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King

Boy's name · #405 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

King's best rank, #147, came in 2017; it has settled back to #405 today. Roughly 38,000 boys have been named King since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#896 in England & Wales (2025) · #943 in Canada (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #2,544 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,666 in France (2025) · #15,196 in Italy (2024) · #728 in Scotland (2023) · #2,731 in Austria (2021) · #1,194 in Belgium (2019) · #715 in Ireland (2014).

Famous Kings

• King Vidor — American film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1894–1982)
• King Camp Gillette — American entrepreneur (1855–1932)
• King Oliver — American jazz cornet player and bandleader (1881–1938)
• King Diamond — Danish musician (born 1956)
• King Moody — American actor (1929–2001)

In stories & tradition

• King Kong — Kong: Skull Island (film)
• King Ghidorah — Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (film)
• King Shark — DC Comics supervillain

What Kings become

Among 69 notable people named King:

Entertainers appear 2.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. King Vidor, American film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1894–1982).

Similar names: Kyng · Jax · Keanu · Paxton · Quinn · Kyree

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