King

English

"monarch"

The name King is currently ranked #342 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #147 in 2017. The name is most popular in KING, KING, and KING. King is occasionally used for girls in 2021.

King Rank in US Top 1000

# 342 in the US

King Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2154 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name King

• 342 US 2024
• 1872 Nameberry 2025
• 72 Future 2028
• 872 England 2024
• 47 Dogs 2025

20 Names Similar to King

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like King.

• Jade
• Justice
• Blade
• Prince
• Legend
• Major
• Angel
• Ax
• Blaze
• Danger
• Diesel
• Zeus
• Crash
• Luxury
• Saint
• Rocky
• Maui
• Flash
• Axl
• London

Famous People Named King

• King Wallis Vidor American film director
• (William) King Baggot American actor
• King Camp Gillette American founder of Gillette razors
• (John) King Fisher American Western gunslinger
• King Floyd American soul singer
• King O'Malley Australian politician
• King Bailey Parsons American pro wrestler
• King G. Staples American businessman and politician
• Hiram King "Hank" Williams American country music singer
• Vyshonne King Miller aka Silkk The Shocker American rapper
• Nicholas King "Nick" Nolte American actor
• Clifford Joseph "King" Harris III (b. 2004) son of rapper T.I.
• King Justice Taylor (b. 2007) son of rapper The Game
• King Cairo Stevenson (b. 2012) son of rapper Tyga and model Blac Chyna
• Ocean King PenaVega (b. 2016) son of actors Carlos and Alexa PenaVega

The name King in Pop Culture

• King Schultz character in Django Unchained
• King Bradley character in the manga/anime Fullmetal Alchemist
• King character from the animated show "The Owl House"