American Submitted Names

Kunta m Literature, African American (Rare)
This name was popularized in the USA in the late 1970s by the character Kunta Kinte in Alex Haley's historical novel 'Roots' (1976) and the subsequent television miniseries based on the book (1977).

Kurba f Arabic, English (Rare)

Kurdt m English
Variant of Kurt.

Kurissa f English (American)
Variant of Karissa

Kurk m English
Variant of Kirk.

Kurlee f English (Modern)

Kurleigh m English
Alternate spelling of Curley and Curly. A notable bearer of this name is Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (born 1997), a Canadian football player of Guyanese origin.

Kurrency m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Currency.

Kursten f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Kirsten or, possibly (in very rare male cases), Karsten.

Kurtley m & f English
Alternate spelling of Kirtley. A notable bearer of this name is the Australian rugby player Kurtley Beale (b. 1989).

Kurtus m English
Variant of Curtis.

Kurtwood m English (American, Rare)
Combination of the name Kurt and the English word wood. A famous bearer is American actor Kurtwood Smith (b. 1943).

Kwamain m African American (Modern)
Variant of Kwamaine

Kwamaine m African American (Modern)
A blend of Kwame with Jermaine.... [more]

Kwamane m African American (Modern)
Variant of Kwamaine

Kwamarion m African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Kwame and Kamarion.

Kwanda f African American
Variant of Quanda.

Kwanisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Quanisha.

Kwanita f African American
Claimed to be the Zuñi Indian form of Juanita.

Kwazii m English (American)
Variant of Kwasi.

Kween f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Queen.

Kwenton m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quentin.

Kwinn f & m English (Modern), English (American, Modern)
Variant of Quinn.

Kwon m African American (Rare)
Variant spelling of Quan.... [more]

Kwynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Quinn.

Ky m English (Rare)
Variant of Kai 1.

Ky f English
Diminutive of names beginning in ky, such as Kylie.

Kya f English (Modern)
Variant of Kaya 2.

Kyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaia.

Kyale m African American
just my name

Kyami f English (Rare)

Kyan m African American, English (Modern), Irish, Dutch
Variant of Cian or Kiyan.

Kyana f Dutch, African American, English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Qiana as well as a feminine form of Kyan.

Kyandi f African American (Modern)

Kyanite m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A name of Greek origin meaning dark blue. From the word "kyan".

Kyanna f English (Modern), African American
Variant of Keanna or Kiana 2 or a feminine form of Kian 2.

Kyannah f English (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)

Kyanne f American (Modern, Rare)

Kyara f English, Portuguese
Variant of Kiara.

Kyasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix ky and Asia 1.

Kyber m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kyber.

Kycen m & f English (Modern)
A variation of the name Kyson. This is an invented name, using similar sounds from Bryson and Tyson... [more]

Kyd m English
Transferred use of the surname Kyd.

Kyden m English
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ky and den as well as a variant of Caden.

Kyeisha f English
Variant of "Keisha".

Kyel m English (Rare)
Probably a variant (and more phonetical) spelling of Kyle. Also compare the very similar name Kyell.... [more]

Kyell m & f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Probably a variant spelling of either Kjell or Kyel (or both).... [more]

Kyesha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the element ky and Iesha (Compare Tyesha). It can also sometimes be a variant of Keisha.

Kyhlil m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kahlil derived from Khalil of Arabic origin, meaning “friend.”

Kyia f American (Modern, Rare)

Kyire m African American
Variant of Kyrie 1

Kyisha f American

Kylaa f American (Modern, Rare), Malaysian (Rare, ?)
Variant of Kyla

Kylah f English (Modern)
Variant of Kyla.

Kyland m English (Rare)
Combination of Kyle and the popular suffix -land. (See also Kylan)

Kylani f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kailani.

Kylar m & f Literature, English (Modern)
Variant of Kyler. Kylar is the name of the main character in the Night Angel series by Brent Weeks. The meaning is "he who kills and is killed".

