American Submitted Names

American names are used in the United States. See also about American names.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Kipp m American
Variant of Kip.
Kipper m English (Rare)
Old English for "male salmon".
Kippy m & f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Kip sometimes used as a feminine form.
Kipton m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kipton.
Kirbi f & m English
Variant spelling of Kirby
Kirbie m & f American (Modern)
Unisex variant of Kirby
Kiresha f African American (Modern, Rare)
From the Tamil language
Kiria f English (Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Cyria (via its other variant forms Ciria and Kyria).
Kirian m English
Variant of Kieran.
Kiriana f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Elaboration of Kiria by way of adding the name suffix -ana.
Kirkby m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Kirkby... [more]
Kirkman m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kirkman.
Kirkpatrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kirkpatrick. It is borne by author Kirkpatrick Hill.
Kirt m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Kurt as well as a short form of Kirtley and Kirtly.
Kirtley m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the English surname Kirtley.
Kirtly m & f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Kirtley.
Kiryn f American
Pronounced like cringe minus ge. "Pure" Karyn Karen 1
Kishawn m African American
Variant spelling of Keshawn.
Kissa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of names such as Christina, Charissa or, more likely, Keziah (compare Keziah's diminutive Kizzie), influenced by the word kiss (or perhaps Finnish kissa "cat").... [more]
Kisstine f American (Rare)
Originally Latin, Christiana translated in the Basque country of France to Kistin (kis-tahn) or Kistiñe (kees-tee-nye). From there, Finnish and American variations to Kisstine.
Kissty f English
Probably a nursery form of Kristy.
Kissy f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Kizzy.
Kitra f American (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Kitt m & f English
Variant of Kit.
Kitten f Irish (Rare), English (Rare)
Derived from the name Katherine, or Katrina, meaning a small Cat, like the small meaning of it's longer names
Kittye f English
Alternate spelling of Kitty.
Kitza f English (American, Rare), Greek
Hypochoristic form of Kyriaki.... [more]
Kivin m American
Variant of Kevin.
Kiwi f English, Popular Culture
Derived from the kiwi fruit and/or the kiwi bird. A notable character in the 2022 anime “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners” is named Kiwi.
Kix m American (Rare)
As a nickname the meaning is particular to the bearer. Country music artist Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks III (1955- ), half of the duo 'Brooks and Dunn', received the name before he was born because his feet tapped out a steady beat in his mother's womb... [more]
Kiziah f & m African American
Variant of Keziah as well as a short form of Hezekiah.
Klaire f English, Greek
Variant of Claire. It is also a Greek variant transcription of Klairi.
Klarion f & m English (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Clarion, either from the brass instrument, middle english “clarion, trumpet”, originally “clear”, or from Scottish which derives from Laurence 1, “from laurentum, laurel”... [more]
Kleigh m English
Variant of Clay
Klein m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Klein.
Klete m English
Variant of Cletus or Kleitos.
Klint m American
Variant of Clint.
Kloea f English
Variant of Chloe
Kloey f American
Variant of Chloe.
Knight m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Knight.
Knightley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Knightley.
Knolan m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nolan. According to the SSA, Knolan was given to 13 boys in 2018.
Knoll m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Knoll.
Knoxx m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Knox. According to the SSA, 47 boys were named Knoxx in 2017.
Koah m & f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Meaning and origin uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Hebrew כוח (koah) meaning "strength, power" or from Hebrew כֹּחַ (koach) meaning "ability".
Koala f American
The word koala comes from the Dharug gula. Although the vowel 'u' was originally written in the English orthography as "oo" (in spellings such as coola or koolah), it was changed to "oa", possibly in error... [more]
Kobi m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Coby.
Koco f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Coco.
Kodak m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kodiak perhaps popularized by an American Rapper: Kodak Black. He was most active from 2013 to present. His real name is Dieuson Octave.
Kode m English
Diminutive or variant of Kody.
Kodee f & m English
Variant of Cody.
Koden m & f English (American, Rare)
Koden is a term to refer to a gift of money offered to the dead at a Buddhist funeral
Kodiak m American
From Russian Kadiak, from Alutiiq (Eskimo) qikertaq meaning "island."
Koe m English (Rare)
Variant of Coe.
