1756 Baby Girl Names That Start With K (With Meanings and Popularity)
Baby girl names that start with K have been Kardashianized in recent years, with former C-starting names such as Chloe morphed into newly-trendy Khloe.
Along with Khloe and Kendall, top K names for girls on the US Top 300 include Kennedy, Kinsley, Kayla, Kylie, Kamila, Kali, and Kate. Kate is the top-ranked K name for girls in Ireland and The Netherlands, while Katharina takes that honor in Germany.
Katherine and Kimberly have long ranked among the top K names for girls in many English-speaking countries. But today, the most popular feminine K names on Nameberry are newer choices such as Kaia and all forms of Kiera.
Old favorite K-starting names such as Karen, Kathleen, and Kelly have fallen from favor, while pop culture names such as Kehlani and Khaleesi are rising. Unique K names for girls worth considering include the Greek Kassiani, the Hindi Kalinda, the Biblical Keziah, and the vintage Kitty.
Here, our full selection of baby girl names that start with K, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Kaia
Origin:
Latin, Scandinavian, or HawaiianMeaning:
"to rejoice or sea"
- Katherine
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"pure"
- Kate
Origin:
English, diminutive of KatherineMeaning:
"pure"
- Kit
Origin:
English diminutive of Katherine, GreekMeaning:
"pure"
- Kiara
Origin:
English variation of Chiara, Italian, Ciara, Irish, or Aboriginal Australian, KoreanMeaning:
"light, clear; little dark one; cockatoo; first ray of sun"
- Kara
Origin:
Spelling variation of Cara or Norse mythology nameMeaning:
"wild stormy one"
- Kayla
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"crown, wreath; fortress; who is like God?"
- Kira
Origin:
Russian feminine variation of CyrusMeaning:
"throne"
- Kinsley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"king's meadow"
- Karen
Origin:
Danish variation of Katherine, JapaneseMeaning:
"pure; lotus flower"
- Katie
Origin:
English, diminutive of KatherineMeaning:
"pure"
- Kitty
Origin:
English, diminutive of KatherineMeaning:
"pure"
- Keira
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Kathleen
Origin:
Anglicized form of Irish CaitlinMeaning:
"pure"
- Kylie
Origin:
Noongar, ScottishMeaning:
"boomerang; narrow spit of land"
- Kyla
Origin:
Feminine variation of Kyle, ScottishMeaning:
"narrow spit of land"
- Kyomi
Origin:
Japanese "pure and beautiful"Meaning:
"pure and beautiful"
- Kaya
Origin:
Scandinavian, English, Literature, JapaneseMeaning:
"pure; one who arranges rocks; perfume, incense; fruit, reward"
- Keziah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"cassia tree"
- Kiki
Origin:
French nickname and JapaneseMeaning:
"double happiness"
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