Kylea f English (American)
Probably a feminine form of Kyle.

Kyleah f English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Kylie or Kalea.

Kyleen f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylene.

Kyleena f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Kyleen.

Kylen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Kylan.

Kylene f English
Feminine form of Kyle, with the popular name suffix lene.

Kylette f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Kyle using the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.... [more]

Kyley m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kyli f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kylia f English

Kyliah f English (American)
Meaning unknown. Possibly an elaboration of Kylie or Kyla

Kyliana f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare)
In the English-speaking world, this name is usually a combination of the names Kyle and Ana or Anna or Liana.... [more]

Kylic m African American

Kyliegh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kylii f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kylijah m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ka and the name Elijah.

Kylin m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylan.

Kylina f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Kyle or elaboration of Kylie using Lina 2.

Kyline f English
Variant of Kylene.

Kylise f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ky with Kelis or Elise, or a feminine elaboration of Kyle using Lise.

Kylista f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calista.

Kylla f American (Rare)
Variant of Kyla.

Kyllie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kyllion m English (American)
Variant of Cillian.

Kylo f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare)
In america it means "Sky" or "Created Name"

Kylon m English (Modern)
Variant of Kylan.

Kylor m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kyler.

Kylr m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kyler.

Kyly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kylyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Kylan.

Kylynn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylyn.

Kymani m & f African American (Modern)
Likely an invented name, possibly a blend of the popular phonetic element ky with Kimani.

Kymari m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ky and the name Kamari.

Kymber f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kimber.

Kymberlea f American (Modern, Rare, ?)
Extremely rare variant of Kimberly.

Kymberlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kymberley f English (Modern)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kymberli f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kymberly f English (Modern)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kymberlyrenée f English (Modern)
Combination of Kymberly and Renée.

Kymm f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Kim 1.

Kymri f American (Modern, Rare)
English corruption of cymry, the Welsh word for "Welsh people, the Welsh". Likely inspired by the name Kimberly.

Kyna f English (Rare)

Kynadee f English
Variant of Kennedy.

Kynara f African American
Possibly an invented name, related to Kiara or Kinneret

Kyndahl f English

Kyndal f English
Variant of Kendall.

Kyndall f American (Modern)
Variant of Kendall.

Kynder f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Kyndra f English (American)
Variant of Kendra. Also compare Kindra.

Kyne m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Kyng m English (American, Modern)
Variant of King.

Kyngdom m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kingdom.

Kynidee f English (Modern)
Variant of Kennedy.

Kynlee f English (Modern)
Variant of Kinley.

Kynleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Kinley.

Kynley f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kinley

Kynnadi f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kennedy.

Kynndal f English (Modern)
Variant of Kendall.

Kynng m English (American)
Variant of King that was given to 8 boys in 2018.

Kynsie f English (American)
Variant of Kinsey

Kynslee f English (Modern)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kynsleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kynslie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kynzee f English
Variant of Kenzie

Kynzi f English
Variant of Kenzie, most often used as a short form of Mackynzie and other variants with a y in the middle.

Kynzie f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kinsey.

Kynzlee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kynzleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kynzli f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kyon m English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Keone.

Kyp m English (Rare)
Variant of Kip.

Kyper m & f English (Modern, Rare)

Kyrah f English (Modern)
Variant of Kyra.

Kyre m English (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Kyra.

Kyrei m English
Possibly a variant of Kyrie 1.

Kyrell m African American

Kyren m & f English

Kyrenia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Kyrenius.

Kyrese m African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name based on Tyrese.

Kyri f English

Kyria f English (Rare), Swiss
Variant of Cyria.

Kyrian m & f English
Variant of Kyrion.

Kyriana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kiriana.

Kyriel f English
It derives from the same root of the name Karly, that means "free".

Kyrielle f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Kyrie 2.

Kyrien m African American

Kyrin m English (Rare)
Variant of Kieran.

