Girl Names That Start With K, Popular and Rare Picks

Currently popular K names for girls

Kennedy (Irish, originally a surname meaning helmeted head or descendant of Cennétig, currently the top K name for girls)
Kinsley (English, originally a surname meaning king’s meadow)
Kaylee (a modern blended name combining Kay and Lee)
Katherine (Greek, meaning pure)
Kaitlyn (Irish, a variant of Caitlin, meaning pure)
Kehlani (Hawaiian, with several accepted spellings including Kahlani and Kailani)

Keira (Irish, commonly read as meaning dark-haired)
Kaimana (Hawaiian, meaning power of the ocean)
Kali (Sanskrit, meaning divine mother, tied to the Hindu goddess Kali)
Kalinda (used across several origin readings, less standardized than the names above)


Common origins	Irish, English, Hawaiian, Sanskrit
Common meaning themes	purity, the ocean, royalty
Common nickname pattern	shortened to Ken, Kate, Kai

What is the most popular girl’s name starting with K?

Kennedy currently ranks as the top K name for girls in recent US naming data.

Is Kaitlyn related to Katherine?

Yes, Kaitlyn is a variant of Caitlin, the Irish form of Katherine, and both trace back to the same Greek root meaning pure.

What does Kali mean, and is it connected to the Hindu goddess?

Kali means divine mother in Sanskrit and is directly tied to the Hindu goddess Kali, so parents choosing it are usually aware of that association.