A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
King
titled · unapologetic · punchy
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenDerived from the Old English cyning, meaning monarch or ruler. It functioned primarily as a surname for centuries. American parents used it sporadically after 1880 before turning it into a major early twenty-first-century trend.
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 2,705 souls, A.D. 2017 2025
2025: 786 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
13 yrs
Most Kings were born around 2017 — has never once waited for a photo to develop.
Peak Reign
2017
№147 that year
Generation
Gen Alpha, 79%
then Gen Z 15% · Boomer 3%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈38K ever born · now falling
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King grew up with
SSA DataZoom kindergarten·Bluey·Alexa as a household member
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: King peaked in 2017.
Estimated average age: 13.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
King sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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In your mind, King sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on King. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenA King is almost certainly in middle school or elementary school. The name sounds like an announcement before it sounds like an introduction. It carries the energy of a playground captain who expects to choose the rules of four square. It leaves very little room for self-deprecation.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
Nearly four-fifths of all living holders belong to Generation Alpha.
Field Note 02
After hovering in small double digits for more than a century, the name accelerated rapidly to peak in 2017 with about three thousand boys.
Field Note 03
The average bearer is roughly thirteen years old.
Notable Kings
AI-WrittenKing VidorAmerican film director, b. 1894
Ephemera — If King were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Atlanta
Color
Burnished Gold
Artifact
Box-fresh high-top sneakers
Job
Audio engineer
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