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By Isolde Quirante Assistant Editor

There’s only one famous family that comes to mind when a girl name starts with K… But strip back the stardom, and you’ll see there’s so much more where Kim, Kendall and Khloe came from!

K-names for girls are adored far and wide for their kitschy-cute vibe. From the OGs to the trendsetters, girl names that start with K are killing it with parents across The Bump community: “The letter K is my favorite in the alphabet,” says 1Panda, “I like Kendra and Karissa. Kristin and Kaia are pretty, too.”

So if you love a K-moment, but don’t necessarily want to “keep up with the Kardashians,” just keep reading. We’ve got a whole collection of cute alternatives waiting to capture your heart!

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Fun Facts About Girl Names That Start With K

  • Kennedy—the pinnacle of “presidential royalty”: For more than two decades, Kennedy has held a top-100 position on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) popularity charts, proving its lasting appeal.

  • Katherine takes the crown: SSA findings show that if Katherine hadn’t slightly dipped in popularity in the 1930s, it would’ve been a top 100 girl name for a full 116 years.

  • Kehlani and Kaia say, “aloha”: K-girl names with Hawaiian roots are racing toward the top of The Bump charts. Kehlani is more than 20,000 places up since 2022—meanwhile, Kaia—a gender-neutral name—continues on a steady upward climb.

  • Justice for Karen: Despite the “meme-ification” of Karen, it’s still the most popular girl K-name of the century, with almost 1 million recorded births between 1925 and 2024, according to the SSA.

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