King
Last seen for girls in 2021 at #15,251 · #405 for boys in 2025, 786 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2017 · 2,696 births
- Debut · boys
- 27 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 37,850since 1880
King over time
Rank among boys' names. King has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #405 | 786 | |
| 2024 | — | #342 | 1,006 | |
| 2023 | — | #265 | 1,286 | |
| 2022 | — | #222 | 1,656 | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #185 | 2,055 |
| 2020 | — | #171 | 2,268 | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #157 | 2,473 |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #149 | 2,613 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #147 | 2,696 |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #153 | 2,672 |
| 2015 | — | #163 | 2,568 | |
| 2014 | — | #175 | 2,438 | |
| 2013 | — | #193 | 2,110 | |
| 2012 | — | #256 | 1,434 | |
| 2011 | — | #389 | 730 | |
| 2010 | — | #398 | 706 | |
| 2009 | — | #461 | 591 | |
| 2008 | — | #708 | 329 | |
| 2007 | — | #720 | 321 | |
| 2006 | — | #893 | 219 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,105 | 149 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,671 | 77 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,739 | 70 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,943 | 57 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,777 | 63 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,585 | 74 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,063 | 46 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,871 | 52 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,991 | 45 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,183 | 38 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,055 | 40 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,753 | 50 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,933 | 42 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,981 | 40 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,952 | 39 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,702 | 47 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,359 | 28 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,090 | 30 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,559 | 21 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,917 | 31 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,569 | 41 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,796 | 31 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,787 | 31 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,264 | 54 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,520 | 40 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,965 | 28 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,464 | 41 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,570 | 36 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,823 | 28 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,873 | 26 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,658 | 30 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,832 | 25 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,817 | 24 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,307 | 41 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,466 | 34 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,523 | 31 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,570 | 27 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,165 | 42 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,231 | 37 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,237 | 37 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,106 | 45 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #867 | 77 |
| 1963 | — | #1,195 | 42 | |
| 1962 | — | #996 | 59 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,349 | 35 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,058 | 53 | |
| 1959 | — | #993 | 60 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,049 | 53 | |
| 1957 | — | #944 | 64 | |
| 1956 | — | #969 | 59 | |
| 1955 | — | #898 | 68 | |
| 1954 | — | #826 | 77 | |
| 1953 | — | #903 | 63 | |
| 1952 | — | #729 | 93 | |
| 1951 | — | #781 | 81 | |
| 1950 | — | #721 | 90 | |
| 1949 | — | #774 | 79 | |
| 1948 | — | #733 | 84 | |
| 1947 | — | #771 | 79 | |
| 1946 | — | #746 | 78 | |
| 1945 | — | #671 | 80 | |
| 1944 | — | #687 | 82 | |
| 1943 | — | #692 | 86 | |
| 1942 | — | #615 | 105 | |
| 1941 | — | #739 | 70 | |
| 1940 | — | #697 | 75 | |
| 1939 | — | #629 | 87 | |
| 1938 | — | #622 | 91 | |
| 1937 | — | #637 | 85 | |
| 1936 | — | #710 | 71 | |
| 1935 | — | #750 | 67 | |
| 1934 | — | #630 | 91 | |
| 1933 | — | #657 | 79 | |
| 1932 | — | #769 | 67 | |
| 1931 | — | #711 | 73 | |
| 1930 | — | #645 | 90 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #630 | 94 |
| 1928 | — | #702 | 81 | |
| 1927 | — | #702 | 85 | |
| 1926 | — | #585 | 113 | |
| 1925 | — | #654 | 95 | |
| 1924 | — | #612 | 109 | |
| 1923 | — | #640 | 100 | |
| 1922 | — | #605 | 114 | |
| 1921 | — | #647 | 99 | |
| 1920 | — | #604 | 108 | |
| 1919 | — | #545 | 120 | |
| 1918 | — | #651 | 89 | |
| 1917 | — | #623 | 90 | |
| 1916 | — | #565 | 102 | |
| 1915 | — | #528 | 111 | |
| 1914 | — | #583 | 74 | |
| 1913 | — | #573 | 58 | |
| 1912 | — | #465 | 72 | |
| 1911 | — | #525 | 32 | |
| 1910 | — | #376 | 47 | |
| 1909 | — | #453 | 31 | |
| 1908 | — | #383 | 37 | |
| 1907 | — | #366 | 37 | |
| 1906 | — | #411 | 28 | |
| 1905 | — | #452 | 24 | |
| 1904 | — | #431 | 24 | |
| 1903 | — | #487 | 19 | |
| 1902 | — | #367 | 29 | |
| 1901 | — | #506 | 15 | |
| 1900 | — | #385 | 33 | |
| 1899 | — | #384 | 23 | |
| 1898 | — | #377 | 27 | |
| 1897 | — | #327 | 32 | |
| 1896 | — | #400 | 24 | |
| 1895 | — | #390 | 24 | |
| 1894 | — | #419 | 20 | |
| 1893 | — | #371 | 23 | |
| 1892 | — | #375 | 26 | |
| 1891 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1890 | — | #389 | 21 | |
| 1889 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1888 | — | #353 | 27 | |
| 1887 | — | #488 | 13 | |
| 1886 | — | #357 | 23 | |
| 1885 | — | #344 | 25 | |
| 1884 | — | #352 | 25 | |
| 1883 | — | #359 | 22 | |
| 1882 | — | #347 | 26 | |
| 1881 | — | #375 | 20 | |
| 1880 | — | #325 | 27 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, King was already there! It came in at #325, and was given to 27 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.
