American Submitted Names

Khrystyne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Christine. A known bearer of this name is the American actress Khrystyne Haje (b. 1968).

Khyanna f African American
Variant of Kiana 2.

Khyiris m African American
Khyiris Tonga is an American football nose tackle for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL.

Khyla f English (Rare)
Variant of Kyla.

Khylani f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kailani.

Khyle m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kyle.

Khyler m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kyler.

Khylie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Khymbrly f American
Variant of Kimberly.

Khyree m African American (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Khayri. Also compare Khiry and Kyrie 1.

Khyson m American (Modern)
Variant of Kyson.

Kiah m English
Diminutive of Hezekiah.

Kial m English
An alternative spelling for Kyle.

Kiamber f African American (Modern, Rare)

Kiami f African American
The girl who plays Lavender in the film "Matilda" is called KIAMI DAVAEL.

Kianah f American (Rare)
Variant of Kiana 2.

Kianesha f African American (Rare)
Blend of Kiana 2 and Kanesha.

Kiani f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American)
Variant of Kiana 2.

Kiann f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Kianne and Kian 2.

Kiannah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiana 2.

Kianne f American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name. Possilby a combination of the prefix ki- and Anne 1. Also compare Kianna

Kianni f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kiani.

Kiano m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Keanu or masculine form of Kiana 2.

Kianu m English (Modern), Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Keanu, reflecting the English pronounciation.

Kianya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Kiana 2 possibly influenced by Anya. This is borne by Kianya 'Kiki' Haynes (1976-), an American actress.

Kiari f & m African American (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Kiara/Ciara 1, Ciarán/Kiaran or Chiara... [more]

Kiaria f African American (Rare)
Likely to be a variant of Kiara.

Kiarrah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kiara.

Kiaya f English (Modern, Rare)

Kibbe m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Kibbe.

Kichelle f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Michelle.

Kidada f African American
Derived from Swahili kidada meaning "little sister".... [more]

Kidd m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Kidd.

Kieanna f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Qiana or Kiana 1.

Kiegan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Keegan.

Kiel m English (American)
Popularized by the American television actor Kiel Martin (1944-1990), who was named after the city of Kiel in Germany (see the place name Kiel)... [more]

Kiela f English
Variant of Kyla.

Kielan f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Kielan.

Kieley f English
Variant of Kiley.

Kiell m English (Rare)
Stressed version of Kyle. The name was famously used by Kiell Smith-Bynoe, an actor.

Kiely f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiley.

Kiena f English (Modern, Rare)

Kienan m English (Modern)
Variant of Keenan and Cianán.

Kienna f English (Rare)
Variant of Kiana 1 influenced by Sienna.

Kier m English (Rare)
Variant of Keir.

Kierana f Indonesian (Rare), Malaysian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Kiera.

Kierceton f English (Modern)
Variant of Kiersten (the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the English surname Kierce).

Kiercy f English

Kierna f English (Rare)
Possibly coined as a feminine form of Kiernan.

Kiernan m English (Modern), Irish
Transferred use of the surname Kiernan.

Kiernyn m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiernan.

Kierrah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kiera or Kiara/Kierra.

Kiersa f American
Variant of Kiersten

Kiersey f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Kiersey.... [more]

Kiersha f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)

Kierstin f Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish, English (Modern)
Variant of Kiersten.

Kierstyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiersten.

Kiersy f English
Diminutive of Kiersten.

Kieryn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kieran

Kiesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Keisha.

Kieson m American (Modern, Rare)

Kieth m English (Rare)
Variant of Keith.

Kieva f English (Modern, Rare), Irish (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Caoimhe.

Kiffi f African American
Unknown.

Kihanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Keanna or Kiana 1 influenced by Rihanna.

Kiiri f English (Modern, Rare)

Kijah f English (American, Americanized, Rare)

Kijana m & f Swahili, African American (Modern)
Means "young person" in Swahili. This is the nickname of American football player Kenneth Leonard 'Ki-Jana' Carter (1973-), given to him by his mother, who was inspired by a minor character in the movie Shaft in Africa (1973).

Kikkan f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Kickan. Kikkan Randall is an American cross-country skier. Her name is a combination of Kikki and Meghan.

Kikki f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Variant of Kiki. Famous bearer is a fictional character in Tokyo Mew Mew/Mew Mew Power, Kikki Benjamin (Bu-Ling Huang/Fon Purin in the original Japanese anime).

Kilah f English
Variant of Kyla.

