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Is King a Male or Female Name?

King is predominantly a male name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named King globally is 94.1% males and 5.9% females. The country with the highest male ratio is Tunisia with 98.6% and the country with the highest female ratio is Hong Kong SAR China with 29.7%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named King in percentages: Globally: 94.1% males, 5.9% females, Saudi Arabia: 96.8% males, 3.2% females, Nigeria: 96.8% males, 3.2% females, Hong Kong SAR China: 70.3% males, 29.7% females, United States: 96.8% males, 3.2% females, Egypt: 96.1% males, 3.9% females, South Africa: 96.4% males, 3.6% females, Ghana: 96.7% males, 3.3% females, Malaysia: 89.8% males, 10.2% females, Italy: 98.0% males, 2.0% females, United Kingdom: 96.6% males, 3.4% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named King are 35-44 years old, making up 31.7% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 65+.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named King in each age group: 18-24: 7.6%, 25-34: 22.7%, 35-44: 31.7%, 45-54: 21.4%, 55-64: 10.5%, 65+: 6.1%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named King is Ghana with 0.0958% of the population. Following is Hong Kong SAR China and Nigeria.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name King measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named King year over year: 1956: 0.0031‰, 1957: 0.0026‰, 1958: 0.0041‰, 1959: 0.0044‰, 1960: 0.0059‰, 1961: 0.0053‰, 1962: 0.0049‰, 1963: 0.0036‰, 1964: 0.0046‰, 1965: 0.0074‰, 1966: 0.0062‰, 1967: 0.0062‰, 1968: 0.0076‰, 1969: 0.0078‰, 1970: 0.0114‰, 1971: 0.0074‰, 1972: 0.0087‰, 1973: 0.011‰, 1974: 0.0111‰, 1975: 0.0147‰, 1976: 0.0131‰, 1977: 0.0148‰, 1978: 0.014‰, 1979: 0.0152‰, 1980: 0.022‰, 1981: 0.0157‰, 1982: 0.0184‰, 1983: 0.0178‰, 1984: 0.0189‰, 1985: 0.0205‰, 1986: 0.0194‰, 1987: 0.0181‰, 1988: 0.0187‰, 1989: 0.0161‰, 1990: 0.0177‰, 1991: 0.013‰, 1992: 0.0173‰, 1993: 0.0132‰, 1994: 0.0107‰, 1995: 0.0056‰, 1996: 0.0034‰, 1997: 0.003‰, 1998: 0.0042‰, 1999: 0.006‰, 2000: 0.0048‰

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