Baby Girl Names That Start With K

Browse 163 baby girl names that start with K, with meanings and origins from the audited name pool. This page is the gender-specific companion to the broad K baby-name list, so it stays focused on girl names rather than mixing in every possible starting-letter match.

Browse Baby Girl Names Beginning With K

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Baby Girl Names That Start With K List

163 curated ideas with quick meanings or usage notes.

#1

Khadija

Meaning: Premature child

Origin: Arabic

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#2

Kiara

Meaning: Bright or dark-haired

Origin: Italian / Irish

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#3

Khadijah

Meaning: Premature child

Origin: Arabic

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#4

Kaia

Meaning: Sea or pure

Origin: Hawaiian / Scandinavian

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#5

Kayla

Meaning: Laurel crown or slim and fair

Origin: Hebrew / Yiddish / Modern English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#6

Kyra

Meaning: Lady or lord

Origin: Greek / Persian

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#7

Keira

Meaning: Dark-haired

Origin: Irish

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#8

Kira

Meaning: Lady, ruler, or light

Origin: Russian / Greek

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#9

Kiana

Meaning: Divine or ancient

Origin: Hawaiian / Irish

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#10

Katie

Meaning: Pure

Origin: English / Greek

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#11

Kaira

Meaning: Peaceful or beloved

Origin: Scandinavian / Sanskrit

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#12

Klara

Meaning: Clear, bright

Origin: German / Slavic / Latin

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#13

Katherine

Meaning: Pure

Origin: Greek

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#14

Kaya

Meaning: Pure or resting place

Origin: Turkish / Japanese / Hopi

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#15

Kehlani

Meaning: Sea and sky or heavenly sea

Origin: Hawaiian-inspired modern name

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#16

Kiera

Meaning: Little dark one

Origin: Irish

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#17

Kyla

Meaning: Narrow channel

Origin: Scottish Gaelic

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#18

Keziah

Meaning: Cassia tree

Origin: Hebrew

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#19

Kali

Meaning: Black one or time

Origin: Sanskrit

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#20

Karina

Meaning: Pure or beloved

Origin: Scandinavian / Latin

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#21

Kara

Meaning: Beloved or dear

Origin: Italian / Latin

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#22

Kaliyah

Meaning: Modern Aaliyah-family form

Origin: Modern American / Arabic

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#23

Kitty

Meaning: Pure

Origin: English / Greek

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#24

Kaiya

Meaning: Forgiveness or sea

Origin: Japanese / Hawaiian

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#25

Kathleen

Meaning: Pure

Origin: Irish / Greek

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#26

Kimberly

Meaning: Cyneburga clearing

Origin: English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#27

Kinza

Meaning: Treasure

Origin: Arabic / Urdu

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#28

Kora

Meaning: Maiden

Origin: Greek

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#29

Kenza

Meaning: Treasure

Origin: Arabic

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#30

Kamila

Meaning: Perfect or young attendant

Origin: Arabic / Latin

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#31

Khaleesi

Meaning: Queen title from modern fantasy

Origin: Literary modern name

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#32

Kylie

Meaning: Boomerang or graceful

Origin: Noongar / Irish

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#33

Kate

Meaning: Pure

Origin: English / Greek

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#34

Kendall

Meaning: Valley of the River Kent

Origin: English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#35

Kendra

Meaning: Royal power or knowing

Origin: English / Welsh

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#36

Khalayah

Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name

Origin: English usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#37

Kaja

Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name

Origin: English usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#38

Kallie

Meaning: Beautiful, or free person depending on root

Origin: Greek / English nickname

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#39

Kennedy

Meaning: Helmeted chief

Origin: Irish

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#40

Kataleya

Meaning: Cattleya orchid

Origin: Spanish / English botanical

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#41

Keonna

Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name

Origin: English usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#42

Kirat

Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name

Origin: English usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#43

Kiswa

Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name

Origin: English usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#44

Kayleigh

Meaning: Slender, fair, or laurel/crown by Kaylee and Kayleigh roots

Origin: Irish / English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#45

Khadeejah

Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name

Origin: English usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#46

Khloe

Meaning: Green shoot

Origin: Greek / Modern English variant

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#47

Krisha

Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name

Origin: English usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#48

Kalayah

Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name

Origin: English usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#49

Kayra

Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name

Origin: English usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#50

Kelsey

Meaning: Ship island

Origin: English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#51

Kelly

Meaning: Bright-headed or warrior

Origin: Irish

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#52

Kaitlyn

Meaning: Pure

Origin: Irish / Greek

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#53

Kristen

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#54

Kathryn

Meaning: Pure; Katherine variant

Origin: Greek / English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#55

Katelyn

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#56

Kaylee

Meaning: Modern Kay and Lee compound; often linked with laurel or meadow roots

Origin: Modern English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#57

Kristin

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#58

Karen

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#59

Kristina

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#60

Krystal

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#61

Katrina

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#62

Kaitlin

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#63

Kylee

Meaning: Boomerang, narrow strait, or Kaylee variant depending on root

Origin: Australian Aboriginal / Scottish / modern English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#64