Kyron m English (Modern)
Probably an invented name, combining the popular name element Ky (as in Kyle) with the yron suffix sound found in such names as Byron and Myron... [more]

Kyrone m African American (Rare)
Variant of Kyron, perhaps blending it with Tyrone.

Kyrra f English
Variant spelling of Kira 2.

Kyrstie f English (Rare)
Variant of Kirstie.

Kyrstin f English
Variant of Kirsten.

Kyrstine f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Kyrstin.

Kyrstle f English (Modern)
Blend of Kirsten and Krystle.

Kyrus m English (Rare)
Variant of Cyrus.

Kysen m American (Modern)
Likely a variant of Kyson.

Kyser m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kaiser.

Kysha f English (Rare)

Kyshan f English

Kyshaun m African American
Variant of Kyshawn.

Kyshawn m African American
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix Ky- and the name Shawn.

Kysheia f African American

Kyslee f English

Kyte m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Kyte.

Kytha f American (Modern, Rare)

Kyuss m English (Rare)

Kyvon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ky and von, probably modelled on Kevin.

Kyza f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaiser.

Kyzer m English (American)
English alternate spelling of Kaiser.

La f & m African American
Shortening of African American names that start with la, such as Latasha and Latanya for females and LaShawn and Lashay for males... [more]

Laadrian m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Adrian.

Laafrica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Africa 1.

La'andre m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix La and Andre (perhaps inspired by the similar Léandre).

Laava f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with the name Ava 1.

Laavery m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with the name Avery.

Labeena f English
Not available

Labella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Labelle.

Labelle f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Labelle or a combination of the prefix -la and the name Belle.

Laberta f English
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Berta, possibly modelled on Alberta... [more]

Labertha f African American, English
Combination of the prefix La and the name Bertha.

Labeth f English (Americanized, ?)

LaBonna f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Bonnie. Also compare Bonna, LaDonna.

Labradford m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element la with the name Bradford.

Labrenda f African American
Combination of the popular name suffix La- and the name Brenda, typically stylized as LaBrenda in the vein of other, similar names.

Labrian m African American
A combination of the prefix La with the name Brian.

Labruce m African American
Combination of the prefix la and the name Bruce.

Laca f American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a transferred use of the surname Laca.

LaCara f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la and Cara, probably modelled on Toccara.

Lacee f English
Variant of Lacy

Lacel m African American

Lacelia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Celia.

Lachance m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lachance.

Lachanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashonda.

Lachandra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashondra.

Lachante f African American (Modern, Rare)
Unaccented version of Lachanté.

Lachanté f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the given name Chanté.

Lacharla f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix La and diminutive Charla.

Lachele f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lachelle.

Lachell f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lachelle.

Lachelle f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix La and Chelle.

Lachen m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laken

Lacherne f English

Lachita f English (American)

Lachlyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant or feminine form of Lachlan.

Lachrisha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lucretia, influenced by Chris.

Lachuné f African American
It's the female form of the African-american name LaShaun, composed by the suffix -la and the name Shaun, which means "God is merciful".

Lachy m English
Diminutive of Lachlan.

Lacina f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Laci 2.

Lacinda f English (American), African American
Variant of Lucinda.

Lackie f American (Archaic)
Early American diminutive of Elizabeth, Adelaide, Eulalia, or other names containing an L.

Laclea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Clea.

Lacole f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of the popular prefix la with the name Nicole.

Laconia f African American
From the Greek word “laconic”, which comes precisely from the Lacedaemon region and from the brief and concise way of speaking Spartans.

Lacorey f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Corey.

Lacreasha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lacrecia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lacreesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lacreisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia, influenced by Lakeisha.

Lacresha f African American
Variant of Lucretia.

Lacreshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lacresia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lacretia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lacricia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lacrisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lacrissia f American (Rare)

LaDaniel m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Daniel.

Ladar m English (American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Ladarian m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Darian.

Ladarius m African American
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Darius.

Ladasha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Dasha, probably modelled on Latasha.

Ladawn f African American (Modern)
Variant of LaDonna influenced by Dawn.

