From Kael to Kyros—and more common names like Kyle, Keith, and Kevin—we’ve got plenty of baby boy names that start with the letter K.
Names | Origin | Meaning |
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Kevin | Kevin is a modern-day classic. From the Wonder Years’ Kevin Arnold, to six-degrees of Kevin Bacon, to teen heartthrob Kevin… | |
Kyle | While it’s probably not the coolest to be named after a geographical term, Kyle has been a very popular name in modern times… | |
Kenneth | Celtic Origin | |
Keith | Irish: | Forest; Originally a Scottish place name, Keith was also the surname of a long line of Scottish earls. |
Khalil | Arabic: | Companion, friend, lover; The writings of Lebanese poet Khalil Gibran in The Prophet have been translated worldwide. |
Keegan | Celtic Origin | |
Kurt | German Origin | |
Kieran | Celtic Origin | Dark-haired; an Anglicized form of Ciaran, a popular Irish name |
Kenny | What started out as a nickname for the very refined Kenneth, has become a bonafide name of its own. Kenny has an easygoing… | |
Kirk | English: | From the church; a nickname for many male English names related to churches, such as Kirkland and Kirkwood |
Kareem | Arabic Origin | |
Keanu | Hawaiian: | Cool breeze over the mountains |
Karl | Danish Origin | Strong, manly; The writings of Karl Marx helped form the policies for the political and economic system known as Communism… |
Keenan | Irish: | Ancient |
Klaus | Danish Origin | |
Kipp | English: | From the pointed hill |
Kiefer | German: | Barrel maker; possibly a variation of Cooper |
Koby | English Origin | |
Kurtis | Variant abbreviation of Sydney. | |
Kane | Is your bouncing baby boy destined to be a warrior? Then consider Kane, which not only refers to the bad boy Cain in the… | |
Ken | English: | Nickname of Kenneth and an abbreviation of names beginning with Ken-; Ken is also known as the main squeeze of the world… |
Kiran | Sanskrit: | Beam of light |
Kobe | Kobe Bryant (middle name Bean), the longtime L.A. Lakers high scorer, was named after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which… | |
Killian | Celtic Origin | Strife or battle; Saint Killian was an Irish saint who brought Christianity and literacy to Germany in the fifth century… |
Kamal | Arabic: | Perfection, completion |
Karim | Arabic: | Generous, noble; The Koran lists Al Karim (The Generous) as one of the 99 names of God. |
Kiley | Gaelic: | A narrow strait or channel. Variant of Kyle. |
Kellan | African: | Powerful |
Kameron | Cameron continues to be a popular unisex name, so it only makes sense that Kameron has now emerged. The “K” spelling gives… | |
Keagan | Have a very contemplative baby on your hands? Keagan would be a good choice for your little thinker. Keagan is a unisex variant… | |
Kristopher | Scandinavian Origin | |
Keene | Celtic Origin | |
Kenton | English: | From the royal settlement or town, likely related to the county Kent in England; surname |
Kenner | Gaelic: | Brave chieftain |
Kofi | African: | Born on Friday |
Kennan | English: | Variant of Ken, Kenneth. |
Kristoff | Scandinavian Origin | |
Kristof | Hungarian Origin | |
Kiernan | Irish Origin | |
Kristian | Danish Origin | |
Konrad | German: | Bold advisor, wise; a spelling variation of Conrad |
Keiran | Gaelic Origin | |
Keelan | Gaelic: | Slender |
Kevan | Celtic Origin | . |
Kristofer | Scandinavian: | Form of Christopher. |
Keaghan | Celtic Origin | |
Kienan | Irish: | Ancient |
Kelsey | English: | From the island, possibly from the island of ships |
Kali | Hindi: | Black |
King | English: | King is one of several titles occasionally used as given names. |
Knox | English: | From the hills |
Kerry | Celtic Origin | Dark, dusky; refers to the county that lies along the southwestern coast of Ireland |
Kade | Kameron and Cameron, Kaleb and Caleb, Kade and Cade. The lesson is this: slap a K on any popular name starting with a C,… | |
Kale | Hawaiian: | Strong and manly |
Kenan | If you’re looking for a Biblical name that isn’t Noah, Joshua or Adam, consider Kenan. It also has obscure Irish origins… | |
Keanan | English Origin | |
Kaapo | Finnish Origin | |
Kacey | Form of Casey; also a creation based on the initials K. C. | |
Kadar | Arabic: | Strength, fate, destiny, predestination, to have power, to be master, to be capable |
Kael | Gaelic: | Slender; fair. Form of Caelan. |