Kyng
Kyng was the 1684th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 874th; the most babies were born in 2020 (256). Over the last ten years it has moved down 89 places. More babies were named Kyng in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as King) king (word name) · English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,684 boys, down 799 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 98boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020256 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,367babies recorded
What does the name Kyng mean?
Kyng is a spelling of King, pronounced the same way, so it shares King's meaning and origin.
King is the English word for a male monarch, used as a boy's given name and nickname; Wikipedia lists people with King as a given name. The word comes from Old English cyning, which Wiktionary traces to a Germanic word built on 'kin, family', so a king was originally the leader of a family or people. King is also a common English surname, and Wikipedia lists people who use it as a given name or nickname.
cyning (Old English, “king”)*kunją (Proto-Germanic, “kin, family”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Kingston, Kingsley, Rex.
See also: English names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'king', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'King (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Kyng popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,684 | 98 |
| 2020 | #885 | 256 |
| 2010 | #4,780 | 20 |
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How popular is Kyng, counting every spelling?
Kyng is a spelling of King, a name family that ranked #377 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,684 for Kyng on its own. Together these spellings went to 884 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King | 786 | #405 | 6,789 |
| Kyng | 98 | #1,684 | 827 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kyng?
98 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kyng (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kyng born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 85 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kyng.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kyng?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Kyng are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 5 and 9. That makes Kyng a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kyng by state
How common Kyng was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (2.7×), Georgia (2.5×), Florida (2.1×), Alabama (1.9×). In 29 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kyng: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kyng, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kyng
What does Kyng mean?
Kyng is a spelling of King, which means “king (word name)” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Kyng?
Kyng was the 1684th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 874th; the most babies were born in 2020 (256). Over the last ten years it has moved down 89 places. More babies were named Kyng in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kyng a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kyng in the US.
Where is Kyng most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kyng was most common in North Carolina (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Florida.