Kj
Boy · KAY-jay · Modern
Kj is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
Where does Kj come from?
Modern: from the initials K.J., often marking a junior
- Say it
- KAY-jay
Is Kj a girl's or a boy's name?
Kj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Kj, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Kj in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
Names like Kj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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