Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2020

Kingsley

Meaning Kingsley is an English given name Gender Unisex · 24% girls Rank 2025 #1,096 Trend ↓ Falling 41%

Kingsley is an English given name.

Rank 2025
#1,096
among boys · ↓113 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
315
named Kingsley · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,715
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2020
667 babies
All-time total
8,874
#1,498 all-time among boys
First recorded
1907
in Social Security records

Kingsley popularity over time

8,874 babies have been named Kingsley since 1907, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – 7 7 1 – #1,150
1910s – 97 97 10 +1286% #1,668
1920s – 101 101 10 +4% #1,936
1930s – 81 81 8 -20% #1,762
1940s – 129 129 13 +59% #1,419
1950s – 101 101 10 -22% #2,234
1960s – 75 75 8 -26% #2,962
1970s 5 128 133 13 +77% #2,279
1980s 21 249 270 27 +103% #1,917
1990s 36 283 319 32 +18% #2,152
2000s 164 411 575 58 +80% #1,760
2010s 870 3,181 4,051 405 +605% #584
2020s (to 2025) 1,069 1,866 2,935 489 +21% #628

Where Kingsley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 180 0.11 outside top 500
2027 167 0.10 outside top 500
2028 156 0.09 outside top 500
2029 148 0.09 outside top 500
2030 142 0.08 outside top 500

Where Kingsley is most popular

Boys named Kingsley per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.166 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Maryland, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Kingsley born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 12 0.773 +364%
Maryland 40 0.335 +102%
Louisiana 27 0.264 +59%
New York 107 0.247 +49%
Georgia 59 0.233 +40%
Indiana 37 0.231 +39%
Nevada 13 0.228 +37%
North Carolina 57 0.223 +34%
South Carolina 23 0.223 +34%
Mississippi 12 0.211 +27%
California 185 0.202 +22%
Minnesota 24 0.196 +18%
Florida 90 0.190 +14%
Arkansas 12 0.190 +14%
Utah 18 0.189 +13%
Virginia 35 0.184 +11%
Massachusetts 25 0.182 +9%
Ohio 43 0.162 ≈ national
Michigan 30 0.146 -12%
Alabama 16 0.146 -12%
Texas 124 0.141 -15%
Oregon 10 0.132 -21%
Missouri 18 0.130 -22%
Illinois 30 0.117 -29%
Tennessee 20 0.111 -33%
Washington 18 0.110 -34%
Kentucky 11 0.110 -34%
New Jersey 22 0.109 -34%
Pennsylvania 29 0.109 -34%
Wisconsin 11 0.093 -44%
Connecticut 5 0.074 -56%
Arizona 12 0.073 -56%
Kansas 5 0.073 -56%
Oklahoma 6 0.068 -59%
Colorado 5 0.039 -77%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kingsley

Kingsley is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,096 in 2025 with 196 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1907, 8,874 American babies have been named Kingsley, about 76% boys and 24% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2020, when 667 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kingsley stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kingsley?

The median living Kingsley is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 8,400 people named Kingsley are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kingsley year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 119 #1,719 196 #1,096
2024 123 #1,670 229 #983
2023 161 #1,400 286 #849
2022 202 #1,195 350 #738
2021 226 #1,096 376 #702
2020 238 #1,051 429 #628
2019 117 #1,756 418 #643
2018 103 #1,932 403 #643
2017 147 #1,512 394 #653
2016 126 #1,700 473 #584
2015 119 #1,761 323 #751
2014 75 #2,433 309 #762
2013 49 #3,292 220 #929
2012 55 #3,064 244 #866
2011 33 #4,421 196 #992
2010 46 #3,493 201 #982
2009 38 #4,060 87 #1,760
2008 34 #4,506 69 #2,035
2007 27 #5,315 43 #2,787
2006 17 #7,335 39 #2,909
2005 13 #8,615 30 #3,354
2004 10 #10,323 17 #4,908
2003 6 #14,855 26 #3,492
2002 9 #10,687 40 #2,492
2001 10 #9,755 26 #3,371
2000 – – 34 #2,711
1995 5 #14,626 27 #2,730
1990 – – 26 #2,584
1985 – – 29 #1,996
1980 – – 12 #3,521
1975 – – 13 #3,006
1970 – – 13 #2,687
1965 – – 8 #3,123
1960 – – 8 #3,218
1955 – – 8 #3,097
1950 – – 12 #2,272
1945 – – 7 #2,880
1940 – – 10 #2,406
1935 – – 8 #2,829
1930 – – 8 #3,163
1925 – – 10 #2,851
1920 – – 13 #2,395
1915 – – 9 #2,731
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Kingsley

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kingsley Amis Kingsley Amis English author, critic and teacher (1922–1995) Contemporary
  2. 2 Kingsley Madu Kingsley Madu Nigerian footballer b. 1995 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kingsley, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kingsley?

The median living Kingsley is about 8 years old. Half of all living Kingsleys are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Kingsley are alive today?

An estimated 8,400 people named Kingsley are alive in the United States, based on 8,874 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kingsley mean?

Kingsley is an English given name.

How popular is the name Kingsley in 2025?

Kingsley ranked #1,096 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 196 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kingsley?

8,874 babies have been named Kingsley in the United States since 1907, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kingsley most popular?

Kingsley peaked in 2020, when 667 newborns received the name.

Is Kingsley a boy or girl name?

Kingsley is used for both: about 24% of babies named Kingsley have been girls and 76% boys.

Is the name Kingsley rising or falling?

Kingsley has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Kingsley become more popular?

Kingsley is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 142 boys named Kingsley in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kingsley?

Well-known people named Kingsley include Kingsley Amis (writer), Kingsley Madu (soccer player).

Names like Kingsley

Names that sound and feel close to Kingsley: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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