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King is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 37,080 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 37,040 as boys and 40 as girls. King gained popularity in the 2000s, peaked in 2017 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #1,312 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,001
2023 1,284
2022 1,653
2021 2,059
2020 2,264
2019 2,476
2018 2,618
2017 2,703
2016 2,676
2015 2,567
2014 2,438
2013 2,109
2012 1,434
2011 730
2010 706
2009 591
2008 329
2007 321
2006 219
2005 149
2004 77
2003 70
2002 57
2001 63
2000 74
1999 46
1998 52
1997 45
1996 38
1995 40
1994 50
1993 42
1992 40
1991 39
1990 47
1989 28
1988 30
1987 21
1986 31
1985 41
1984 31
1983 32
1982 53
1981 40
1980 28
1979 41
1978 36
1977 28
1976 26
1975 30
1974 25
1973 24
1972 41
1971 34
1970 31
1969 27
1968 42
1967 37
1966 37
1965 45
1964 82
1963 42
1962 59
1961 35
1960 52
1959 60
1958 53
1957 64
1956 59
1955 68
1954 77
1953 63
1952 93
1951 81
1950 90
1949 79
1948 84
1947 79
1946 78
1945 80
1944 82
1943 86
1942 105
1941 70
1940 75
1939 87
1938 91
1937 85
1936 71
1935 67
1934 91
1933 79
1932 67
1931 73
1930 90
1929 99
1928 81
1927 85
1926 113
1925 95
1924 109
1923 100
1922 114
1921 99
1920 108
1919 120
1918 89
1917 90
1916 102
1915 111
1914 74
1913 58
1912 72
1911 32
1910 47
1909 31
1908 37
1907 37
1906 28
1905 24
1904 24
1903 19
1902 29
1901 15
1900 33
1899 23
1898 27
1897 32
1896 24
1895 24
1894 20
1893 23
1892 26
1891 13
1890 21
1889 21
1888 27
1887 13
1886 23
1885 25
1884 25
1883 22
1882 26
1881 20
1880 27