Where King is popular in 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Georgia#76 · 1 in 312
- Nevada#78 · 1 in 285
- Mississippi#78 · 1 in 296
- District of Columbia#80 · 1 in 271
- Louisiana#80 · 1 in 318
Best ever in a state: #42 in District of Columbia, 2014.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #76 | 172 | 1 in 312 |
| Mississippi | #78 | 45 | 1 in 296 |
| Nevada | #78 | 46 | 1 in 285 |
| District of Columbia | #80 | 16 | 1 in 271 |
| Louisiana | #80 | 75 | 1 in 318 |
| South Carolina | #81 | 66 | 1 in 318 |
| Maryland | #95 | 76 | 1 in 349 |
| Alabama | #97 | 60 | 1 in 381 |
| Florida | #102 | 224 | 1 in 432 |
| Virginia | #116 | 92 | 1 in 443 |
| Michigan | #119 | 102 | 1 in 455 |
| North Carolina | #119 | 109 | 1 in 471 |
| Arkansas | #129 | 30 | 1 in 457 |
| New York | #129 | 162 | 1 in 602 |
| Connecticut | #132 | 28 | 1 in 502 |
| Delaware | #137 | 8 | 1 in 430 |
| Tennessee | #138 | 69 | 1 in 526 |
| Texas | #142 | 289 | 1 in 610 |
| Illinois | #148 | 104 | 1 in 595 |
| Ohio | #148 | 98 | 1 in 596 |
| Pennsylvania | #151 | 90 | 1 in 647 |
| New Jersey | #155 | 63 | 1 in 648 |
| Missouri | #165 | 48 | 1 in 638 |
| Hawaii | #170 | 8 | 1 in 530 |
| Wisconsin | #174 | 38 | 1 in 684 |
| Indiana | #181 | 49 | 1 in 703 |
| Massachusetts | #182 | 38 | 1 in 758 |
| California | #203 | 237 | 1 in 910 |
| Kansas | #215 | 19 | 1 in 792 |
| Oklahoma | #219 | 24 | 1 in 806 |
| West Virginia | #220 | 9 | 1 in 833 |
| Arizona | #229 | 38 | 1 in 911 |
| Kentucky | #237 | 23 | 1 in 941 |
| Colorado | #243 | 29 | 1 in 912 |
| Minnesota | #254 | 25 | 1 in 1,083 |
| New Mexico | #266 | 8 | 1 in 1,012 |
| Iowa | #267 | 14 | 1 in 1,061 |
| Washington | #303 | 27 | 1 in 1,317 |
| Oregon | #328 | 13 | 1 in 1,337 |
| Nebraska | #440 | 5 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about King
- 63 spots since 2024 (#342 → #405)
- 234 spots since 2020 (#171 → #405)
- 242 spots since 2015 (#163 → #405)
- Biggest jump: 353 spots in 1962 (#1,349 → #996)
- Biggest drop: 239 spots in 1965 (#867 → #1,106)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2017 at #147 (2,696 births)
- Births halved by 2023, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 101 yrs · run 1880–1957
- Highest: 1 in 687 boys born in 2017 were named King (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,173 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 54.0% of all boys named King (20,440) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 229 | #325 (1880) | #369 |
| 1890s | 233 | #327 (1897) | #393 |
| 1900s | 277 | #366 (1907) | #424 |
| 1910s | 795 | #376 (1910) | #543 |
| 1920s | 998 | #585 (1926) | #638 |
| 1930s | 801 | #622 (1938) | #676 |
| 1940s | 818 | #615 (1942) | #713 |
| 1950s | 708 | #721 (1950) | #881 |
| 1960s | 454 | #867 (1964) | #1,177 |
| 1970s | 316 | #1,307 (1972) | #1,633 |
| 1980s | 335 | #1,264 (1982) | #1,883 |
| 1990s | 439 | #1,702 (1990) | #1,948 |
| 2000s | 1,950 | #461 (2009) | #1,260 |
| 2010s | 20,440 | #147 (2017) | #218 |
| 2020s | 9,057 | #171 (2020) | #265 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
King in 2017
Top girls' names in 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 191,829 of them was named King, which outranked 42.1% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,943Zoria10
- #9,943Zurii10
- #9,943Zyliah10
- #10,689King9
- #10,689Aaisha9
- #10,689Aania9
- #10,689Aashirya9
- #11,615Aadrika8
- #11,615Aaiza8
- #11,615Aaleeyah8
Tied with 925 names at #10,689; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 687 of them was named King, which outranked 99.0% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.