Looking for an uncommon K-name for your baby girl? Here’s the next installment of rare female names collected from very old films (released from the 1910s to the 1940s). For those names that saw enough usage to register in the national data set, I’ve included links to the popularity graphs.
Kabirah
Kabirah was a character played by actress Emily Seville in the film Kismet (1920).
Kalaniweo
Kalaniweo was a character played by actress Enid Markey in the film Aloha Oe (1915).
Kalora
Kalora was a character played by actress Ruth Stonehouse in the film The Slim Princess (1915) and by actress Mabel Normand in the remake The Slim Princess (1920).
Kaluna
Kaluna was a character played by actress Betty Schade in the short film Isle of Abandoned Hope (1914).
Kamamamalua
Kamamamalua was a character played by actress Hilo Hattie in the film Miss Tatlock’s Millions (1948).
Kameela
Kameela was a character played by actress Ann Rork in the film The Notorious Lady (1927)
- Usage of the baby name Kameela.
Karamaneh
Karamaneh was a character played by either of two actresses, Joan Clarkson and Dorinea Shirley, in various short films, including The Shrine of the Seven Lamps and The Cafe L’Egypte, during the 1920s.
Karanina
Karanina “Nina” Novak was a character played by actress Anne Shirley in the film Four Jacks and a Jill (1942).
Karin
Karin Touzac was a character played by actress Merle Oberon in the film This Love of Ours (1945).
- Usage of the baby name Karin.
Karsha
Karsha was a character played by actress Florence Bates in the film Kismet (1944).
- Usage of the baby name Karsha.
Katha
Katha was a character played by actress Helen Twelvetrees in the film All Men Are Enemies (1934).
- Usage of the baby name Katha.
Kathe
Kathe was a character played by actress Dorothy Tree in the film Sky Murder (1940).
- Usage of the baby name Kathe (which debuted in the data the year Sky Murder came out).
Kathlyn
Kathlyn Williams was an actress who appeared in films from the 1900s to the 1930s. She was born in Montana in 1879. Her birth name was Kathleen Mabel Williams. Kathlyn was also a character played by actress Bessie Eyton in the film The City of Purple Dreams (1918).
- Usage of the baby name Kathlyn.
Katina
Katina Paxinou was an actress who appeared in films from the 1940s to the 1970s. She was born in Greece in 1900. Her birth name was Ekaterini Konstantopoulou. Katina was also a character played by actress Sonja Henie in the film Iceland (1942).
- Usage of the baby name Katina.
Katinka
Katinka was a character name in multiple films, including The Seven Sisters (1915) and The Seventh Day (1922).
- Usage of the baby name Katinka.
Katrin
Katrin was a character name in multiple films, including The Farmer’s Daughter (1947) and I Remember Mama (1948).
- Usage of the baby name Katrin.
Katrine
Katrine Van Ryn was a character played by actress Connie Marshall in the film Dragonwyck (1946).
- Usage of the baby name Katrine.
Katuma
Katuma was a character played by actress Tsuru Aoki in the short film A Relic of Old Japan (1914).
Katyusha
Katyusha Maslova was a character played by various actresses (such as Florence Lawrence, Pauline Frederick, Dolores del Rio, Lupe Velez) in various movies called Resurrection, all based on the novel of the same name by Leo Tolstoy.
Kawista
Kawista was a character played by actress Edith Storey in the short film Return of Ta-Wa-Wa (1910).
Kay
Kay Laurel was an actress who appeared in films from the 1910s to the 1920s. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1890. Her birth name was Ruth Leslie. Kay Aldridge was an actress who appeared in films from the 1930s to the 1940s. Aldridge was born in Florida in 1917. Kay was also a character name in multiple films, including The Scarlet Honeymoon (1925) and Mrs. Miniver (1942).
- Usage of the baby name Kay.
Kazia
Kazia was a character played by actress Madlaine Traverse in the film Fruits of Desire (1916).