Ladawna f African American
Variant of LaDonna.

Ladd m English
English name meaning "manservant, young man".

Laddie m English (Rare, Archaic)

Ladeana f English (American)
Feminine form of Dean with french prefix "La".

Ladeena f American (Modern, Rare)

Ladelia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lodelia.

Ladell m English (American)
Prefix "La-" in front of Dell. Best known bearer may be American football coach and player Ladell Betts.

Ladema f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lodema.

Ladoïska f Louisiana Creole, Picard, French (Acadian), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Lodoïska.

LaDon m & f English (American)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Don.

Ladonn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Ladonta m African American
Feminization of Ladontae.

Ladontae m African American

Ladora f English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Leadora.

Ladoska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Contracted form of Ladoïska.

Ladrea f African American (Rare)

Ladrena f African American (Modern, Rare)

Ladrienne f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Laduska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ladoska.

Laduskia f American (South, Archaic)
Elaboration of Laduska.

Ladusky f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Laduska.

Lady f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Adelaide.

Ladybird f American
Ladybird Johnson, former first lady of the United States.

Ladybug f American (Archaic)
Derived from the species of beetle of the same name.

Laela f English (American, Modern, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Lael.

Laelle f English (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Lael

Laelynn f English (Modern, Rare)

Laester f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laesther.

Laesther f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with the name Esther.

Lafate m English (American)
A short form, American English version of the French surname Lafayette.

Lafayette m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lafayette. In the US, it was first used in the late 1700s as a masculine given name in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the American War of Independence (who also left his name in a city of west-central Indiana on the Wabash River northwest of Indianapolis).

Lafcadio m English (Anglicized)
An anglicized form of Lefkada (Λευκάδα), the Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece. ... [more]

Lafe m English (American, Rare)
Short form of Lafayette.

Lafe m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leif.

Lafolette f American
Derived from the French surname La Follette (sometimes also written as LaFollette), which means "the madwoman", derived from French folle "madwoman" (which is etymologically related to the modern English word folly)... [more]

LaFonda f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Fonda. Also compare Lavonda and LaWanda... [more]

Lafonse m African American

Lagarius m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Lagayle f African American
Combination of the popular prefix La- and Gayle.

Lagenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Lugenia.

Laguardia m African American
Transferred use of the surname Laguardia.

Lahoma f English (American, Rare)
Possibly derived from a short form of the place name Oklahoma, which means "red people" from Choctaw okla "people" combined with humma "red" (see Oklahoma)... [more]

Laia f English (Modern)
Variant of Leia.

Laiani f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)

Laianna f African American

Laiden m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laydon/Layden and Layton.

Laike m English (Modern)
Variant of Lake.

Laiklyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lakelyn.

Laiklynn f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laiklyn. Laiklynn was given to 25 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Laikyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laken.

Lailaa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layla.

Lailah f English
Variant of Layla.

Lailamarie f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Laila 1 and Marie.

Lailani f American (Modern)
Variant of Leilani.

Laily f English
Diminutive of Laila 1.

Lailyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Laina f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of names ending in -laina, such as Alaina, Melaina.

Laini f & m English (Rare), Samoan (Rare)
As an English name, it is a variant of Lainie.

Lainia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Laina.

Lainie f English (Rare)
Variant of Laney.

Lainy f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laney.

Laisha f African American (Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern), Spanish (Mexican), Dhivehi
Possibly a combination of the popular prefix la with the name Aisha. This is borne by the Mexican telenovela actress Laisha Wilkins (1976-).

Laithen m American (South, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Laithen.

Laititia f French (Acadian, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), English (Archaic)

Laiton m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layton.

Laityn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name that was possibly meant to be a variant of Leighton. Laityn was given to 19 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.

Laiya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Leia.

Laiyah f African American

Laizaire m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Creole form of Lazare via Eliezer.

Laizare m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Lazare.

Lajean f & m African American (Rare)
Combination of the perfix La- and the given name Jean 1 (Compare LaShawn, Lajuan and Lasean).