The baby name King is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /kɪŋ/.
King is English in Origin.
The baby name King is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /kɪŋ/.
King is English in Origin.
King is an English word-name derived from Old English cyning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz, denoting a monarch or ruler. It names the royal title and later became a surname for someone who served in a royal household, portrayed a king in pageants, or showed a regal bearing. As a given name, it carries connotations of leadership, authority, and dignity.
In the United States, King appears sparingly in the 19th century, then rises sharply in the early 21st century alongside other title names. Usage is chiefly masculine but not strictly so. Variant forms and elaborations include Kingston, Kingsley, Kingson, and Kingman; short forms can be Kingy or just K. Cognates or thematic equivalents include Rex (Latin), Roy/Leroy (from French roi), Malik (Arabic), and Basil (from Greek basileus, 'king'). Notable bearers include film director King Vidor and actor King Donovan.
| King Hu King Hu was a pioneering Taiwanese film director and actor, best known for his work in the wuxia genre. His film 'A Touch of Zen' is considered a masterpiece and won the Technical Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975. He also directed 'Dragon Inn', which became a classic of martial arts cinema. |
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | Combs | Kim Porter | model | ★★★★★ | Sean Combs | singer | ★★★★★ |
| King | Justice Taylor | The Game | musician | ★★★★★ | |||
| King | Harris | Tameka Cottle | rapper | ★★★★★ | T.I. | record producer | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2014 | #1 | — | 751 |
| KH | Boys | 0 | #9 | 1 | 270 |
| BW | 0 | #17 | 3 | 960 | |
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| BN | 0 | #30 | 3 | 2,297 | |
| NA | 0 | #31 | 3 | 2,537 | |
| GH | 0 | #32 | 403 | 5,396 | |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| MO | 0 | #41 | 12 | 2,706 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| CM | 0 | #55 | 2 | 2,592 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #56 | 1,056 | 8,138 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #65 | 91 | 4,685 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #68 | 10 | 3,375 |
| IN | 0 | #69 | 3 | 2,963 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #73 | 195 | 5,842 |
| AF | 0 | #74 | 3 | 1,883 | |
| CN | 0 | #75 | 11 | 3,857 | |
| OM | 0 | #80 | 37 | 6,215 | |
| BG | 0 | #81 | 2 | 1,799 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #81 | 1,906 | 12,905 |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #81 | 1 | 756 |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| SD | 0 | #90 | 11 | 2,130 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| QA | 0 | #98 | 9 | 7,011 | |
| TW | 0 | #100 | 4 | 4,523 | |
| KW | 0 | #101 | 16 | 5,216 | |
| PH | 0 | #102 | 9 | 5,607 | |
| IQ | 0 | #113 | 17 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #117 | 17 | 6,332 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #132 | 4 | 4,130 |
| JO | 0 | #134 | 7 | 2,158 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #146 | 101 | 7,111 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #155 | 197 | 9,639 |
| AE | 0 | #158 | 20 | 10,220 | |
| LY | 0 | #159 | 628 | 12,703 | |
| NG | 0 | #159 | 107 | 5,926 | |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #171 | 9 | 4,064 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #175 | 867 | 16,104 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #180 | 56 | 6,830 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2019 | #183 | 2 | 1,462 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #183 | 3,558 | 25,619 |
| SA | 0 | #185 | 111 | 10,560 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| HK | 0 | #191 | 177 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #202 | 316 | 10,523 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #207 | 5 | 3,402 |
| YE | 0 | #207 | 205 | 8,639 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #209 | 2,199 | 15,035 |
| PS | 0 | #219 | 8 | 5,692 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #227 | 2,281 | 16,906 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #228 | 24 | 7,056 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #230 | 43 | 6,876 |
| BD | 0 | #234 | 8 | 5,992 | |
| ZA | 0 | #236 | 216 | 14,421 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #241 | 9 | 5,568 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| SG | 0 | #252 | 18 | 11,010 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #261 | 122 | 7,057 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #266 | 9 | 3,535 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #266 | 120 | 11,440 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #268 | 608 | 13,071 |
| MY | 0 | #270 | 61 | 12,352 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #273 | 34 | 2,588 |
| IL | 0 | #277 | 6 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #284 | 14 | 7,909 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #284 | 6 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #299 | 26 | 6,973 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| EG | 0 | #312 | 90 | 6,387 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #313 | 1,001 | 7,044 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #318 | 32 | 8,829 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #326 | 7 | 7,401 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #328 | 30 | 8,477 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #336 | 4 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #352 | 7 | 7,678 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #358 | 10 | 7,951 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #378 | 13 | 13,098 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #380 | 8 | 2,865 |
| NL | 0 | #381 | 11 | 2,481 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #385 | 12 | 15,987 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #392 | 1,101 | 25,439 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #401 | 6 | 8,413 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #414 | 298 | 17,960 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #419 | 597 | 17,948 |
| BH | 0 | #422 | 132 | 17,937 | |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #441 | 2,663 | 28,008 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #442 | 107 | 10,655 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #458 | 122 | 10,045 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #464 | 41 | 11,303 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #470 | 12 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #472 | 16 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #485 | 21 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #500 | 16 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #503 | 50 | 10,162 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| SY | 0 | #508 | 238 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #510 | 268 | 18,755 |
| LB | 0 | #510 | 149 | 13,263 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #516 | 35 | 12,054 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #527 | 181 | 18,093 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #542 | 12 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #547 | 61 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #570 | 17 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #627 | 529 | 22,615 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #648 | 7 | 13,121 |
| TN | 0 | #649 | 185 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #655 | 11 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| IT | 0 | #690 | 25 | 4,183 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #694 | 93 | 15,093 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #738 | 274 | 16,750 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| MA | 0 | #844 | 289 | 20,986 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #858 | 21 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #858 | 78 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #863 | 132 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #864 | 96 | 14,742 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #868 | 84 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #886 | 45 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #902 | 19 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2021 | #916 | 5 | 8,741 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #926 | 27 | 5,697 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #937 | 46 | 16,355 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,002 | 175 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 132 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,085 | 394 | 10,046 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,169 | 43 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,431 | 16 | 9,415 |
King is popular in 87 countries — most recent births per country:
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