English Boy Names
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of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieden | Little battle; fighter | Celtic, English | Boy | — | |
| Kiff | No established traditional meaning; often a short form or nickname. In some slang contexts it conveys 'cool' or 'stylish'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Kiffer | Originally a surname; likely derived from German 'Kiefer' (literally 'pine' or 'jaw'), used as a given name | English | Boy | — | |
| Kilby | 'Killi's farm' or 'farm/village by a spring'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Killick | Derived from a term for a small anchor; associated with sailors/seafaring | English | Boy | — | |
| Kilmer | Surname-derived; likely locational or occupational. Possibly 'dweller by a narrow channel or lake' (etymology uncertain). | English | Boy | — | |
| Kimbal | Bold ruler; royal-bold; war chief | English | Boy | — | |
| Kimbell | Royal-bold; bold leader or chief | English | Boy | — | |
| Kimblee | Derived from an English surname or place name; generally taken to mean a bold or leader-like name from Old English elements (exact original meaning uncertain). | English | Boy | — | |
| Kimbo | Cyneburh's clearing | English | Boy | — | |
| Kimbro | Derived from a surname meaning roughly 'royal fortress' or 'royal hill' | English | Boy | — | |
| Kimbrough | Originally a family or habitational surname; specific original meaning is uncertain | English | Boy | — | |
| Kinchen | Descendant or little kin; surname meaning 'son/offspring of Kin' (surname-derived) | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Kiner | Surname-derived name with varied possible senses - linked to a Hebrew root meaning 'harp' or to German/English surname origins (occupational or descriptive). | English, German, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Kingman | Literally 'king's man' - a man who serves, follows, or is associated with a king. | English | Boy | — | |
| Kingmen | From English 'king' + 'men', interpreted as 'king's man' or 'man of the king'; can also imply 'kinglike man'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Kingsli | King's meadow/clearing | English | Boy | — | |
| Kingslie | King's meadow / king's clearing | English | Boy | — | |
| Kingswel | The king's well; royal spring or well | English | Boy | — | |
| Kingswell | Royal spring; 'king's well' (a well or spring associated with a king) | English | Boy | — | |
| Kinky | Twisted; curly | Dutch, English | Boy | — | |
| Kinyon | Likely 'from Kenyon' - a locational surname later used as a given name. | English | Boy | — | |
| Kippie | A pet form of Kip, essentially 'little Kip' - Kip is associated with meanings like 'pointed hill' or a familiar nickname | Dutch, English | Boy | — | |
| Kipping | Likely a surname meaning 'descendant of Kipp' or 'dweller by a small/pointed hill or crest'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Kirklan | Land belonging to the church; 'church land' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Kirklin | From the church settlement / church town | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Kirko | From the church / church | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Kirkwell | Church by a spring / church well | English | Boy | — | |
| Kirkwood | From the wood by the church; dweller near the church wood | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Kirtiss | Courteous; polite | English | Boy | — | |
| Kirtley | Surname-derived place name; exact original meaning uncertain | English | Boy | — | |
| Kitto | Diminutive form of Kit (from Christopher: 'Christ-bearer'); sometimes linked to Katherine ('pure') when used for girls; also a Cornish family name. | Cornish, English, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Klarc | Clerk, scribe, cleric; scholar | English | Boy | — | |
| Klevon | Probably derived from Levon/Leon meaning "lion", or else an invented name with no widely established meaning | English | Boy | — | |
| Klifton | Settlement or town by a cliff | English | Boy | — | |
| Kliph | Cliff or steep rock; originally denoting someone who lived by a cliff | English | Boy | — | |
| Klynton | Settlement or town on a hill | English | Boy | — | |
| Knowl | Small rounded hill; knoll | English | Boy | — | |
| Knyght | Knight - originally 'boy' or 'servant', later 'armed, mounted warrior' | English | Boy | — | |
| Kolein | Likely 'young pup' (Gaelic diminutive) or associated with 'coal' / ultimately linked to 'victory of the people' (via Nicholas) | English | Boy | — | |
| koven | No established traditional meaning; probably a surname-derived or modern invented name without a fixed meaning | English | Boy | — | |
| kruise | Evokes a sea voyage or journey; a surname-turned-forename with nautical and adventurous connotations | English | Boy | — | |
| Kulbert | Famous/bright (from elements meaning 'known/famous' + 'bright') | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Kurkland | From a surname meaning "land belonging to the church" | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Kurtyss | Derived from Curtis: 'courteous' (originally from Latin curtus meaning 'short') | English | Boy | — | |
| Kurupt | Broken, spoiled | English, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Kuthbert | Famous, bright | English | Boy | — | |
| Kyal | From Gaelic 'caol' meaning 'narrow' or 'slender' (often 'strait' or 'narrow channel') | English, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Kydd | From a surname meaning 'kid' (young goat); originally a nickname for a lively or playful person | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Kyeden | Little battle; warrior/fighter | English, Gaelic | Boy | — |
English Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada for every English-origin name in our dataset.
5,565
Names in this origin
125
With data in 2025
3,202
Births 2025
496,739
Peak year 2015