King Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#2022
1998	#1821
1999	#2097
2000	#2142
2001	#2587
2003	#1771
2004	#1410
2005	#1991
2006	#2538
2007	#2741
2008	#2097
2009	#1425
2010	#1724
2011	#1447
2012	#1589
2013	#1404
2014	#1144
2015	#1279
2016	#858
2017	#572
2018	#619
2019	#628
2020	#719
2021	#871
2022	#810
2023	#779
2024	#857

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #451 in Republic of Ireland in 2002.

King's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#857	37	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#779	42	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#810	39	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#871	35	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#719	46	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#628	57	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#619	58	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#572	67	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#858	37	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#1279	20	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#1144	23	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#1404	17	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#1589	15	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#1447	16	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#1724	13	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#1425	16	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#2097	9	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#2741	6	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#2538	6	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#1991	8	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#1410	12	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#1771	8	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#2587	4	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#2142	5	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#2097	5	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#1821	6	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#2022	5	High	Demonstration data
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#715	3	High	Demonstration data
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#629	3	High	Demonstration data
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#518	3	High	Demonstration data
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#506	3	High	Demonstration data
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#451	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.