Girl Names That Start With K

These are the 130 girl names that start with K, have reached the top 500 as a girl's name at some point since 1880, and still go to girls rather than boys today. Ranked by the number of girls given each name in 2025, most common first.

All 130 names

1. Kennedy #85 2,933
2. Kinsley #93 2,671
3. Kehlani #148 1,981
4. Kaylani #185 1,675
5. Katherine #186 1,670
6. Kaia #193 1,618
7. Kylie #204 1,491
8. Kiara #229 1,335
9. Kailani #253 1,215
10. Kaylee #255 1,205
11. Khloe #272 1,149
12. Kimberly #302 1,009
13. Kali #323 948
14. Kendall #328 932
15. Kamila #355 851
16. Kayla #364 838
17. Kira #385 801
18. Kalani #387 800
19. Kaliyah #392 791
20. Katalina #430 720
21. Kataleya #458 674
22. Kora #490 603
23. Kate #520 576
24. Kamryn #556 544
25. Kyla #579 512
26. Keira #621 469
27. Katie #646 447
28. Kinley #691 409
29. Kennedi #707 398
30. Kathryn #729 381
31. Kenzie #736 371
32. Kensley #741 367
33. Kiana #743 366
34. Karina #749 363
35. Kaitlyn #799 340
36. Karla #799 340
37. Kayleigh #799 340
38. Kelsey #814 335
39. Kyra #827 329
40. Kendra #849 320
41. Kelly #851 319
42. Kylee #875 306
43. Kassidy #1038 240
44. Kara #1071 226
45. Katelyn #1076 225
46. Kiera #1096 219
47. Kathleen #1150 201
48. Kimora #1150 201
49. Kassandra #1173 197
50. Kyleigh #1200 190
51. Karen #1279 175
52. Kaydence #1291 173
53. Kailey #1417 153
54. Khadijah #1427 151
55. Kaylie #1452 148
56. Kaelyn #1592 131
57. Kadence #1611 129
58. Kenley #1631 127
59. Kaylin #1643 126
60. Kristina #1721 118
61. Katarina #1777 113
62. Kailyn #1818 110
63. Kacie #1867 106
64. Kasey #1872 105
65. Kailee #1962 98
66. Kristen #1990 96
67. Kari #2076 90
68. Kaila #2117 88
69. Krystal #2117 88
70. Katrina #2214 83
71. Kelsie #2239 82
72. Kenya #2485 71
73. Katy #2691 64
74. Katelynn #2719 63
75. Keely #2719 63
76. Keisha #2719 63
77. Kiley #2778 61
78. Kirsten #2822 60
79. Karissa #2895 58
80. Kaleigh #2957 56
81. Kristine #3211 49
82. Kathy #3249 48
83. Kierra #3342 46
84. Karol #3389 45
85. Katheryn #3389 45
86. Kaitlynn #3645 41
87. Krista #3645 41
88. Kaley #3832 38
89. Kay #3903 37
90. Kelsi #3903 37
91. Kaitlin #4067 35
92. Kim #4172 34
93. Kourtney #4460 31
94. Kiersten #4661 29
95. Kimberlee #4661 29
96. Kristin #4661 29
97. Katharine #4878 27
98. Kristy #5099 25
99. Kerry #5554 22
100. Kimberley #5722 21
101. Kellie #6116 19
102. Kaye #6325 18
103. Kelli #6546 17
104. Kathrine #7133 15
105. Kelley #7133 15
106. Keri #7491 14
107. Kristal #7491 14
108. Kristi #7491 14
109. Katlyn #8362 12
110. Kala #9457 10
111. Kerri #9457 10
112. Kris #10917 8
113. Kristie #10917 8
114. Karrie #11932 7
115. Kerrie #14942 5
116. Karin
117. Karyn
118. Kathi
119. Kathie
120. Katina
121. Kecia
122. Keshia
123. Kirstie
124. Kisha
125. Kittie
126. Kitty
127. Kizzie
128. Kizzy
129. Krystina
130. Krystle

Also starting with K, and now given almost only to boys: Kayden

Girl names that start with K in the 2025 data

K is the seventh most common first letter for girls born in 2025: 78,419 of them, 4.9% of every girl in the file. It has slipped from fifth place a decade ago, and its share has fallen from 6.7% to 4.9%.

This list holds the 130 of those names that reached the top 500 as a girl's name at some point since 1880 and are still given to girls rather than boys. The most common today is Kennedy, #85 with 2,933 girls in 2025. 2 of the 130 are in this year's top 100, and 115 appear in the 2025 file at all — which takes at least five births, the point below which a name is left out. Kayden is left out: it reached the top 500 among girls at some point, but fewer than one in ten children given it over the last ten years was a girl. Together they account for 41,385 of those 78,419 girls — the remainder go to names that have never reached the top 500, each given to a handful of children.

The fastest climber among them is Kehlani, up from #3,254 in 2015 to #148 in 2025. Kayla has gone the other way, from #115 to #364. The shortest name here is Kay at 3 letters, the longest Kimberley at 9.

Questions about girl names that start with K

What is the most popular girl name that starts with K?

Kennedy. 2,933 girls were given the name in 2025, which put it at #85 nationally.

How many girl names start with K?

130 have reached the top 500 as a girl's name and still go to girls today, which is this list. Counting every spelling in the file, 78,419 girls born in 2025 — 4.9% of the total — were given a name starting with K.

Are girl names that start with K getting more popular?

K is losing ground. It was fifth among first letters for girls a decade ago with 6.7% of births, and it is seventh in 2025 with 4.9%.