King Baby Names
537 King names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
King baby names mean or evoke “king” — some plainly, like King and Kingston, and others through centuries-old words for “ruler” borrowed from Arabic, Spanish, French and beyond. Parents love the built-in confidence: a name like this tells a child they were meant to lead.
Where “king” hides in a name
The word turns up in unexpected places once you know where to look: Malik means king in Arabic, Rey is simply Spanish for king, and Leroy comes straight from the French le roi. Kian carries a “kingly” meaning in Persian.
Regal boy names
Plenty of names build on the theme directly: Kingsley means “king’s meadow,” Royal and Reign announce it outright, and Royce softens it into a surname-style pick. Kendrick is often read as “royal ruler,” a fitting companion to the group.
Queenly counterparts for girls
The theme works just as well for girls: Regina is Latin for queen, Reina is its Spanish equivalent, and Malka is Hebrew for queen. Royalty states its meaning plainly, while Kinsley leans gentler, with a ruler root tucked just beneath the surface.
Names of real-life kings
Some picks come with royal history attached: Saul was Israel’s first king, Hezekiah ruled Judah, and Leonidas led Sparta into legend. Frederick has crowned kings across Prussia and Germany for centuries.
Every name below links to its own page with a sourced meaning, U.S. popularity, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation — so you can hear it before you choose.
King Girl Names
Bassheva#12434 in the U.S.A spelling of the Hebrew Bat Sheva, known in English as Bathsheba: bat ('daughter') with sheva,▶David#12438 in the U.S.From the Hebrew David, 'beloved' — the biblical shepherd-king and one of the most enduring name▶Jovina#12700 in the U.S.From the Latin Jovinus/Jovina, 'of Jove; belonging to Jupiter' — the Roman king of the gods. A ▶Kinslei#12782 in the U.S.Kinslei is a modern respelling of Kinsley, an English surname and place name usually read as 'k▶Kinsely#12824 in the U.S.Kinsely is a respelling of Kinsley, an English place-name and surname meaning 'king's meadow' o▶Kinsli#12884 in the U.S.An -i respelling of Kinsley, an English surname-and-place name read as 'the king's meadow' (or ▶Kinsly#12885 in the U.S.Kinsly is a respelling of Kinsley, an English surname from a place-name built on Old English cy▶Melika#12970 in the U.S.A Persian form of Malika, from the Arabic malika, 'queen' (feminine of malik, 'king'). A regal,▶Raegen#13096 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Reagan, from the Irish surname O Riagain, tied to a root meaning 'little▶Ragan#13101 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Regan/Reagan, from the Irish surname O Riagain, tied to a root often glos▶Raigan#13104 in the U.S.A modern American respelling of Reagan, from the Irish surname O Riagain, generally glossed 'li▶Raja#13105 in the U.S.As a girls' name Raja is most often Arabic Raja', 'hope; expectation'. Separately, Sanskrit raj▶Reghan#13121 in the U.S.A modern American respelling of Regan, from the Irish surname O Riagain, usually glossed 'littl▶Abbigale#13431 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil, 'my father is joy' (or 'my father rejoices'▶Abigayil#13435 in the U.S.A transliteration-style spelling of Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil, 'my father is joy.' In the H▶Aerys#13500 in the U.S.A modern name brought to notice by Game of Thrones (where Aerys is the 'Mad King'); as a girl's▶Larraine#13538 in the U.S.Larraine is a variant spelling of Lorraine, taken from the French region of Lorraine, whose nam▶Abbagail#13594 in the U.S.Abbagail is a respelling of Abigail, the Hebrew name meaning 'my father is joy' (or 'my father'▶Elane#13914 in the U.S.A trimmed spelling of Elaine, the Old French form of Helen (Greek