Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2012

Kinley

Meaning A female given name transferred from the surname Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #692 Trend ↓ Falling 41%

A female given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#692
among girls · ↓74 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
409
named Kinley · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,930
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
1,769 babies
All-time total
20,313
#1,072 all-time among girls
First recorded
1917
in Social Security records

Kinley popularity over time

20,313 babies have been named Kinley since 1917, 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
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GirlsBoys

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 – – – – – –
1910s – 16 16 2 – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – 17 17 2 – –
1950s – 10 10 1 -41% –
1960s – 26 26 3 +160% –
1970s 5 – 5 1 -81% #11,003
1980s 42 5 47 5 +840% #6,877
1990s 353 49 402 40 +755% #1,439
2000s 2,897 72 2,969 297 +639% #453
2010s 13,351 134 13,485 1,349 +354% #180
2020s (to 2025) 3,311 25 3,336 556 -59% #434

Where Kinley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 374 0.23 outside top 500
2027 346 0.22 outside top 500
2028 324 0.20 outside top 500
2029 307 0.19 outside top 500
2030 292 0.18 outside top 500

Where Kinley is most popular

Girls named Kinley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.321 per 1,000. Strongest in Alaska, Iowa, and South Dakota.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kinley 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 Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alaska 16 1.86 +479%
Iowa 69 1.18 +268%
South Dakota 16 1.12 +249%
West Virginia 28 1.07 +233%
Mississippi 47 1.00 +213%
Arkansas 52 0.984 +207%
Nebraska 33 0.918 +186%
Kansas 52 0.901 +181%
Kentucky 71 0.830 +159%
Missouri 99 0.821 +156%
Oklahoma 60 0.815 +154%
Indiana 110 0.784 +144%
South Carolina 62 0.690 +115%
Alabama 62 0.660 +106%
Minnesota 70 0.649 +102%
Idaho 21 0.628 +96%
Tennessee 96 0.606 +89%
Louisiana 53 0.606 +89%
Wisconsin 56 0.544 +69%
Colorado 59 0.529 +65%
Oregon 32 0.491 +53%
Ohio 114 0.480 +50%
North Carolina 106 0.466 +45%
Montana 6 0.443 +38%
Delaware 5 0.441 +37%
Virginia 74 0.434 +35%
Pennsylvania 94 0.398 +24%
Georgia 90 0.396 +23%
North Dakota 5 0.380 +19%
Washington 46 0.318 ≈ national
Utah 26 0.312 ≈ national
Arizona 43 0.306 -5%
Illinois 68 0.297 -7%
Texas 238 0.296 -8%
Michigan 53 0.291 -9%
Florida 120 0.280 -13%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 -16%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -36%
New York 54 0.136 -58%
Maryland 14 0.132 -59%
California 104 0.124 -61%
New Jersey 16 0.089 -72%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -87%
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Kinley

Kinley is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #692 in 2025 with 409 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1917, 20,313 American babies have been named Kinley. Its peak came in 2012, when 1,769 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Kinley stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kinley?

The median living Kinley is about 11 years old; half are between 7 and 14. An estimated 20 thousand people named Kinley are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Kinley 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 409 #692 – –
2024 485 #618 – –
2023 500 #597 6 #11,618
2022 593 #526 5 #13,450
2021 617 #505 7 #10,317
2020 707 #434 7 #10,138
2019 770 #407 11 #7,427
2018 984 #331 9 #8,537
2017 1,019 #322 9 #8,529
2016 1,248 #254 11 #7,400
2015 1,408 #235 9 #8,418
2014 1,619 #209 13 #6,489
2013 1,560 #208 12 #6,844
2012 1,750 #180 19 #4,954
2011 1,641 #195 25 #4,054
2010 1,352 #232 16 #5,623
2009 688 #453 9 #8,705
2008 462 #666 8 #9,484
2007 325 #863 8 #9,380
2006 292 #908 8 #9,200
2005 241 #1,012 5 #12,500
2004 233 #1,014 8 #8,582
2003 203 #1,088 – –
2002 163 #1,234 9 #7,377
2001 162 #1,240 10 #6,733
2000 128 #1,440 7 #8,715
1995 19 #5,131 7 #7,432
1990 8 #9,720 – –
1985 9 #7,254 5 #7,105
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – 5 #4,142
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kinley?

The median living Kinley is about 11 years old. Half of all living Kinleys are between 7 and 14 years old.

How many people named Kinley are alive today?

An estimated 20 thousand people named Kinley are alive in the United States, based on 20,313 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kinley mean?

A female given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Kinley in 2025?

Kinley ranked #692 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 409 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kinley?

20,313 babies have been named Kinley in the United States since 1917, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kinley most popular?

Kinley peaked in 2012, when 1,769 newborns received the name.

Is Kinley a boy or girl name?

Kinley is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kinley rising or falling?

Kinley is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kinley become more popular?

Kinley is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 292 girls named Kinley in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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