Is King a boy or girl name?
King is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,001 boys were named King, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 37,080 US babies named King were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #342
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named King since 1880
- 37,080
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 2,703 babies
Boys and girls named King, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 229 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 233 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 277 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 795 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 998 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 801 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 818 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 708 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 453 | 5 | 1.1% |
| 1970s | 316 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 335 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 439 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,950 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 20,432 | 25 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 8,256 | 5 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,001 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,284 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,653 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 2,054 | #185 | 5 | #16,535 |
| 2020 | 2,264 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2,471 | #157 | 5 | #16,851 |
| 2018 | 2,612 | #149 | 6 | #14,798 |
| 2017 | 2,694 | #147 | 9 | #11,178 |
| 2016 | 2,671 | #153 | 5 | #17,633 |
| 2015 | 2,567 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,438 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2,109 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,434 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 730 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 706 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 591 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 329 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 321 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 219 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 149 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 77 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 70 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 74 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,083 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 52 | #1,889 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,012 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 38 | #2,206 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,073 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 50 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 42 | #1,955 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 40 | #1,990 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 39 | #1,973 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,717 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,390 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,116 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,603 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,943 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 41 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,815 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 40 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 28 | #1,985 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 41 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 36 | #1,585 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,844 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,906 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 31 | #1,536 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,587 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 42 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 37 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 77 | #873 | 5 | #7,275 |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 59 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 35 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 52 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 60 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 53 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 64 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 59 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 68 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 77 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 63 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 93 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 81 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 90 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 79 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 84 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 79 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 78 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 80 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 82 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 86 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 105 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 70 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 75 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 87 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 91 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 85 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 71 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 67 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 91 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 79 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 67 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 73 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 90 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 94 | #632 | 5 | #4,941 |
| 1928 | 81 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 85 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 113 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 95 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 109 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 100 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 114 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 99 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 108 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 120 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 89 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 90 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 102 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 111 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 74 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 58 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 72 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 32 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 47 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 31 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 37 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 37 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 28 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 24 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 24 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 19 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 29 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 15 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 33 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 23 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 27 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 32 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 24 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 24 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 20 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 23 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 26 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 13 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 21 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 21 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 27 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 13 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 23 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 25 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 25 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 22 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 26 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 20 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 27 | #331 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, King reached #147 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #4,941 in 1929. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like King
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.