Helene), usually read as 'lig▶George#14009 in the U.S.From Greek Georgios, from ge 'earth' plus ergon 'work' — 'farmer, tiller of the soil'. Borne by▶Kingston#14370 in the U.S.Kingston is an English place name and surname from Old English cyning ('king') and tun ('farmst▶Kueen#14394 in the U.S.Kueen is a modern K- spelling of the English word queen, used as a given name. Queen comes from▶Lamoni#14417 in the U.S.From the Book of Mormon, where Lamoni is a Lamanite king converted by the missionary Ammon. The▶Laraine#14424 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Lorraine, the name of a region in eastern France, from Latin Lotharingia,▶Maleeka#14557 in the U.S.A spelling of the Arabic malika, 'queen' — the feminine of malik, 'king'. It is used across the▶Nalla#14701 in the U.S.Nalla spells Nala, a name best known in the U.S. from the lioness in The Lion King. Nala also h▶Reegan#14788 in the U.S.Reegan is a double-e spelling of Regan or Reagan, from the Irish surname O Riagain, usually exp▶Robert#14818 in the U.S.From the Germanic Hrodebert, 'bright fame' (hrod, 'fame,' + beraht, 'bright'). One of the great▶Regal#14853 in the U.S.The English word regal, 'royal, befitting a monarch,' from Latin regalis (rex, 'king'). Used di▶Reigan#14854 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Reagan, from the Irish surname O Riagain, often glossed 'little king' or▶Penda#14874 in the U.S.From the Swahili penda ('love; to love'), a warm virtue name; separately it recalls Penda, a 7t▶Roree#14881 in the U.S.A modern girls' respelling of Rory, itself from the Irish Ruairi — usually read as 'red king' (▶Shemaiah#14903 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Shemaiah, 'the Lord hears' or 'heard by God.' In the Bible Shemaiah is a prophe▶Ruairi#14922 in the U.S.From the Irish Ruairi/Ruaidhri, 'red king' (ruadh, 'red,' + ri, 'king') — the name of medieval ▶Abbigayle#15306 in the U.S.Abbigayle is a decorative respelling of Abigail, from the Hebrew Avigayil, 'my father is joy' o▶Azita#15529 in the U.S.A Persian name carried by a figure in the tradition around the Shahnameh, Ferdowsi's great elev▶Betzabe#15622 in the U.S.The Spanish form of Bathsheba, the biblical figure who became the wife of King David and mother▶Coretta#15744 in the U.S.An -etta elaboration of Cora, from the Greek 'kore,' 'maiden.' The name is inseparable from Cor▶Gwynivere#15948 in the U.S.A spelling of Guinevere, from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, 'white; fair; smooth; holy' - the name of K▶Faelan#16007 in the U.S.A spelling of the Irish Faolan, from faol, 'wolf,' with a diminutive ending — so 'little wolf.'▶Hezekiah#16007 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Chizkiyahu, 'the Lord strengthens; Yahweh is my strength' - the name of a right▶Gweneviere#16075 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Guinevere, from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, generally read from gwen ('white, fa▶Janki#16182 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Janaki (Janki), an epithet of Sita, 'daughter of King Janaka' -- a revered fi▶Billiejean#16280 in the U.S.A joined double name pairing Billie (a pet form of Wilhelmina/William, 'resolute protector') wi▶Josabet#16312 in the U.S.A Spanish form of Jehosheba (or Elisheba), Hebrew for 'God is my oath' — Jehosheba being a prin▶Louis#16626 in the U.S.From the French Louis (Germanic Hludwig), 'famous warrior; renowned in battle' — borne by many ▶Raygan#17089 in the U.S.A phonetic respelling of Reagan, an anglicized Irish surname (O Riagain) meaning 'little ruler;▶Rhegan#17111 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Regan, from the Irish surname O Riagain, generally linked to ri, 'king' ▶Roary#17183 in the U.S.A respelling of Rory (Irish Ruaidhri, 'red king'), with a playful echo of the English 'roar.' I▶Rhyen#17247 in the