Kilby m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kilby.

Kilda f English
Probably derived from the name of the island St. Kilda.... [more]

Kile m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kile.

Kilee f English
Variant of Kylie.

Kileigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Kylie.

Killarney f English

Killeen f American (Rare)

Killion m English (American)
Variant of Killian.

Kilmeny f Literature, English
From the name of a village on the island of Islay, Scotland, in which the first element is from Gaelic cille meaning "church, cell". It is thought to mean "monastery" or "church of Saint Eithne"... [more]

Kilo m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylo.

Kilonn m English (Rare)

Kilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Keelin.

Kimana f English, Eastern African
Possibly an invented name, an elaboration of Kim 1 with the name suffix -ana, or a feminine form of Kimani, or from the name of the town in Kenya.... [more]

Kimarie f English (Modern)
Combination of Kimberly and Marie.

Kimashia f African American
Name of African origin, meaning "caring".

Kimba f English
Diminutive of Kimberly.

Kimbella f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Kim 1 and Italian bella meaning "beautiful", inspired by Kimberly... [more]

Kimberely f English (Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimberla f English
Unknown origin, perhaps a modern variant of Kimberley.

Kimberlea f English (Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimberleah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimberli f English
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimberlia f English (American)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimberlie f English
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimberlin f English (Modern)
Combination of Kimberly with the popular suffix Lin.

Kimberlina f English (Rare)
The name Kimberlina means "from the meadow of the royal fortress".

Kimberlynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Kimberlyn.

Kimberlynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Kimberlyn.

Kimbi f English
Short form of Kimber.

Kimble m & f English
Variant of Kimball, also occasionally used as a feminine name.

Kimbria f English (American)
Variant of Cambria.

Kimbry f English (American)
Diminutive of Kimbria.

Kimee f English (Modern)
Variant of Kimmy.

Kimela f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Kim 1 and Pamela. It has been used since the mid-1950s.

Kimery f & m English (American, Rare)

Kimesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

Kimetha f English (American)

Kimetrius m African American (Rare)

Kimi f English
Variant of Kimmy.

Kimieko f African American (Rare)
Variant form of Kimiko.

Kimila f English (Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Kim 1 influenced by Camilla. This is the given name of American actress Kim Basinger (1953-).

Kimilyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Kimisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

Kimla f English (American, Rare)
Feminine name with the combination of Kim 1 and the suffix la.

Kimm f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kim 1.

Kimmberly f English (Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimme f English
Variant of Kimmie

Kimmel m English (Rare)
From the surname Kimmel.

Kimmi f English
Variant of Kimmy.

Kimmily f American (Modern, Rare)

Kimmye f English
Variant of Kimmy.

Kimn f & m English (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
A variant for Kim is a name of English origin, that means "ruler" or "royal" ,is a common and simple name for both genders.

Kimona f & m African American
Blend of Kim 1 and Mona 1.

Kimora f African American (Modern)
Popularized by American model Kimora Lee Simmons (1975-), in whose case it possibly derives from the common Japanese surname Kimura, reflecting Simmons's Japanese ancestry (she is African-American on her father's side and Japanese-Korean on her mother's)... [more]

Kimorah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kimora.

Kimothy m & f African American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Timothy, influenced by Kim 1.

Kimra f English (American)

Kimrie f English
Perhaps a diminutive of Kimberly.... [more]

Kimyata f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kimyatta, which may be a blend of Kimya and Kenyatta.

Kincaid m English
Derived from Gaelic ceann "top, head" and either caithe "pass" or catha "battle". Kincaid is a famous Scottish Clan. ... [more]

Kind f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Kind.

Kindall f English (Modern)
Variant of Kendall.

Kindle m & f American
Variant of Kendall.

Kindness f English (American, Rare)
From the word, which is also a surname.... [more]

Kindra f English (Rare)

Kindrea f English (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an elaboration of Kindra.

Kindred f & m English
From the English word "kindred" meaning "family".

Kinesha f African American
Variant of Kennesha.

Kingdavid m English (American, Modern, Rare), English (African)
Combination of King and David, possibly used in reference to the Biblical character, King David of Israel.

Kingdom m English (American, Rare), English (African)
Either a transferred use of the surname Kingdom or else directly from the English word, perhaps taken from the biblical phrase kingdom of God... [more]

Kingman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred usage from the surname Kingman. A known bearer was the American diplomat Kingman Brewster Jr. (1919-1988).