Kohda m Persian, American (Rare), Kurdish, Arabic
Khuda (alternatively Kohda) is the Persian word for "god." In Arabic cultures, it is a loan-word for "god" as well, but is quickly becoming replaced by the more common/popular "Allah."
Kohl m English (Modern)
Variant of Cole influenced by the German surname Kohl.
Kohler m English
Transferred use of the surname Kohler.
Kohlson m English
Variant of Colson.
Kohlton m English
Variant of Colton.
Kolbe m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Kolbe, notably borne by the 20th century catholic saint Maximilian Kolbe.
Kolbie f & m American, English
Variant of Colby.
Kolin m English
Variant of Colin 2.
Kollin m English
Variant of Colin 2.
Kollins m & f English, English (American)
Variant of Collins. This name was given to 34 girls in 2017.
Kolt m English
Variant of Colt.
Koltan m American
Variant of Colton.
Kolten m English (Modern)
Variant of Colton. Known bearers of this name include the American professional baseball player Kolten Wong (b. 1990) and the Canadian professional football player Kolten Solomon (b... [more]
Kolter m English
Variant of Colter.
Koltin m English
Variant of Colton.
Koltyn m English
Variant of Colton.
Konlee f English (Modern)
feminine variant of Conley
Konnien f English
variant of Connie
Konstance f Latvian, English (Rare)
English variant and Latvian form of Constance.
Kooper m English
Variant of Cooper.
Koralee f American (Modern)
English variant of Coralie.
Korban m English
Variant of Corbin.
Korben m English (Modern), Popular Culture
Variant of Corbin. It was used in the movie The Fifth Element for the character of Korben Dallas, played by Bruce Willis.
Korby f American
Variant of Corby.
Korde m English (Rare)
From the surname Korde.
Kore m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Kore or a variant of Corey.... [more]
Korea f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Asian country.
Koree f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Can be a variant of Corrie or Corey.
Korie m & f English (American)
Variant of Corey.
Korin f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Corin or Corine.
Korrin f American
Variant of Corinne.
Kortni f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Courtney
Korva f African American (Rare)
Korva Coleman, NPR broadcaster
Korver m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Korver.
Koryan f African American
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Koryn f & m English
Variant of Corin.
Kota m & f English
Diminutive of Dakota
Koti f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably a cognate of the Finnish word koti, meaning "home"
Koufax m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Koufax.
Kourtnee f & m English
Variant of Courtney.
Kourtnei f & m English
Variant of Courtney.
Kourtni m & f American
Variant of Courtney.
Kova m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Kova or a variant of Cove or Cova.
Koy m American (Rare)
Variant of Coy.
Koya f English
Diminutive of Sequoia.
Kraigg m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Craig.
Kree f & m American, Popular Culture
Variant of Cree.... [more]
Krina f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Karina.
Krisandra f American (Modern)
Modern combination of Kristine and Cassandra.
Krislyn f English (Rare)
A combination of Kristine or Kristal and Lyn.
Kriss f & m English
Variant of Kris.
Krissi f English
Variant of Chrissie.
Krissy f English
Variant of Chrissy.
Kristana f English
Elaborated form of Kristan.
Kristanna f American
Combined with the names Kristen 2 and Anna.... [more]
Kristene f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Christine or an elaboration of Kristen 2.
Kristl f English
Variant of Crystal.
Kristoff m English, Popular Culture, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Flemish
Variant of Christoph. This is the name of Kristoff Bjorgman from Frozen.
Kriz f & m American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Chris or Cris.
Kross m English (Rare)
Either a variant of Cross or transferred use of the surname Kross.
Kroy m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kroy.
Krys f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Chris.
Krystall f English
Variant of Crystal.
Krystalline f English
Variant of the English crystalline, meaning "like a crystal".
Krystella f English
Krystella name meaning Crystal, Gem, Ice
Krystin f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern spelling variant of Kristin.
K'Shantineyah f Obscure, African American (Rare)
Is a hebrew name meaning the most beautiful child. It also means most loved with The ending YAH abbreviation of Yahweh this name means God is alway with this child.
Kuiper m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kuiper, in which by itself it's a Dutch cognate of Cooper.
Kulture f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word culture, from Latin cultus "till, cultivate, worship". This was used by rappers Cardi B and Offset for their daughter.