U.S.A modern respelling touching Ryan (Irish, 'little king') and the Welsh Rhian ('maiden'); as a g▶Royalte#17289 in the U.S.A modern name from the English word 'royalty' ('regal status; kings and queens'), respelled wit▶Vasilia#17463 in the U.S.A Greek feminine name from basileus/vasilias, 'king,' and basilissa, 'queen' — the feminine cou▶Zeruiah#17626 in the U.S.Zeruiah (Tseruyah) is a Hebrew biblical name usually glossed 'balm' or 'balsam of the Lord'. In▶Zimri#17635 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Zimri, 'my music; my praise' -- a name in the Bible (a king of Israel; also a l▶Tarin#18180 in the U.S.Tarin is a variant spelling of Taryn, a mid-century coinage generally treated as a feminine for▶Royanna#18599 in the U.S.A modern blend joining Roy ('king,' from the French roi) with Anna ('grace; favor'). Melodic an▶Ranee#18685 in the U.S.Ranee is an anglicized spelling of Rani, from Sanskrit rajni, 'queen' — the feminine of raja, '▶BenaiahFrom the Hebrew Benaiah, 'the Lord has built' (or 'Yah has built'), a biblical name borne by on▶JecoliahFrom the Hebrew Jecoliah (Yekholyah), 'the Lord is able; the Lord prevails' — the name of a que▶JoahFrom the Hebrew Joah (Yoah), 'the Lord is brother' (Yah + ah) — a name borne by several figures▶ShahnoorFrom Persian and Urdu shah ('king') plus nur ('light') — 'king of light' or 'royal light.' A lu▶
King Boy Names
Ahking#12357 in the U.S.A modern American coinage joining the Ah- prefix with the word 'king.' It carries no fixed trad▶Basile#12365 in the U.S.The French form of Basil, from the Greek Basileios, 'king; royal; kingly.' Long used in France;▶Amanullah#12406 in the U.S.Amanullah combines aman ('safety; security; trust') with Allah, read as 'trust of God; security▶Anshuman#12434 in the U.S.Anshuman is a Sanskrit name meaning 'sun; possessing rays; radiant,' from anshu ('ray of light'▶Bahram#12452 in the U.S.From the Middle Persian Warahran (Avestan Verethragna), the yazata — divine being — of victory ▶Arthor#12458 in the U.S.Arthor is a spelling of Arthur, a name of debated origin often linked to Celtic artos ('bear') ▶Bazil#12470 in the U.S.A respelling of Basil, from the Greek Basileios, 'king; royal' — the same word behind the basil▶Aviraaj#12493 in the U.S.Aviraaj is a Sanskrit-rooted name generally read as 'king' or 'sovereign', with the 'raaj' elem▶Claudius#12518 in the U.S.From the Latin Claudius, a great Roman family name generally traced to claudus, 'lame.' Borne b▶Cadell#12585 in the U.S.Cadell is a Welsh name from cad ('battle') plus a diminutive or intensive element, giving a sen▶Claud#12592 in the U.S.An English spelling of Claude, from the Roman family name Claudius, based on Latin claudus, 'la▶Canek#12599 in the U.S.serpent star; black serpent (can = serpent or sky, ek' = star or black) — royal title of the It▶Casimer#12604 in the U.S.An Americanized spelling of Casimir, from the Polish Kazimierz, built on Slavic elements read a▶Cem#12612 in the U.S.Cem is a Turkish name (pronounced 'Jem'), from the Persian Jamshid, a legendary king of Iranian▶Chimeremeze#12630 in the U.S.An Igbo name meaning 'God has made me a king' (from Chi, 'God', with 'mere', 'has made', and 'e▶Conri#12653 in the U.S.From the Irish Conrí, from 'cú' ('hound; wolf') and 'rí' ('king'), meaning 'wolf king' or 'houn▶Cormack#12656 in the U.S.A spelling of the Irish Cormac, likely from 'corb' ('chariot; raven') and 'mac' ('son'), often ▶Cyx#12669 in the U.S.A modern coined name, read as a stylized spelling of 'six' or an echo of the Greek Ceyx (a myth▶Donal#12700 in the U.S.Donal is the Irish form of Donald, from Gaelic Domhnall, combining domhan, 'world,' and a root ▶Derrius#12729 in the U.S.Derrius reads as a modern respelling of Darius — the Latinized form of Old Persian Darayavaush,▶Elhanan#12757 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Elhanan, 'God is