King has been given to about 37,890 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.
King ranks 405th among American boys in 2025, with 786 born that year. Its best year was 2017, when 2,705 babies were given the name, ranking 147th. The typical living American called King is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Carolina, where it accounts for 0.06% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.