The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1998 Starting On K.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on K? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1998 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys
this specific year.
| Rank | Name | How Unique? | Total births this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Kyle | 1 in 113 (0.88%) | 15,274 |
| 32 | Kevin | 1 in 139 (0.72%) | 12,507 |
| 86 | Kenneth | 1 in 378 (0.26%) | 4,583 |
| 156 | Kaleb | 1 in 795 (0.13%) | 2,180 |
| 191 | Keith | 1 in 980 (0.1%) | 1,768 |
| 263 | Kobe | 1 in 1,585 (0.06%) | 1,093 |
| 266 | Kristopher | 1 in 1,649 (0.06%) | 1,051 |
| 269 | Kameron | 1 in 1,668 (0.06%) | 1,039 |
| 304 | Keegan | 1 in 1,910 (0.05%) | 907 |
| 312 | Kyler | 1 in 2,003 (0.05%) | 865 |
| 331 | Kody | 1 in 2,202 (0.05%) | 787 |
| 359 | Keaton | 1 in 2,490 (0.04%) | 696 |
| 365 | Kelvin | 1 in 2,594 (0.04%) | 668 |
| 369 | Kendall | 1 in 2,629 (0.04%) | 659 |
| 395 | Khalil | 1 in 2,942 (0.03%) | 589 |
| 402 | Kristian | 1 in 3,045 (0.03%) | 569 |
| 419 | Kendrick | 1 in 3,307 (0.03%) | 524 |
| 436 | Kaden | 1 in 3,515 (0.03%) | 493 |
| 448 | Keenan | 1 in 3,783 (0.03%) | 458 |
| 481 | Kenny | 1 in 4,175 (0.02%) | 415 |
| 485 | Karl | 1 in 4,226 (0.02%) | 410 |
| 528 | Kade | 1 in 5,037 (0.02%) | 344 |
| 543 | Kai | 1 in 5,348 (0.02%) | 324 |
| 553 | Kurt | 1 in 5,501 (0.02%) | 315 |
| 569 | Kolby | 1 in 5,776 (0.02%) | 300 |
| 571 | Kane | 1 in 5,795 (0.02%) | 299 |
| 584 | Kareem | 1 in 6,037 (0.02%) | 287 |
| 604 | Koby | 1 in 6,664 (0.02%) | 260 |
| 614 | Kurtis | 1 in 6,876 (0.01%) | 252 |
| 620 | Kolton | 1 in 6,931 (0.01%) | 250 |
| 628 | Keon | 1 in 7,072 (0.01%) | 245 |
| 629 | Kieran | 1 in 7,160 (0.01%) | 242 |
| 632 | Kory | 1 in 7,220 (0.01%) | 240 |
| 639 | Kasey | 1 in 7,373 (0.01%) | 235 |
| 660 | Keshawn | 1 in 8,059 (0.01%) | 215 |
| 699 | Korey | 1 in 8,978 (0.01%) | 193 |
| 712 | Kelly | 1 in 9,366 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 720 | Kirk | 1 in 9,521 (0.01%) | 182 |
| 743 | Kent | 1 in 10,016 (0.01%) | 173 |
| 754 | Kamron | 1 in 10,314 (0.01%) | 168 |
| 756 | Kole | 1 in 10,376 (0.01%) | 167 |
| 779 | Keyshawn | 1 in 11,325 (0.01%) | 153 |
| 786 | Khalid | 1 in 11,475 (0.01%) | 151 |
| 808 | Kevon | 1 in 12,117 (0.01%) | 143 |
| 822 | Keven | 1 in 12,835 (0.01%) | 135 |
| 846 | Kellen | 1 in 13,537 (0.01%) | 128 |
| 871 | Kyree | 1 in 14,320 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 873 | Kelton | 1 in 14,440 (0.01%) | 120 |
| 888 | Kalen | 1 in 14,810 (0.01%) | 117 |
| 901 | Kristofer | 1 in 15,334 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 923 | Kordell | 1 in 15,897 (0.01%) | 109 |
| 945 | Keyon | 1 in 16,661 (0.01%) | 104 |
| 954 | Kylan | 1 in 16,988 (0.01%) | 102 |
| 971 | Keanu | 1 in 17,863 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 985 | Kerry | 1 in 18,433 (0.01%) | 94 |
| 994 | Kale | 1 in 18,834 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 1001 | Kenyon | 1 in 19,041 (0.01%) | 91 |
| 1017 | Khari | 1 in 19,690 (0.01%) | 88 |
| 1024 | Keandre | 1 in 19,917 (0.01%) | 87 |
| 1033 | Kahlil | 1 in 20,148 (0%) | 86 |
| 1038 | Kelby | 1 in 20,385 (0%) | 85 |
| 1039 | Kennedy | 1 in 20,385 (0%) | 85 |
| 1044 | Kalvin | 1 in 20,628 (0%) | 84 |
| 1046 | Killian | 1 in 20,876 (0%) | 83 |
| 1067 | Keagan | 1 in 22,503 (0%) | 77 |
| 1091 | Kenton | 1 in 23,416 (0%) | 74 |
| 1114 | Kegan | 1 in 24,405 (0%) | 71 |
| 1115 | Konnor | 1 in 24,405 (0%) | 71 |
| 1140 | Kirkland | 1 in 26,658 (0%) | 65 |
| 1148 | Karim | 1 in 27,074 (0%) | 64 |
| 1149 | Konner | 1 in 27,074 (0%) | 64 |
| 1157 | Korbin | 1 in 27,504 (0%) | 63 |
| 1169 | Kentrell | 1 in 28,406 (0%) | 61 |
| 1185 | Kelsey | 1 in 29,369 (0%) | 59 |
| 1200 | Keion | 1 in 30,399 (0%) | 57 |
| 1211 | Karson | 1 in 30,942 (0%) | 56 |
| 1222 | Kayden | 1 in 31,505 (0%) | 55 |
| 1229 | Kavon | 1 in 32,088 (0%) | 54 |
