Boy Names That Can Start with a C or a K

  1. Kolt
    • Origin:

      Variation of Colt, English
    • Meaning:

      "young horse"
    • Description:

      Depending on how you look at it, a variation of the word name Colt or an abbreviated form of Kolton.
  2. Kameron
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Cameron, Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "crooked nose"
    • Description:

      Kameron has become a very popular spelling for boys -- as are the condensed Kamron and Kamren.
  3. Kam
    • Kolton
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Colton
      • Description:

        This inventive spelling is part cowboy and part Kardashian.
    • Kallen
      • Kasey
        • Origin:

          Variation of Casey, Irish
        • Meaning:

          "brave in battle"
        • Description:

          Casey-with-a-K never quite reached the heights of the original, but it broke the Top 500 for boys in the late '80s and early '90s.
      • Klay
        • Kadence
          • Origin:

            Word name
          • Meaning:

            "rhythm, beat"
          • Description:

            Trending downwards for girls, but upwards for boys, this word name gives you the sounds of Kaden and Kane, but with added musical flair. Given to 106 boys in 2023, it ranks slightly below the equally rising Cadence, which was given to 115.
        • Kristofer
          • Origin:

            Scandinavian variation of Christopher, Greek and Latin
          • Meaning:

            "bearer of Christ"
          • Description:

            Kristofer and all his cousins (and kousins) is an ancient name that was hugely popular from the 1970s through the 1990s, spawning a wide number of variations. Americans will be familiar with this phonetic spelling with an exotic spin.
        • Klayton
          • Kalvin
            • Camari
              • Kallum
                • Kanaan
                  • Kalixto
                    • Kartier
                      • Origin:

                        Variation of Cartier, French
                      • Meaning:

                        "transporter of good by cart"
                      • Description:

                        Kartier is on the rise for boys, along with a host of other luxury fashion related baby names.
                    • Kordell
                      • Kooper
                        • Origin:

                          English, variation of Cooper
                        • Meaning:

                          "barrel maker"
                        • Description:

                          This spelling of the popular surname ranks just inside the Top 1000.
                      • Karlsen
                        • Klement