Dog Names That Start With K

251 names More name lists Checked 9 Oct 2026

These dog names that start with K come from real dogs: 251 different names starting with K, shared by 6,922 licensed dogs in New York City records. The most popular come first, then girl and boy dog names, unisex picks, short names and rare ones.

King is the top K name by a wide margin, and it is mostly given to male dogs. After it come Koda, Kiki and Kona, and there are 251 K names in total.

This letter has lots of short, two-syllable names with a bouncy sound: Kiki, Koko, Kiwi and Kilo. Kuma means bear in Japanese and is given to dogs of either sex. Kingston pairs well with King if you want a longer formal version. Koda and Kody are spelling variants of the same name.

Dog names starting with K: 251
Most popular: King 770 dogs
Top girl name: Kiki
Top boy name: King

Most popular dog names that start with K

#	Name	Dogs	Mostly
1	King	770	boy
2	Koda	277	both
3	Kiki	247	girl
4	Kona	223	girl
5	Kai	201	boy
6	Koko	177	both
7	Khloe	166	girl
8	Kiwi	153	both
9	Katie	136	girl
10	Kane	122	boy
11	Kira	118	girl
12	Kuma	107	both
13	Kevin	102	boy
14	Kenzo	90	boy
15	Kaya	84	girl
16	Kelly	84	girl
17	Kash	82	boy
18	Kingston	75	boy
19	Kilo	73	boy
20	Kody	72	boy
21	Kayla	69	girl
22	Kodi	68	boy
23	Kaiser	66	boy
24	Karma	61	girl
25	Kimchi	60	girl
26	Kylie	58	girl
27	Kenny	56	boy
28	Koby	55	boy
29	Kiko	54	boy
30	Koa	54	both
31	Kobi	54	boy
32	Kenji	50	boy
33	Kaia	46	girl
34	Kiara	44	girl
35	Kato	42	boy
36	Kitty	42	girl
37	Klaus	42	boy
38	Kingsley	40	boy
39	Kiba	39	boy
40	Keiko	37	both
41	Kasper	36	boy
42	Kim	35	girl
43	Kate	34	girl
44	Kennedy	32	both
45	Kora	32	girl
46	Knox	31	boy
47	Kara	30	girl
48	Kong	30	boy
49	Kit	29	both
50	Kasey	28	girl
51	Kaylee	28	girl
52	Kip	28	boy
53	Kala	27	girl
54	Knight	27	boy
55	Knuckles	27	boy
56	Koji	26	boy
57	Kyle	26	boy
58	Katsu	25	both
59	Kc	25	girl
60	Kyra	25	girl

Girl dog names that start with K

Kiki
Kona
Khloe
Katie
Kira
Kaya
Kelly
Kayla
Karma
Kimchi
Kylie
Kaia
Kiara
Kitty
Kim
Kate
Kora
Kara
Kasey
Kaylee
Kala
Kc
Kyra
Kelsey
Kookie
Kenzie
Katy
Kimi
Kami
Keke
Kia
Kita
Katara
Kika
Kandy
Kenzi
Krystal
Kacey
Kasha
Kaycee

Boy dog names that start with K

King
Kai
Kane
Kevin
Kenzo
Kash
Kingston
Kilo
Kody
Kodi
Kaiser
Kenny
Koby
Kiko
Kobi
Kenji
Kato
Klaus
Kingsley
Kiba
Kasper
Knox
Kong
Kip
Knight
Knuckles
Koji
Kyle
Karl
Kipper
Kairo
Kramer
Kuro
Kenai
Kosmo
Kumo
Kimbo
Kodiak
Kano
Koba

Unisex dog names with K

Koda
Koko
Kiwi
Kuma
Koa
Keiko
Kennedy

Short dog names that start with K

Four letters or fewer: easy to call at the park.

King
Koda
Kiki
Kona
Kai
Koko
Kiwi
Kane
Kira
Kuma
Kaya
Kash
Kilo
Kody
Kodi
Koby
Kiko
Koa
Kobi
Kaia
Kato
Kiba
Kim
Kate
Kora
Knox
Kara
Kong
Kit
Kip

Unique dog names that start with K

Real names given to only a handful of dogs.

Katsu
Kc
Kyra
Karl
Kelsey
Kookie
Kenzie
Kipper
Katy
Kairo
Kimi
Kota
Kramer
Kami
Keke
Kia
Kita
Kuro
Katara
Kenai
Kika
Kosmo
Kumo
Kandy
Kenzi
Kimbo
Kodiak
Krystal
Kacey
Kasha
Kaycee
Kendall
Kenya
Kisses
Kloe
Kola

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Questions people ask

What is the most popular dog name that starts with K?

King, given to 770 licensed dogs in New York City records.

What are good girl dog names that start with K?

Kiki, Kona, Khloe, Katie, Kira, Kaya, Kelly, Kayla.

What are good boy dog names that start with K?

King, Kai, Kane, Kevin, Kenzo, Kash, Kingston, Kilo.

What are unique dog names that start with K?

Katsu, Kc, Kyra, Karl, Kelsey, Kookie, Kenzie, Kipper were each given to only a few dogs.

Source: New York City dog licensing records (the open nycdogs dataset), with each licensed dog counted once. "Girl" or "boy" shows whether most dogs with the name were female or male. Brand, character and celebrity names are left out.

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