Krista

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#65

Karla

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#66

Kirsten

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#67

Kelli

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#68

Kristy

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#69

Kassandra

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#70

Katelynn

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#71

Kasey

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#72

Kari

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#73

Kailey

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#74

Kristi

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#75

Kristine

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#76

Kellie

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#77

Kaylie

Meaning: Popular U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#78

Kamryn

Meaning: Crooked nose; Cameron variant

Origin: Scottish surname / modern English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#79

Kyomi

Meaning: Modern spelling related to Kiyomi; pure beauty depending on Japanese characters

Origin: Japanese / modern American

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#80

Kailany

Meaning: Modern Kailani variant; sea and sky

Origin: Hawaiian / modern American

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#81

Kinley

Meaning: Fair hero or son of Fionnlagh; McKinley short form

Origin: Scottish surname / modern English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#82

Keilani

Meaning: Heavenly, glorious, or sky-associated by Hawaiian roots

Origin: Hawaiian / modern American

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#83

Kaeli

Meaning: Modern Kaylee or Kaili variant; meaning varies by root

Origin: Modern English / Hawaiian-influenced

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#84

Kiyomi

Meaning: Pure beauty depending on Japanese characters

Origin: Japanese

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#85

Klarity

Meaning: Modern Clarity variant; clearness

Origin: Modern English virtue word variant

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#86

Kahlani

Meaning: Modern Kalani or Kailani variant; sky, heavens, or sea-and-sky imagery by root

Origin: Hawaiian / modern American

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#87

Khalani

Meaning: Modern Kalani or Kailani variant; sky, heavens, or sea-and-sky imagery by root

Origin: Hawaiian / modern American

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#88

Kollyns

Meaning: Son of Colin or Nicholas; Collins variant

Origin: English / Irish surname variant

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#89

Kinsley

Meaning: King's meadow

Origin: English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#90

Kamari

Meaning: Moonlight or moon

Origin: Swahili / Arabic

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#91

Khanh

Meaning: Celebration or congratulate

Origin: Vietnamese

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#92

Khue

Meaning: Refined woman

Origin: Vietnamese

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#93

Kieu

Meaning: Graceful or charming

Origin: Vietnamese

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#94

Kim

Meaning: Gold or metal

Origin: Vietnamese

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#95

Kanchana

Meaning: golden

Origin: Thai

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#96

Kanda

Meaning: beloved

Origin: Thai

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#97

Kanya

Meaning: young woman

Origin: Thai

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#98

Kulap

Meaning: rose

Origin: Thai

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#99

Kesara

Meaning: flower pollen or flower essence

Origin: Thai

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#100

Kannika

Meaning: night-flowering jasmine

Origin: Thai

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#101

Ketsara

Meaning: flower pollen or essence

Origin: Thai

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#102

Kavya

Meaning: Poetry

Origin: Sanskrit

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#103

Kenzie

Meaning: Fair one or fire-born

Origin: Scottish

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#104

Kaydence

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#105

Kennedi

Meaning: Helmeted chief; Kennedy variant

Origin: Irish surname / modern English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#106

Kyleigh

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#107

Kassidy

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#108

Kensley

Meaning: Royal clearing or king meadow by surname-style roots

Origin: English surname / modern English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#109

Kimber

Meaning: Royal fortress meadow, or Kimberly short form

Origin: English surname / place name

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#110

Kori

Meaning: Maiden, hollow, or spear depending on source name

Origin: Greek / English modern spelling

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#111

Karsyn

Meaning: Son of marsh-dwellers; Carson variant

Origin: Scottish surname / modern English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#112

