 |
| 1925 | 95 | #654 |
| 1924 | 109 | #612 |
| 1923 | 100 | #640 |
| 1922 | 114 | #605 |
| 1921 | 99 | #647 |
| 1920 | 108 | #604 |
| 1919 | 120 | #545 |
| 1918 | 89 | #651 |
| 1917 | 90 | #623 |
| 1916 | 102 | #565 |
| 1915 | 111 | #528 |
| 1914 | 74 | #583 |
| 1913 | 58 | #573 |
| 1912 | 72 | #465 |
| 1911 | 32 | #525 |
| 1910 | 47 | #376 |
| 1909 | 31 | #453 |
| 1908 | 37 | #383 |
| 1907 | 37 | #366 |
| 1906 | 28 | #411 |
| 1905 | 24 | #452 |
| 1904 | 24 | #431 |
| 1903 | 19 | #487 |
| 1902 | 29 | #367 |
| 1901 | 15 | #506 |
| 1900 | 33 | #385 |
| 1899 | 23 | #384 |
| 1898 | 27 | #377 |
| 1897 | 32 | #327 |
| 1896 | 24 | #400 |
| 1895 | 24 | #390 |
| 1894 | 20 | #419 |
| 1893 | 23 | #371 |
| 1892 | 26 | #375 |
| 1891 | 13 | #497 |
| 1890 | 21 | #389 |
| 1889 | 21 | #388 |
| 1888 | 27 | #353 |
| 1887 | 13 | #488 |
| 1886 | 23 | #357 |
| 1885 | 25 | #344 |
| 1884 | 25 | #352 |
| 1883 | 22 | #359 |
| 1882 | 26 | #347 |
| 1881 | 20 | #375 |
| 1880 | 27 | #325 |
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