Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

King

#588 most common boys' name of all time · #1,309 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#588
Rank overall
#1,309 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
37,890
Since 2016
19,541
Peak year
2017 #147
Best rank
#147 2017
📖The word “king” appears in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 2,705/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

King is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 786 786 #405
2024 — 1,006 1,006 #342
2023 — 1,286 1,286 #265
2022 — 1,656 1,656 #222
2021 5 2,055 2,060 #185
2020 — 2,268 2,268 #171
2019 5 2,473 2,478 #157
2018 6 2,613 2,619 #149
2017 9 2,696 2,705 #147
2016 5 2,672 2,677 #153
2015 — 2,568 2,568 #163
2014 — 2,438 2,438 #175
2013 — 2,110 2,110 #193
2012 — 1,434 1,434 #256
2011 — 730 730 #389
2010 — 706 706 #398
2009 — 591 591 #461
2008 — 329 329 #708
2007 — 321 321 #720
2006 — 219 219 #893
2005 — 149 149 #1,105
2004 — 77 77 #1,671
2003 — 70 70 #1,739
2002 — 57 57 #1,943
2001 — 63 63 #1,777
2000 — 74 74 #1,585
1999 — 46 46 #2,064
1998 — 52 52 #1,871
1997 — 45 45 #1,993
1996 — 38 38 #2,183
1995 — 40 40 #2,056
1994 — 50 50 #1,753
1993 — 42 42 #1,934
1992 — 40 40 #1,981
1991 — 39 39 #1,953
1990 — 47 47 #1,702
1989 — 28 28 #2,362
1988 — 30 30 #2,090
1987 — 21 21 #2,561
1986 — 31 31 #1,918
1985 — 41 41 #1,571
1984 — 31 31 #1,798
1983 — 31 31 #1,789
1982 — 54 54 #1,264
1981 — 40 40 #1,520
1980 — 28 28 #1,966
1979 — 41 41 #1,466
1978 — 36 36 #1,571
1977 — 28 28 #1,825
1976 — 26 26 #1,874
1975 — 30 30 #1,658
1974 — 25 25 #1,834
1973 — 24 24 #1,819
1972 — 41 41 #1,309
1971 — 34 34 #1,469
1970 — 31 31 #1,524
1969 — 27 27 #1,572
1968 — 42 42 #1,168
1967 — 37 37 #1,233
1966 — 37 37 #1,241
1965 — 45 45 #1,106
1964 5 77 82 #867
1963 — 42 42 #1,198
1962 — 59 59 #996
1961 — 35 35 #1,352
1960 — 53 53 #1,058
1959 — 60 60 #994
1958 — 53 53 #1,052
1957 — 64 64 #944
1956 — 59 59 #970
1955 — 68 68 #899
1954 — 77 77 #826
1953 — 63 63 #904
1952 — 93 93 #729
1951 — 81 81 #782
1950 — 90 90 #721
1949 — 79 79 #774
1948 — 84 84 #733
1947 — 79 79 #771
1946 — 78 78 #748
1945 — 80 80 #671
1944 — 82 82 #688
1943 — 86 86 #693
1942 — 105 105 #615
1941 — 70 70 #741
1940 — 75 75 #697
1939 — 87 87 #630
1938 — 91 91 #623
1937 — 85 85 #641
1936 — 71 71 #711
1935 — 67 67 #751
1934 — 91 91 #631
1933 — 79 79 #660
1932 — 67 67 #770
1931 — 73 73 #712
1930 — 90 90 #648
1929 5 94 99 #631
1928 — 81 81 #703
1927 — 85 85 #702
1926 — 113 113 #587
1925 — 95 95 #655
1924 — 109 109 #612
1923 — 100 100 #641
1922 — 114 114 #605
1921 — 99 99 #648
1920 — 108 108 #606
1919 — 120 120 #545
1918 — 89 89 #651
1917 — 90 90 #623
1916 — 102 102 #565
1915 — 111 111 #528
1914 — 74 74 #584
1913 — 58 58 #574
1912 — 72 72 #465
1911 — 32 32 #528
1910 — 47 47 #376
1909 — 31 31 #453
1908 — 37 37 #385
1907 — 37 37 #369
1906 — 28 28 #414
1905 — 24 24 #458
1904 — 24 24 #436
1903 — 19 19 #493
1902 — 29 29 #369
1901 — 15 15 #512
1900 — 33 33 #388
1899 — 23 23 #388
1898 — 27 27 #379
1897 — 32 32 #328
1896 — 24 24 #401
1895 — 24 24 #392
1894 — 20 20 #423
1893 — 23 23 #376
1892 — 26 26 #378
1891 — 13 13 #502
1890 — 21 21 #392
1889 — 21 21 #392
1888 — 27 27 #353
1887 — 13 13 #494
1886 — 23 23 #359
1885 — 25 25 #349
1884 — 25 25 #355
1883 — 22 22 #365
1882 — 26 26 #350
1881 — 20 20 #377
1880 — 27 27 #332