Kingsette f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminization of King by way of adding the French diminutive ending -ette.

Kingslee f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kingsley.

Kingsleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kingsley.

Kingsolomon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of King and Solomon, possibly used in reference to the Biblical character, King Solomon of Israel.

Kingstyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kingston.

Kinia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kenia.

Kinlee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinley.

Kinlow m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kinlow.

Kinna f English
Variant of Kendra.

Kinnesha f African American
Variant of Kennesha.

Kinney f English (Modern)

Kinnick m American

Kinnie f English

Kinnik m & f English (American)

Kinnon m & f American (Rare)

Kinshasa f African American
From the name of the capital city of the African country, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city was named after a village (which is also named Kinshasa) that once existed there, which now has become a commune... [more]

Kinsie f English

Kinslea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kinsleigh f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kinsli f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kinte m Literature, African American
This name was popularized in the USA in the late 1970s by the book and miniseries 'Roots' where it was the surname of the character Kunta Kinte.

Kinya f English (Rare), Western African (?)
May be a variant of Kenya or a name of Ghanaian origin (uncertain as to which language the name belongs to) in which the meaning is unknown.

Kinyon m English

Kinzey f American
Variant of Kenzie or Kinsey.

Kinzi f American
Variant of Kenzie or Kinsey.

Kinzie f English (Modern)
Variant of Kinsey.

Kinzlee f English (Modern)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kinzleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kinzley f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kinzly f English (Modern)
Variant of Kinsley

Kiola f English
May have originated from the names Kiara (meaning light) and Koala (meaning no water)

Kion m African American (Modern), English (American), Popular Culture
Variant spelling of Keon. Used by a character in "The Lion Guard".

Kiona f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Keona.

Kioni f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name; also compare Kiani and Keani. It coincides with the name of a village on the Greek island of Ithaca (spelled Κιόνι in Greek).

Kionna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Kiana 2.

Kior f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ka'oir.

Kiora f English (Modern, Rare)

Kipland m English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a combination of the name Kip with the English noun land meaning "land", possibly created by parents who liked the name Kip but felt that it seemed like too much of a nickname for it to be a proper full name, and therefore set about inventing a proper full name for Kip, which ended up being Kipland... [more]

Kiplee f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Kipley.

Kipleigh f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Kipley.

Kipley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kipley.

Kiplyn f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a combination of the names Kip and Lyn or transferred usage of the surname Kiplin.

Kipp m American
Variant of Kip.

Kipper m English (Rare)
Old English for "male salmon".

Kippy m & f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Kip sometimes used as a feminine form.

Kipton m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kipton.

Kiptyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Kipton.

Kirah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kira 2.

Kiran m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kieran.

Kirbi f & m English
Variant spelling of Kirby

Kirbie m & f American (Modern)
Unisex variant of Kirby

Kiren m English (Rare)
Variant of Kieran.

Kirena f English (Modern, Rare), Irish (Modern, Rare)

Kiresha f African American (Modern, Rare)
From the Tamil language

Kiria f English (Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Cyria (via its other variant forms Ciria and Kyria).

Kirian m English
Variant of Kieran.

Kiriana f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Elaboration of Kiria by way of adding the name suffix -ana.

Kirkby m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Kirkby... [more]

Kirkman m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kirkman.

Kirkpatrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kirkpatrick. It is borne by author Kirkpatrick Hill.

Kirresha f African American
Variant of Kiresha

Kirsey f English (American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Kirsha f English (American)
Kirsha Kaechele is an American artist

Kirstee f English (Rare), Scottish (Rare)
A variant of Kirstie or Kirsty.

Kirstian f English (Rare)

Kirstyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kirsten or Kirstin.

Kirt m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Kurt as well as a short form of Kirtley and Kirtly.

Kirtley m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the English surname Kirtley.

Kirtly m & f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Kirtley.

Kiryn f American
Pronounced like cringe minus ge. "Pure" Karyn Karen 1

Kisean m African American
Variant of Kishawn and Keshawn.

Kishawn m African American
Variant spelling of Keshawn.

Kisiah f African American
Variant of Keziah.

Kiska f English (American, Rare)

Kissa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of names such as Christina, Charissa or, more likely, Keziah (compare Keziah's diminutive Kizzie), influenced by the word kiss (or perhaps Finnish kissa "cat").... [more]

Kissarah f English (Rare), American (Archaic)

Kissey f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kissy.

Kissia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Kissiah.

Kissiah f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Keziah.

Kissie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Kissiah.

