as a First Name
From the vocabulary word for a male monarch, bestowed, especially in America, with a hint of the notion that the bearer would have kingly qualities; compare Duke and Earl. In some cases it may be a transferred use of the surname (originally a nickname or an occupational name given to someone who was employed in a royal household). Its frequency among African Americans is no doubt partly attributable to the civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929–68). It is also used as a short form of Kingsley.
| 1,899th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 9,747
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New York
- has the most people named King per capita
- 2010
- marked the height of its popularity
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26%
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7%
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3%
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64%
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