King
3 countries#405 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when King was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
37,890 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #405 · peaked in 2017 with 2,705 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Florida, Georgia, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
66 births recorded 1996–2022 · currently #2834 · peaked in 2018 with 11 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
3 births recorded 2023–2023 · peaked in 2023 with 3 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
King’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #893 | — |
| 2007 | #720 | ↑173 |
| 2008 | #708 | ↑12 |
| 2009 | #461 | ↑247 |
| 2010 | #398 | ↑63 |
| 2011 | #389 | ↑9 |
| 2012 | #256 | ↑133 |
| 2013 | #193 | ↑63 |
| 2014 | #175 | ↑18 |
| 2015 | #163 | ↑12 |
| 2016 | #153 | ↑10 |
| 2017 | #147 | ↑6 |
| 2018 | #149 | ↓2 |
| 2019 | #157 | ↓8 |
| 2020 | #171 | ↓14 |
| 2021 | #185 | ↓14 |
| 2022 | #222 | ↓37 |
| 2023 | #265 | ↓43 |
| 2024 | #342 | ↓77 |
| 2025 | #405 | ↓63 |
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