Kisstine f American (Rare)
Originally Latin, Christiana translated in the Basque country of France to Kistin (kis-tahn) or Kistiñe (kees-tee-nye). From there, Finnish and American variations to Kisstine.

Kissty f English
Probably a nursery form of Kristy.

Kissy f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Kizzy.

Kitaira f American (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Kitarah f English (Rare, Archaic)

Kitiara f English (American), Catalan (Rare)

Kitra f American (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Kitrick m English (American, Rare)

Kitry f English (Rare)

Kitsy f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Katherine.

Kitt m & f English
Variant of Kit.

Kitten f Irish (Rare), English (Rare)
Derived from the name Katherine, or Katrina, meaning a small Cat, like the small meaning of it's longer names

Kittia f English (American, Rare)

Kittye f English
Alternate spelling of Kitty.

Kitza f English (American, Rare), Greek
Hypochoristic form of Kyriaki.... [more]

Kivin m American
Variant of Kevin.

Kix m American (Rare)
As a nickname the meaning is particular to the bearer. Country music artist Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks III (1955- ), half of the duo 'Brooks and Dunn', received the name before he was born because his feet tapped out a steady beat in his mother's womb... [more]

Kiyana f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiana 2.

Kiyanna f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Kiana 2/Qiana/Keanna.

Kiyanne f African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Kyanne. It was brought to limited public attention in 2018 by Kiyanne, a rapper who appeared as a cast member on the eighth season of the American reality television show Love & Hip Hop: New York.

Kiyla f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kyla.

Kiylee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kiyomii f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiyomi.

Kiysha f African American
Variant of Keisha.

Kiziah f & m African American
Variant of Keziah as well as a short form of Hezekiah.

Kizziah f American (South, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Keziah.

Kizzmekia f African American (Rare)

Kjirstin f English (Rare)
Variant of Kirsten.

Kjuana f African American
Name of African-American tradition, composed by the name Juana, (Spanish form of Joanna), with the prefix -k; Juana means "God is merciful".

Klair f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Claire or Clair.

Klaire f English, Greek
Variant of Claire. It is also a Greek variant transcription of Klairi.

Klarence m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Clarence.

Klaribelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Claribel.

Klarion f & m English (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Clarion, either from the brass instrument, middle english “clarion, trumpet”, originally “clear”, or from Scottish which derives from Laurence 1, “from laurentum, laurel”... [more]

Klarissa f English (Rare), German, Afrikaans (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Clarissa.

Klarke m English (Rare)
Variant of Clarke.

Klayton m English (Modern)
Variant of Clayton.

K'Lea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylea.

K'Lee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

K'Leigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayleigh.

Kleigh m English
Variant of Clay

Klein m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Klein.

Kleo f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cleo.

Kler f English (Rare)
Variant of Claire.

Klete m English
Variant of Cletus or Kleitos.

Kliff m English (Modern)
Variation of Cliff.

Klint m American
Variant of Clint.

Klinton m English (Modern)
Variant of Clinton.

Kloe f English (Modern)
Variant of Chloe.

Kloea f English
Variant of Chloe

Kloee f English (Modern)
Variant of Chloe.

Kloey f American
Variant of Chloe.

Kloiah f English

Klover f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Clover

Klyde m & f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Clyde.

Klye m English (Rare)

K'Lyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of K'Lynn.

K'Lynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylyn.

K'mia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
An elaboration of Mia.

K'Miyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kamiyah.

Kneisha f African American

Knekesia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nikeisha.

Knicole f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Knight m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Knight.

Knightley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Knightley.

Knightly m & f English (American)
Variant of Knightley.

Knolan m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nolan. According to the SSA, Knolan was given to 13 boys in 2018.

Knoll m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Knoll.

Knowshon m African American (Rare)

Knoxlee f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Knox and the popular phonetic suffix lee.

Knoxleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Knoxlee.

Knoxley f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Knoxlee.

Knoxx m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Knox. According to the SSA, 47 boys were named Knoxx in 2017.

Koah m & f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Meaning and origin uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Hebrew כוח (koah) meaning "strength, power" or from Hebrew כֹּחַ (koach) meaning "ability".

Koala f American
The word koala comes from the Dharug gula. Although the vowel 'u' was originally written in the English orthography as "oo" (in spellings such as coola or koolah), it was changed to "oa", possibly in error... [more]

Kobalt m English (American, Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Cobalt

Kobi m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Coby.

Koco f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Coco.