gracious' (El, 'God,' + hanan, 'gracious') — the name of one o▶Hakon#12792 in the U.S.An Old Norse name, Haakon, often read as 'high son' or 'chosen son' ('har', 'high' + 'konr', 's▶Hezekyah#12922 in the U.S.A spelling of Hezekiah, a Hebrew name meaning 'the Lord strengthens' (Yehizkiyah). Hezekiah was▶Fitzroy#12961 in the U.S.From the Norman French Fitzroy, 'son of the king' (fitz, 'son of,' + roi, 'king') — historicall▶Jaehaerys#13010 in the U.S.Jaehaerys is an invented name from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and the HBO ser▶Jagraj#13013 in the U.S.Jagraj joins jag, 'world,' with raj, 'rule' or 'king' — 'king of the world.' It is a Sikh and P▶Hung#13058 in the U.S.Hung (Vietnamese Hung) means 'hero,' 'brave' or 'grand,' and is a widely used Vietnamese boy's ▶Jehoshaphat#13088 in the U.S.From Hebrew Yehoshafat, combining the divine name element Yeho- with shafat, 'to judge' — 'the ▶Jozaiah#13148 in the U.S.A modern z-spelling of Josiah, from Hebrew Yoshiyahu, usually read as 'the Lord supports' or 't▶Kenroy#13210 in the U.S.A Jamaican/English coinage joining Ken (from Kenneth) to Roy ('king,' from French roi). As a bl▶Kazmier#13239 in the U.S.An American spelling of Polish Kazimierz (Latinized Casimir), from Slavic elements traditionall▶Knute#13270 in the U.S.Knute is an anglicized Scandinavian form of Knut (Old Norse Knutr), generally understood as 'kn▶Kingstynn#13307 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Kingston, an English place name and surname from Old English cyning ('ki▶Leoric#13389 in the U.S.Leoric is a modern name built on old parts: Leo, from Latin leo, 'lion', and the Germanic name ▶Lewie#13394 in the U.S.Lewie is a friendly spelling of Louie, the pet form of Lewis and Louis. Both descend from the G▶Mairav#13436 in the U.S.Mairav is a spelling of the Hebrew name Merav, borne in the Bible by the elder daughter of King▶Maleki#13445 in the U.S.Maleki has two plausible routes. It reads as a form of Malik or Maliki, from Arabic malik, 'kin▶Malikhai#13447 in the U.S.Malikhai belongs to the cluster of spellings around Malachi and Malakai, from Hebrew Mal'akhi, ▶Malikhi#13448 in the U.S.Malikhi is a modern spelling of Malachi, Hebrew Mal'akhi, 'my messenger, my angel'. As with Mal▶Matyas#13481 in the U.S.Matyas (Hungarian Mátyás) is the Hungarian form of Matthias, from Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of G▶Melek#13504 in the U.S.Melek means 'angel' in Turkish, where it is used mainly as a girl's name. The same letters give▶Mikaiah#13517 in the U.S.Mikaiah is a modern spelling of Micaiah, a Hebrew name meaning 'who is like God?' — the same qu▶Mikyng#13520 in the U.S.Mikyng is a rare modern coinage. Read aloud it sounds like 'my king', and it may also draw on M▶Pharez#13528 in the U.S.A form of the Hebrew Perez (Peretz), 'breach; breakthrough.' In Genesis, Perez is a son of Juda▶Orry#13555 in the U.S.Best known from the legendary King Orry (Godred Crovan) of the Isle of Man; also read as a shor▶Numan#13566 in the U.S.From the Arabic Nu'man, tied to 'blood' and to the red anemone flower ('the anemones of Nu'man'▶Naithan#13572 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Nathan, from the Hebrew Natan, 'he gave' — the name of the prophet who c▶Ohene#13643 in the U.S.From Akan (Ghana) ohene, 'king; chief' — the word for a traditional ruler. Used as a given name▶Sagar#13675 in the U.S.Sagar is a Sanskrit and Hindi name meaning 'ocean' or 'sea'. In Hindu tradition, Sagara is also▶Ozvaldo#13678 in the U.S.A spelling of Osvaldo, the Spanish and Italian form of Germanic Oswald — from os ('god') and we▶Parthiv#13682 in the U.S.From Sanskrit parthiva, 'of the earth; earthly,' derived from prithvi ('earth') — and by extens▶Rajon#13721 in the U.S.Rajon is a modern American coinage, most often heard as Raj- (Sanskrit raj, 'rule; king') paire▶Reyniel#13759 in