| 1230 | Kobie | 1 in 32,088 (0%) | 54 |
| 1242 | Ken | 1 in 32,693 (0%) | 53 |
| 1243 | Kenan | 1 in 32,693 (0%) | 53 |
| 1256 | Kendell | 1 in 33,975 (0%) | 51 |
| 1278 | Kirby | 1 in 35,362 (0%) | 49 |
| 1291 | Kamari | 1 in 36,099 (0%) | 48 |
| 1323 | Kadarius | 1 in 37,668 (0%) | 46 |
| 1324 | Kamil | 1 in 37,668 (0%) | 46 |
| 1340 | Kian | 1 in 38,506 (0%) | 45 |
| 1400 | Kendarius | 1 in 42,262 (0%) | 41 |
| 1401 | Kyron | 1 in 42,262 (0%) | 41 |
| 1416 | Kimani | 1 in 43,319 (0%) | 40 |
| 1417 | Kodi | 1 in 43,319 (0%) | 40 |
| 1436 | Kaiden | 1 in 44,429 (0%) | 39 |
| 1437 | Kenyatta | 1 in 44,429 (0%) | 39 |
| 1461 | Kain | 1 in 45,599 (0%) | 38 |
| 1462 | Kamren | 1 in 45,599 (0%) | 38 |
| 1463 | Kollin | 1 in 45,599 (0%) | 38 |
| 1480 | Kaelan | 1 in 46,831 (0%) | 37 |
| 1481 | Karon | 1 in 46,831 (0%) | 37 |
| 1482 | Keenen | 1 in 46,831 (0%) | 37 |
| 1504 | Kadin | 1 in 48,132 (0%) | 36 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
Recommended articles
New data stories
- Mary: The Rise and Fall of America's Biggest Baby Name
- The Fastest-Rising Baby Names in America
- The #1 Baby Name Isn't What It Used to Be
- Sophia Is Secretly the #1 Baby Name in America
- The Names That Rule Exactly One State
- The Most Loved Baby Names in America, According to 161,918 Votes
- Popular Isn't the Same as Loved
- The Names Everyone Has an Opinion About
- The Biggest Fallers: Baby Names Cooling Off Fast Since 2020
- One-Year Rockets: The Biggest Baby Name Jumps of 2025 Alone
- Brand New in the Top 1000: The Class of 2025
- Michael: The King Who Ruled for 44 Years
- Olivia vs Emma: The Duel at the Top of the Chart
- Liam vs Noah: Twelve Years, Two Names, One Crown
- Jennifer: From 63,605 Babies a Year to 464
- Linda: The Biggest Girls' Name Ever — and Where She Went
- The Vintage Revival Is Real: Violet, Hazel and the Comeback Girls
- Theodore: The Boys' Comeback King
- Names That Vanished: Myrtle, Gertrude and Ethel
- Mildred Was #6. Read That Again.
- The Next Vintage Wave: 1920s Stars Still Sleeping
- Charlotte's America: Who Really Won Your State in 2025?
- Hawaii Does Its Own Thing
- Noah Owns New Mexico (and the State Gap Is Closing)
- Dakota: The Most Gender-Balanced Name in America
- Avery: How a Boys' Name Became a Girls' Name
- Leslie: The Crossover That Completed
- Charlie: The 53/47 Name
- Emerson and the Surname Crossover Wave
- Arya and Khaleesi: The Game of Thrones Curve
- Elsa: The Frozen Spike That Melted
- Bella: What Twilight Did to a Name
- Kylo: The Star Wars Name That Refuses to Die
- Karen: What the Data Actually Says
- The -Aiden Empire: One Sound, Eight Spellings, 18,000 Babies
- Jackson vs Jaxon vs Jaxson: The Spelling War of the Decade
- Zoe vs Zoey: The Y That Ate the Chart
- One Name, Four Spellings: Muhammad, Mohamed, Mohammad and Mohammed
- How to Spot a Celebrity Name Spike (Before You Copy One)
- Girls Get More Names Than Boys — and They Always Have
- The Baby Boom, in One Table
- Twenty Babies Can Win a State
- Before You Choose a Name, Check Your State Chart (2025 Edition)
- John: The Name That Never Left the Top 28
- Elizabeth: The Name That Cannot Fall
- Names That Fell Out of the Top 1000 in 2025
- Every #1 Baby Name Since 1910: The Complete List
- The Most Lopsided Name in Every State
- California vs Texas: Two Giant States, Two Different Tastes
- Are Baby Names Getting Longer?
- A Is for Amelia: How the Vowel Letters Took Over the Top 50
- One-Hit Wonders: Names That Spiked for a Single Year
- Peak-Proof: The Steadiest Names of the Century
- The Names Voters Loved Before America Did
- Perfect Scores: Why 10,157 Names Average Five Stars
- Girls' Names Collect the Opinions
- The Newest Names in America
- The Fastest-Rising Names of 2025
- New Names That Stuck
- The Names That Vanished
- The Comeback Names
- The Decade's Biggest Climbers
- Truly Unisex? What the Data Says
- The Longest Reigns at Number One
- 2025 in Baby Names: The Year in Review




