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Gender-neutral name Old English origin

King

KING · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
King; ruler
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Religion
Secular
Style era
modern
Themes
royal · short
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births1,001
Peak year2017
First appeared1880
Total US births37,080
2017 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
KyngKinng
In other languages
King (English)Roi (French)Rey (Spanish)König (German)

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Notable people named King

King James
Larry King
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