Dog Names That Start With K

Hawaiian names have officially made their way to the mainland, with Leilani, Kehlani, Alani, Kailani, and Kaylani all ranking within the Top 300. Now Kahlani — one of several pseudo-Hawaiian names popping up across the country — has entered the US Top 1000 in 2023.

Greek form of Cyrus

Now that Kimberly is no longer one of the top girl names, Kim or long form Kimball feel more gender neutral.

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Khalani debuted on the US Top 1000 in 2020 thanks to the influence of Khalani Simon — known as Lani Love — a child model and budding star.

Kasey was a modestly popular choice among Millennial babies, particularly girls.

Popular in Hawaii in the first decades of the 20th century, this name also means "rock" in Māori.

More common for girls in Japan, thanks to the prevalence of the related name Keiko.

Variation of Cataleya, both of which are popular among Hispanic families in the US. Zoe Saldana played a character named Cataleya in Colombiana.

More popular than the original form in Puerto Rico.

Kouki is an uncommon choice in Japan today, but it's been used for several anime characters.

One of the most adaptable of the Middle Eastern names, partly because of its similarity to the western Camilla.

Kree, a variant of the Native American Cree tribe name, is one of the most evenly split unisex names between the sexes.

Common Japanese name for second sons. Kenjiro Shirabu is a character in the anime series Haikyu!!, and Kenjiro Tsuda is a well-known voice actor who has lent his talents to numerous anime series.