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English Boy 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