King Popularity by Year
Follow King across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
King birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 786 | #405 | Down 63 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 1,006 | #342 | Down 77 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 1,286 | #265 | Down 43 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 1,656 | #222 | Down 37 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 2,055 | #185 | Down 14 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 5 | #15,251 | Up 288 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 2,268 | #171 | Down 14 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 2,473 | #157 | Down 8 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 5 | #15,539 | Down 1,746 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 2,613 | #149 | Down 2 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 6 | #13,793 | Down 3,104 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 2,696 | #147 | Up 6 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 9 | #10,689 | Up 5,526 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 2,672 | #153 | Up 10 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 5 | #16,215 | Down 9,448 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 2,568 | #163 | Up 12 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 2,438 | #175 | Up 18 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 2,110 | #193 | Up 63 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 1,434 | #256 | Up 133 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 730 | #389 | Up 9 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 706 | #398 | Up 63 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 591 | #461 | Up 247 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 329 | #708 | Up 12 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 321 | #720 | Up 173 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 219 | #893 | Up 212 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 149 | #1,105 | Up 566 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 77 | #1,671 | Up 68 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 70 | #1,739 | Up 204 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 57 | #1,943 | Down 166 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 63 | #1,777 | Down 192 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 74 | #1,585 | Up 478 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 46 | #2,063 | Down 192 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 52 | #1,871 | Up 120 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 45 | #1,991 | Up 192 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 38 | #2,183 | Down 128 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 40 | #2,055 | Down 302 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 50 | #1,753 | Up 180 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 42 | #1,933 | Up 48 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 40 | #1,981 | Down 29 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 39 | #1,952 | Down 250 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 47 | #1,702 | Up 657 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 28 | #2,359 | Down 269 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 30 | #2,090 | Up 469 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 21 | #2,559 | Down 642 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 31 | #1,917 | Down 348 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 41 | #1,569 | Up 227 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 31 | #1,796 | Down 9 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 31 | #1,787 | Down 523 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 54 | #1,264 | Up 256 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 40 | #1,520 | Up 445 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 28 | #1,965 | Down 501 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 41 | #1,464 | Up 106 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 36 | #1,570 | Up 253 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 28 | #1,823 | Up 50 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 26 | #1,873 | Down 215 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 30 | #1,658 | Up 174 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 25 | #1,832 | Down 15 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 24 | #1,817 | Down 510 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 41 | #1,307 | Up 159 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 34 | #1,466 | Up 57 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 31 | #1,523 | Up 47 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 27 | #1,570 | Down 405 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 42 | #1,165 | Up 66 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 37 | #1,231 | Up 6 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 37 | #1,237 | Down 131 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 45 | #1,106 | Down 239 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 77 | #867 | Up 328 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 5 | #6,767 | Down 2,197 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 42 | #1,195 | Down 199 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 59 | #996 | Up 353 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 35 | #1,349 | Down 291 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 53 | #1,058 | Down 65 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 60 | #993 | Up 56 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 53 | #1,049 | Down 105 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 64 | #944 | Up 25 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 59 | #969 | Down 71 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 68 | #898 | Down 72 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 77 | #826 | Up 77 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 63 | #903 | Down 174 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 93 | #729 | Up 52 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 81 | #781 | Down 60 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 90 | #721 | Up 53 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 79 | #774 | Down 41 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 84 | #733 | Up 38 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 79 | #771 | Down 25 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 78 | #746 | Down 75 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 80 | #671 | Up 16 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 82 | #687 | Up 5 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 86 | #692 | Down 77 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 105 | #615 | Up 124 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 70 | #739 | Down 42 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 75 | #697 | Down 68 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 87 | #629 | Down 7 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 91 | #622 | Up 15 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 85 | #637 | Up 73 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 71 | #710 | Up 40 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 67 | #750 | Down 120 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 91 | #630 | Up 27 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 79 | #657 | Up 112 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 67 | #769 | Down 58 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 73 | #711 | Down 66 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 90 | #645 | Down 15 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 94 | #630 | Up 72 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 5 | #4,570 | — |
| 1928 | Boys | 81 | #702 | No rank change |
| 1927 | Boys | 85 | #702 | Down 117 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 113 | #585 | Up 69 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 95 | #654 | Down 42 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 109 | #612 | Up 28 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 100 | #640 | Down 35 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 114 | #605 | Up 42 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 99 | #647 | Down 43 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 108 | #604 | Down 59 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 120 | #545 | Up 106 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 89 | #651 | Down 28 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 90 | #623 | Down 58 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 102 | #565 | Down 37 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 111 | #528 | Up 55 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 74 | #583 | Down 10 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 58 | #573 | Down 108 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 72 | #465 | Up 60 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 32 | #525 | Down 149 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 47 | #376 | Up 77 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 31 | #453 | Down 70 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 37 | #383 | Down 17 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 37 | #366 | Up 45 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 28 | #411 | Up 41 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 24 | #452 | Down 21 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 24 | #431 | Up 56 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 19 | #487 | Down 120 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 29 | #367 | Up 139 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 15 | #506 | Down 121 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 33 | #385 | Down 1 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 23 | #384 | Down 7 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 27 | #377 | Down 50 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 32 | #327 | Up 73 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 24 | #400 | Down 10 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 24 | #390 | Up 29 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 20 | #419 | Down 48 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 23 | #371 | Up 4 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 26 | #375 | Up 122 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 13 | #497 | Down 108 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 21 | #389 | Down 1 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 21 | #388 | Down 35 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 27 | #353 | Up 135 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 13 | #488 | Down 131 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 23 | #357 | Down 13 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 25 | #344 | Up 8 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 25 | #352 | Up 7 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 22 | #359 | Down 12 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 26 | #347 | Up 28 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 20 | #375 | Down 50 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 27 | #325 | — |