Kenia

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#113

Kenna

Meaning: Born of fire, handsome, or fair by McKenna roots

Origin: Scottish surname / English short form

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#114

Kalani

Meaning: The heavens, sky, or royal one

Origin: Hawaiian

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#115

Keyla

Meaning: Modern Kayla variant; pure, laurel, or crown by related roots

Origin: Modern English / Hebrew-influenced

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#116

Kadence

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#117

Karter

Meaning: Cart driver

Origin: English

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#118

Kaelyn

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#119

Kinslee

Meaning: King's meadow; Kinsley variant

Origin: English surname / place name

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#120

Kailani

Meaning: Sea and sky

Origin: Hawaiian

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#121

Kaylani

Meaning: Sea and sky, or modern Kailani variant

Origin: Hawaiian / modern American

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#122

Kenley

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#123

Karlee

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#124

Kynlee

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#125

Kaylin

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#126

Kailyn

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#127

Katalina

Meaning: Pure; Catalina variant

Origin: Spanish / Greek

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#128

Kairi

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#129

Karlie

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#130

Kenya

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#131

Kai

Meaning: Ocean

Origin: Hawaiian

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#132

Kaylynn

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#133

Kailee

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#134

Kensington

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#135

Kamiyah

Meaning: Modern Kamia or Kamiya form; meaning varies by language and usage

Origin: Modern American / Japanese-influenced

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#136

Kayden

Meaning: Modern name, possibly battle

Origin: Modern English / Celtic

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#137

Kimora

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#138

Kyndall

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#139

Kylah

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#140

Keily

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#141

Karleigh

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#142

Kelsie

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#143

Karis

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#144

Kamilah

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#145

Kaelynn

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#146

Karmen

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#147

Kiley

Meaning: Graceful or boomerang

Origin: Irish

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#148

Kinzley

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#149

Kya

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#150

Karma

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#151

Kamille

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#152

Kaycee

Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name

Origin: American usage

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#153

Karima

Meaning: Generous or noble

Origin: Arabic

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#154

Kallisto

Meaning: Most beautiful

Origin: Greek

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#155

Katerina

Meaning: Pure

Origin: Greek

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#156

Kalanit

Meaning: Anemone flower

Origin: Hebrew

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#157

Keila

Meaning: Citadel or fortress

Origin: Hebrew

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#158

Keren

Meaning: Horn or ray of light

Origin: Hebrew

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#159

Keeva

Meaning: Beautiful, beloved, or gentle

Origin: Irish

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#160

Keely

Meaning: Slender or graceful

Origin: Irish

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#161

Karin

Meaning: Pure

Origin: Scandinavian

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#162

Kirsteen

Meaning: Follower of Christ

Origin: Scottish

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

#163

Kirstin

Meaning: Follower of Christ

Origin: Scottish

Note: Girl name beginning with K. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.

How To Use This K Baby Names List

Use the list above as a research set, then narrow it by sound, meaning, origin, and how the name pairs with the family name. The generator preset is useful for quick discovery, while this page is better for comparing a larger fixed set of K names.

Gender Mix

This focused page currently includes 163 baby girl names beginning with K. For a wider comparison, browse the full baby names that start with K list.

Sound And Flow

Say each name with the surname and listen for repeated sounds, awkward initials, and rhythm. Short K names can feel direct, while longer names may offer more nickname options.

K Name Snapshot

This snapshot is calculated from the names on this page, so it changes with the actual K shortlist rather than using generic baby-name advice.

Length Mix

Short names

17

Compact names that can pair well with longer surnames or double-barrel middle names.

Examples: Kaia, Kyra, Kira, Kaya, Kyla, Kali.

Medium names

125

Balanced names with enough sound to feel complete while still staying easy to say.

Examples: Khadija, Kiara, Kayla, Keira, Kiana, Katie.

Long names

21

Longer names that often bring formal style, rhythm, and nickname options.

Examples: Khadijah, Katherine, Kathleen, Kimberly, Khaleesi, Khalayah.

Common Endings

Ending sounds affect flow with the surname and can make names feel softer, sharper, brighter, or more traditional.

Ends in A

51

Examples: Khadija, Kiara, Kaia, Kayla, Kyra, Keira.

Ends in N

24

Examples: Kathleen, Kaitlyn, Kristen, Kathryn, Katelyn, Kristin.

Ends in E

23

Examples: Katie, Katherine, Kylie, Kate, Kallie, Khloe.

Ends in I

20

Examples: Kehlani, Kali, Khaleesi, Kelli, Kari, Kristi.

Popular K Baby Names In U.S. SSA 2025 Data

These are the highest-count K names in the U.S. SSA 2025 baby-name data. Treat this as a U.S. popularity signal, then use the full list above for meanings, origins, and a wider mix of styles.

Girl names

  1. Kennedy rank #85 - 2,933 births
  2. Kinsley rank #93 - 2,671 births
  3. Kehlani rank #149 - 1,981 births
  4. Kaylani rank #185 - 1,675 births
  5. Katherine rank #186 - 1,670 births

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby name data, 2025. SSA public files include names with at least five births in a year; non-name records are excluded from this editorial summary.

Useful Styles In This List

Popular and familiar

Recognisable names that are useful when you want the shortlist to feel familiar rather than experimental.

Examples: Khadija, Kiara, Khadijah, Kaia, Kayla, Kyra, Keira, Kira.

Classic

Longer-lasting names that tend to work beyond one naming trend or birth year.

Examples: Katie, Klara, Katherine, Kiera, Keziah, Karina, Kara, Kitty.

Modern

Contemporary-feeling names, shorter forms, and names that fit current baby-name browsing habits.

Examples: Kiara, Kaia, Kayla, Kyra, Kiana, Kehlani, Kaliyah, Kimberly.

Nature

Names connected with plants, seasons, sky, water, animals, landscape, or natural imagery.

Examples: Kaia, Kaya, Kehlani, Kyla, Keziah, Kaiya, Kendall, Kataleya.

Spiritual and meaning-led

Names where meaning, faith tradition, virtue, or symbolic use may matter more than sound alone.

Examples: Khadija, Khadijah, Kirsteen, Kirstin.

Distinctive

Less expected choices that may suit parents looking beyond the most familiar shortlist.

Examples: Khue, Kenzie, Kaydence, Kennedi, Kyleigh, Kassidy, Kensley, Kimber.

How To Use This List

Use the entries as a starting point for characters, projects, profiles, quizzes, team names, stories, or naming research. The short explanations help the joke land without turning the page into a dictionary.

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