Here is a list of French names that start with K. The page includes French names for boys and girls from different eras, as well as last names.
The list is divided into several sections. The modern names are baby names and other names popular in the 2000s, while the traditional names are those common among people born in the 1900s.
The names come from data provided by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, with a few additions from Wikipedia, Reddit and other sources. All of the names also appear in my Random French Name Generator.
- Traditional Male French Names that Start with K
- Modern Male French Names that Start with K
- Traditional Female French Names that Start with K
- Modern Female French Names that Start with K
- French Last Names that Start with K
As you can see in the lists below, names starting with K are relatively uncommon in France. The letter K is rare in native French words and mostly appears in loanwords like kilo and koala. In French phonetics, the /k/ sound is usually represented by C or QU.
Today, K-names appear mainly through globalization and immigration rather than traditional French roots. Names like Karim, Kaïs, and Kenza are common in Arabic-speaking communities, while Kevin and Kelly entered French use through English-language pop culture.
French Male Names Popular in the 1900s, Starting with K
- Karim
- Kevin
- Kleber
- Kévin
Common French Male Names That Start with K
- Kayden
- Kaïs
- Kenzo
- Kevin
- Killian
- Kylian
Old French Girl Names Starting with K
- Karine
- Katia
- Kelly
Popular 2000s French Baby Girl Names Starting with K
- Kenza
Common French Family Names Beginning with K
- Keller
- Kieffer
- Klein
About this List
I have made similar lists of French names for all the letters of the alphabet from A to Z:
- Names that Start with A
- Names that Start with B
- Names that Start with C
- Names that Start with D
- Names that Start with E
- Names that Start with F
- Names that Start with G
- Names that Start with H
- Names that Start with I
- Names that Start with J
- Names that Start with K
- Names that Start with L
- Names that Start with M
- Names that Start with N
- Names that Start with O
- Names that Start with P
- Names that Start with Q
- Names that Start with R
- Names that Start with S
- Names that Start with T
- Names that Start with U
- Names that Start with V
- Names that Start with W
- Names that Start with X
- Names that Start with Y
- Names that Start with Z
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