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Kaleah
Kaleah is a Hawaiian-influenced name that blends the paradise imagery of the islands with the enduring appeal of the -leah/-lea ending. With over 4,200 SSA records and a 2013 peak…
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Kamilla
Kamilla is the Scandinavian and Eastern European spelling of Camilla — from the Latin camilla , a free-born child who served in religious rites. With about 3,068 SSA records and a…
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Karam
Karam is an Arabic name meaning "generosity," "nobility," or "abundance" — from the root k-r-m , which appears across Arabic vocabulary in words related to dignity, honor, and giv…
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Karma
Karma is a Sanskrit concept-name meaning "action" or "deed," the root of the cosmic principle of cause and effect. It entered English as a borrowed word and has been given as a na…
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Karolina
Karolina is the Central and Eastern European form of Carolina — itself a feminine form of Carolus (Charles), from Germanic karl (free man). With about 4,497 SSA records and a 2007…
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Keilany
Keilany is a Hawaiian-origin name whose specific meaning traces to Hawaiian word roots: likely related to the sky (lani) and a variant of Keilani or Kailani, given as a more elabo…
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Khadijah
Khadijah is an Arabic name whose precise meaning is debated — most scholars interpret it as "premature child" or "one born prematurely," though other interpretations suggest "trus…
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Khamari
Khamari is an Arabic-origin name meaning "moon" — from qamar (قمر), the Arabic word for moon that also gives rise to Kamari, Amari, and related forms. With 2,319 SSA records and a…
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Kiran
Kiran is a Sanskrit name meaning "ray of light" or "beam of sunlight" — from the root kira , related to radiance and illumination. With 3,009 SSA records and a 2024 peak, Kiran is…
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Kit
Kit is a Greek-origin nickname — a diminutive of Katherine and Christopher, ultimately from Greek Aikaterine , possibly connected to katharos (pure). With about 2,107 SSA records…
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Koe
Koe is a contemporary American name with just 461 SSA records and a 2024 peak — one of the newest and rarest names on the charts. At three letters, it has maximum compactness; at…
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Kollyns
Kollyns is a creative respelling of Collins — an Irish surname meaning "son of Colin," ultimately from Old Irish cuilen (whelp, young dog). With about 1,083 SSA records and a 2023…
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Kolten
Kolten is an Old English name — a variant of Colton, derived from a place name meaning "coal town" or "settlement near charcoal pits" — with 5,770 SSA records and a 2015 peak. The…
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Krishiv
Krishiv is a Sanskrit-rooted name combining Krishna , the divine figure in Hinduism, whose name means "dark," "dark-blue," or "all-attractive" — and the suffix -iv or a component…
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Kristen
Kristen is the Scandinavian form of Christina — from the Greek Christiana , meaning "follower of Christ." With over 218,000 SSA records and a 1982 peak, Kristen was one of the sig…
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Kross
Kross is an Old English-derived name, a phonetic respelling of Cross that repurposes a directional and religious symbol as a given name. With 1,373 SSA records and a 2022 peak, Kr…
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Kruz
Kruz is a phonetic respelling of Cruz, the Spanish word for "cross," used as a religious symbol name and a surname with wide Latin American usage. Ranked #1273 with a peak in 2022…
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Kylin
Kylin is a Chinese-origin name referencing the qilin — a mythological creature of great auspiciousness in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean traditions, often described as a chimeric b…
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Kymani
Kymani is a Swahili-origin name meaning "adventurous traveler" or "someone who has traveled far" — carrying the spirit of the Swahili coast's long tradition of seafaring and trade…
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Kymir
Kymir is a name of African origin — its exact etymology is debated, but it belongs to the tradition of invented and culturally distinctive names used in African-American communiti…
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