King

Given to 37,890 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −56% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#405

recorded as boys

63 since 2024

Babies in 2025

786

boys 786

Peak year

2017

2,696 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

37,890

since 1880

Born a King? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

King was most popular in 2017, when 2,696 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 786 babies were named King, ranking #405 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 56%.

Download chart

Credit line

Show every year

Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	786	405
2024	<5	—	1,006	342
2023	<5	—	1,286	265
2022	<5	—	1,656	222
2021	5	15251	2,055	185
2020	<5	—	2,268	171
2019	5	15539	2,473	157
2018	6	13793	2,613	149
2017	9	10689	2,696	147
2016	5	16215	2,672	153
2015	<5	—	2,568	163
2014	<5	—	2,438	175
2013	<5	—	2,110	193
2012	<5	—	1,434	256
2011	<5	—	730	389
2010	<5	—	706	398
2009	<5	—	591	461
2008	<5	—	329	708
2007	<5	—	321	720
2006	<5	—	219	893
2005	<5	—	149	1105
2004	<5	—	77	1671
2003	<5	—	70	1739
2002	<5	—	57	1943
2001	<5	—	63	1777
2000	<5	—	74	1585
1999	<5	—	46	2063
1998	<5	—	52	1871
1997	<5	—	45	1991
1996	<5	—	38	2183
1995	<5	—	40	2055
1994	<5	—	50	1753
1993	<5	—	42	1933
1992	<5	—	40	1981
1991	<5	—	39	1952
1990	<5	—	47	1702
1989	<5	—	28	2359
1988	<5	—	30	2090
1987	<5	—	21	2559
1986	<5	—	31	1917
1985	<5	—	41	1569
1984	<5	—	31	1796
1983	<5	—	31	1787
1982	<5	—	54	1264
1981	<5	—	40	1520
1980	<5	—	28	1965
1979	<5	—	41	1464
1978	<5	—	36	1570
1977	<5	—	28	1823
1976	<5	—	26	1873
1975	<5	—	30	1658
1974	<5	—	25	1832
1973	<5	—	24	1817
1972	<5	—	41	1307
1971	<5	—	34	1466
1970	<5	—	31	1523
1969	<5	—	27	1570
1968	<5	—	42	1165
1967	<5	—	37	1231
1966	<5	—	37	1237
1965	<5	—	45	1106
1964	5	6767	77	867
1963	<5	—	42	1195
1962	<5	—	59	996
1961	<5	—	35	1349
1960	<5	—	53	1058
1959	<5	—	60	993
1958	<5	—	53	1049
1957	<5	—	64	944
1956	<5	—	59	969
1955	<5	—	68	898
1954	<5	—	77	826
1953	<5	—	63	903
1952	<5	—	93	729
1951	<5	—	81	781
1950	<5	—	90	721
1949	<5	—	79	774
1948	<5	—	84	733
1947	<5	—	79	771
1946	<5	—	78	746
1945	<5	—	80	671
1944	<5	—	82	687
1943	<5	—	86	692
1942	<5	—	105	615
1941	<5	—	70	739
1940	<5	—	75	697
1939	<5	—	87	629
1938	<5	—	91	622
1937	<5	—	85	637
1936	<5	—	71	710
1935	<5	—	67	750
1934	<5	—	91	630
1933	<5	—	79	657
1932	<5	—	67	769
1931	<5	—	73	711
1930	<5	—	90	645
1929	5	4570	94	630
1928	<5	—	81	702
1927	<5	—	85	702
1926	<5	—	113	585
1925	<5	—	95	654
1924	<5	—	109	612
1923	<5	—	100	640
1922	<5	—	114	605
1921	<5	—	99	647
1920	<5	—	108	604
1919	<5	—	120	545
1918	<5	—	89	651
1917	<5	—	90	623
1916	<5	—	102	565
1915	<5	—	111	528
1914	<5	—	74	583
1913	<5	—	58	573
1912	<5	—	72	465
1911	<5	—	32	525
1910	<5	—	47	376
1909	<5	—	31	453
1908	<5	—	37	383
1907	<5	—	37	366
1906	<5	—	28	411
1905	<5	—	24	452
1904	<5	—	24	431
1903	<5	—	19	487
1902	<5	—	29	367
1901	<5	—	15	506
1900	<5	—	33	385
1899	<5	—	23	384
1898	<5	—	27	377
1897	<5	—	32	327
1896	<5	—	24	400
1895	<5	—	24	390
1894	<5	—	20	419
1893	<5	—	23	371
1892	<5	—	26	375
1891	<5	—	13	497
1890	<5	—	21	389
1889	<5	—	21	388
1888	<5	—	27	353
1887	<5	—	13	488
1886	<5	—	23	357
1885	<5	—	25	344
1884	<5	—	25	352
1883	<5	—	22	359
1882	<5	—	26	347
1881	<5	—	20	375
1880	<5	—	27	325