- Usage of the baby name Kazia.
Kealani
Kealani was a character name in multiple films, including The Sea Flower (1918) and Isle of Lost Men (1928).
- Usage of the baby name Kealani.
Kedzie
Kedzie Thropp was a character played by actress Wanda Hawley in the film We Can’t Have Everything (1918).
- Usage of the baby name Kedzie.
Keema
Keema was a character played by actress Gloria Roy in the film Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)
- Usage of the baby name Keema.
Kee-on-ee
Kee-on-ee was a character played by two actresses, Marie Walcamp and Lule Warrenton, in the short film The Werewolf (1913), which is considered the first-ever werewolf film.
Kelcey
Kelcey Dale was a character played by actress Carmel Myers in the film The Understanding Heart (1927).
- Usage of the baby name Kelcey.
Kentucky
Kentucky was a character played by actress Anita Page in the film Our Modern Maidens (1929).
Keok
Keok was a character played by actress Anna May Wong in the film The Alaskan (1924).
Ketty
Ketty Galanta was an actress who appeared in films in the 1910s. Her birth name was Ekaterina De Galantha.
- Usage of the baby name Ketty.
Kettisha
Kettisha was a character played by actress Doris Lloyd in film Phantom Lady (1944)
Kichimatsu
Kichimatsu was a character played by actress Clara Kimball Young in the short film Jack’s Chrysanthemum (1913).
Kiki
Kiki was a character name in multiple films, including Kiki (1931) and The Dude Goes West (1948).
- Usage of the baby name Kiki.
Kiliki
Kiliki was a character played by actress Maida Vale in the film Vengeance of the Deep (1923).
Kissmoia
Kissmoia was a character played by actress Tsuru Aoki in the short films A Tragedy of the Orient (1914) and The Curse of Caste (1914).
Kit
Kit Lamson was a character played by actress Maxine Elliott Hicks in the film East Side – West Side (1923).
- Usage of the baby name Kit.
Kittens
Kittens Reichert was an actress who appeared in films from the 1910s to the 1920s. She was born in New York in 1910. Her birth name was Catherine Alma Reichert. Kittens was also a character played by actress Dorothy Abril in the film Rouge and Riches (1920).
Kittie
Kittie Swasher was a character played by actress Madge Kennedy in the film The Girl with the Jazz Heart (1921).
- Usage of the baby name Kittie.
Kitty
Kitty Gordon was an actress who appeared in films in the 1910s. She was born in England in 1878. Her birth name was Constance Blades. Kitty was also a character name in multiple films, including Five Star Final (1931) and The Challenge (1948).
- Usage of the baby name Kitty.
Klari
Klari was a character played by actress Lynn Bari in the film The Baroness and the Butler (1938).
Kleopatra
Kleopatra “Kleo” Johnson was a character played by actress Etta McDaniel in the film Life with Henry (1940).
- Usage of the baby name Kleopatra.
Klondike
Klondike was a character played by actress Thelma Todd in the film Klondike (1932).
Klyda
Klyda was a character played by actress Ormi Hawley in the short film A Thief in the Night (1915).
- Usage of the baby name Klyda.
Knudka
Knudka was a character played by actress Nina Campana in the film Call of the Yukon (1938).
Konia
Konia Markham was a character played by actress Betty Compson in the film The White Flower (1923).
Korah
Korah Harley was a character played by actress Elissa Landi in the film Knowing Men (1930).
- Usage of the baby name Korah.
Kostina
Kostina was a character played by actress Margaret Gibson in the short film When the Gods Forgive (1914).
Kuulei
Kuulei De Clercq was an actress who appeared in two films in 1937. She was born in Hawaii in 1927. Her sister was Nalani.
- Usage of the baby name Kuulei.
Kye
Kye Allen was a character played by actress Constance Bennett in the film Sin Town (1942).
- Usage of the baby name Kye.
…Which of the above names do you like best?
Source: IMDb
