Boy Names That Can Start with a C or a K

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

With its on-trend K initial, this spelling variation of Cameron gives a nod to the likes of Kashton, Kayden, and Kaizen, while still maintaining the softer sounds and unisex feel of the original Scottish form. Currently in the US Top 500, it is given to around 810 boys each year.

This inventive spelling is part cowboy and part Kardashian.

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.

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 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.

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

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