the U.S.Reyniel is a modern Latin American coinage, most naturally read as Spanish rey ('king') joined ▶Rhodri#13763 in the U.S.From Welsh rhod ('wheel; circle') plus rhi ('ruler; king'), giving 'wheel ruler'. It was borne ▶Rhoyal#13766 in the U.S.Rhoyal is a modern respelling of the word name Royal, from Old French roial and Latin regalis, ▶Sirking#13795 in the U.S.A modern American coinage read plainly as 'Sir King,' joining two honorifics into a single bold▶Rorey#13799 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Rory, the anglicized form of Gaelic Ruaidhri — from ruadh ('red') and ri▶Ruari#13803 in the U.S.A simplified spelling of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Ruaidhri (also Ruairi, Ruaridh), from ruadh ▶Rezon#13819 in the U.S.A biblical Hebrew name (often linked to a root for 'prince; noble' or 'lean'), borne by Rezon, ▶Sargon#13841 in the U.S.From Akkadian Sharru-kin — sharru ('king') plus kinu ('true; legitimate; rightful') — 'the king▶Sihtric#13895 in the U.S.From Old Norse Sigtryggr — sigr, 'victory', plus tryggr, 'true; trusty' — anglicized as Sihtric▶Stanislaw#13922 in the U.S.From Slavic elements stan, 'to become; to stand', and slava, 'glory' — 'one who becomes gloriou▶Yavin#13971 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Yavin (Jabin, a Canaanite king in Judges), from a root 'to understand; discern.▶Theodin#13988 in the U.S.Theodin is a modern respelling of Theoden, the King of Rohan in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings▶Theodoric#13989 in the U.S.Theodoric is the Latinized form of a Germanic compound: theud, 'people, nation,' joined to ric,▶Shahzaib#14011 in the U.S.From Persian shah ('king') combined with zeb/zaib ('adornment, grace, beauty') — usually read a▶Yotam#14019 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Yotam (Jotham), 'the Lord is perfect; God is complete' — a king of Judah in the▶Tyking#14038 in the U.S.Tyking is a modern American coinage joining the Ty- prefix to the English word 'king.' It belon▶Valdemar#14060 in the U.S.A Scandinavian form of the Slavic name Vladimir, from vlad, 'rule', and mer/miru, 'great; famou▶Vasile#14064 in the U.S.The Romanian form of Basil, from Greek basileios, 'kingly; royal', itself from basileus, 'king'▶Vikramaditya#14084 in the U.S.From Sanskrit vikrama, 'valour; prowess; stride', and aditya, 'the sun'. Vikramaditya is the ti▶Yezen#14119 in the U.S.A spelling close to the Arabic Yazan, tied to Dhu Yazan, an ancient Yemeni king and tribe of Hi▶Yosias#14163 in the U.S.A Spanish-influenced form of Josiah (Latin Josias), from Hebrew Yoshiyahu, the young reforming ▶LaiosLaios is the Greek form of Laius, the mythic king of Thebes and father of Oedipus - noted hones▶ObatalaFrom the Yoruba Obatala, 'king of the white cloth' (oba, 'king', + ala, 'white cloth'); the Yor▶OedipusFrom the Greek Oidipous, 'swollen foot' (oidein, 'to swell', + pous, 'a foot'); the tragic king▶
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Frequently Asked
What are king baby names?
King baby names are names that mean or symbolize ruler, sovereign, or monarch — some plainly, like King and Kingston, and others through royal roots borrowed from other languages, like Malik and Regina.
What are strong boy names meaning king?
Malik, Rey, Leroy, Royal, and Kingsley are boy names rooted in the word for king across Arabic, Spanish, French, and Old English.
What are girl names meaning queen?
Regina, Reina, and Malka are the queenly counterparts — drawn from Latin, Spanish, and Hebrew words for queen.
Which baby names belonged to real kings?
Saul, Hezekiah, and Leonidas were all real kings in history, and Frederick has been the name of numerous European monarchs.
How many king baby names are on More4Kids?
More4Kids lists 537 king baby names, each with a sourced meaning, U.S. popularity, and an audio pronunciation.