351 Unisex Names That Start With K (With Meanings and Popularity)

351 Unisex Names That Start With K (With Meanings and Popularity)

Unisex names that start with K include super-successful crossover kids Kelly, Kendall, and Kennedy, which began on the boys’ side before rising rapidly through the rankings for girls.

Kennedy is the most popular gender-neutral K name on either side of the roster. Along with Kennedy, other unisex names starting wtih K in the US Top 500 include Kinsley, Kai, Kayden, Kyle, Karson, Keegan, and Kendall.

Many K-starting unisex names got their kool K initial through invention or innovation: think Kylar and Kylin, Karter and Kamryn. But, other unisex K names have a long and legitimate history of gender-neutral use, like Nameberry favorite Kit — a traditional nickname for both Katherine and Christopher.

Here, our full selection of unisex names that start with K, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry. Each name is used more often for the gender indicated by its heart.

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  1. Kai
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian, Frisian, Chinese
    • Meaning:

      "sea; warrior; triumph"
  2. Kit
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Christopher
    • Meaning:

      "bearer of Christ"
  3. Kieran
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "little black-haired one"
  4. Koa
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "warrior; flowing tree native to Hawaii"
  5. Kit
    • Origin:

      English diminutive of Katherine, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "pure"
  6. Kasai
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "fire, flame"
  7. Koda
    • Origin:

      Japanese, Sioux
    • Meaning:

      "friend"
  8. Killian
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "war strife or church"
  9. Kiran
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "ray of light"
  10. Kyle
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "narrow spit of land"
  11. Kyler
    • Origin:

      Dutch
    • Meaning:

      "victory of the people"
  12. Kitty
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Katherine
    • Meaning:

      "pure"
  13. Kennedy
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "misshapen head"
  14. Keegan
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "son of Egan"
  15. Kai
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "sea"
  16. Kayden
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
  17. Kelly
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "war"
  18. Kelly
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "war"
  19. Kestrel
    • Origin:

      English, bird name
  20. Kaya
    • Origin:

      Scandinavian, English, Literature, Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "pure; one who arranges rocks; perfume, incense; fruit, reward"