King

See King name rankings, ethnicity, gender, statistics, meanings, facts, country data, similar names and more.

Learn about the name King. See how popular King is in countries all over the world and whether it is used as a girls name or a boys name. Discover what King means in other languages and if it has any negative meanings.

Contents

  1. How do you pronounce King?
  2. How popular is the name King?
  3. What does King mean?
  4. In what countries is King popular?
  5. Is King a boys name?
  6. What ethnicity is the name King?
  7. What are similar names to King?
  8. What words does King rhyme with?

How to pronouce, type, and say King

See how to say, spell, type, and pronounce King.

How to pronouce King

King ARPAbet pronounciation: K IH1 NG

King IPA pronounciation: kɪŋ

How to spell and type King

King in readable ASCII: king

King in hex: king

What does King rhyme with?

English words that rhyme with King.

The name King rhymes with:

beijing bing bring chang-ming chang-ming
ching chongqing cling ding dring
fling ging ginting gring hing
ing jing kling kring kwok-shing
ling lyng mei-ling ming ng
ning peking ping pring qing
qingming ring ringe schwing shing
sing singh sling spring spring
sting string swing thing thwing
ting unring upswing wing wring
xiaoping xing yenching ying zing

What does the name King mean?

Literal translations for the name King.

What does King mean in English?

king n 1: a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom [syn: {king}, {male monarch}, {Rex}] [ant: {female monarch}, {queen}, {queen regnant}] 2: a competitor who holds a preeminent position [syn: {king}, {queen}, {world-beater}] 3: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: {baron}, {big businessman}, {business leader}, {king}, {magnate}, {mogul}, {power}, {top executive}, {tycoon}] 4: preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts" 5: United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) [syn: {King}, {Billie Jean King}, {Billie Jean Moffitt King}] 6: United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) [syn: {King}, {B. B. King}, {Riley B King}] 7: United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) [syn: {King}, {Martin Luther King}, {Martin Luther King Jr.}] 8: a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward 9: one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king 10: (chess) the weakest but the most important piece

Where is the name King popular?

See what countries the name King is most popular in.

A person named King is likely from one of the following countries:

Can King be a boys name?

See where King is used as a boys name.

King is sometimes used as a boys name in the following countries:

King popularity by country

See how popular King is for boys or girls in 1 country data sets.

How popular is King in United States as a boys name?
In 2018 King was the 150th most popular boys name in United States.

King boys name rank in United States

What ethnicity is the name King?

Global data on the ethnicity of the name King.

What ethnicity is someone with the name King likely to be?

  • King has a 89.06% chance of being East Asian
  • King has a 0.92% chance of being Japanese
  • King has a 0.02% chance of being South Asian
  • King has a 0.18% chance of being African
  • King has a 0.00% chance of being Muslim
  • King has a 9.03% chance of being British
  • King has a 0.01% chance of being Eastern European
  • King has a 0.15% chance of being Jewish
  • King has a 0.04% chance of being French
  • King has a 0.04% chance of being Germanic
  • King has a 0.08% chance of being Hispanic
  • King has a 0.06% chance of being Italian
  • King has a 0.40% chance of being Nordic

King Probabilities

Gender, generation, birth year, and other predictions for the name King.

What is the most common profile of a person named King

Someone with the name King was most likely born in 2015.

Someone with the name King is most likely to be male.

Someone with the name King is most likely from this generation: Post Gen Z.

What names are similar to the name King?

Find similar names to King.