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girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Kinslee

Meaning Modern spelling variant of Kinsley Gender Girl Rank 2025 #956 Trend ↓ Falling 25%

Modern spelling variant of Kinsley.

Rank 2025
#956
among girls · ↑62 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
269
named Kinslee · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,975
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
455 babies
All-time total
5,342
#2,459 all-time among girls
First recorded
1997
in Social Security records

Kinslee popularity over time

5,342 babies have been named Kinslee since 1997, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2017Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 21 2 – #11,473
2000s 339 34 +1514% #2,496
2010s 2,983 298 +780% #652
2020s (to 2025) 1,999 333 +12% #723

Where Kinslee 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 255 0.16 outside top 500
2027 244 0.15 outside top 500
2028 235 0.15 outside top 500
2029 228 0.14 outside top 500
2030 222 0.14 outside top 500

Where Kinslee is most popular

Girls named Kinslee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.199 per 1,000. Strongest in Maine, West Virginia, and Mississippi.

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 Kinslee 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
Maine 13 0.840 +322%
West Virginia 22 0.839 +322%
Mississippi 36 0.770 +287%
Kentucky 57 0.666 +235%
Arkansas 35 0.662 +233%
Tennessee 72 0.454 +128%
Ohio 107 0.451 +127%
Missouri 54 0.448 +125%
Wisconsin 41 0.398 +100%
Oklahoma 28 0.380 +91%
Indiana 48 0.342 +72%
Alabama 31 0.330 +66%
Pennsylvania 77 0.326 +64%
Oregon 21 0.323 +62%
Georgia 71 0.313 +57%
Michigan 53 0.291 +46%
North Carolina 60 0.264 +32%
Minnesota 27 0.250 +26%
Washington 35 0.242 +22%
Louisiana 21 0.240 +21%
South Carolina 20 0.222 +12%
Arizona 27 0.192 ≈ national
Iowa 11 0.188 -5%
Florida 75 0.175 -12%
Illinois 38 0.166 -17%
Texas 132 0.164 -18%
Virginia 27 0.158 -20%
Kansas 7 0.121 -39%
Utah 10 0.120 -40%
New York 40 0.101 -49%
Colorado 11 0.099 -50%
Maryland 10 0.094 -53%
California 74 0.088 -56%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -86%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Kinslee

Kinslee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #956 in 2025 with 269 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 5,342 American babies have been named Kinslee. Its peak came in 2017, when 455 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 Kinslee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kinslee?

The median living Kinslee is about 7 years old; half are between 4 and 10. An estimated 5,300 people named Kinslee are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Kinslee year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 269 #956
2024 249 #1,018
2023 360 #784
2022 348 #807
2021 389 #736
2020 384 #723
2019 399 #715
2018 419 #694
2017 455 #652
2016 385 #739
2015 377 #750
2014 292 #922
2013 214 #1,132
2012 166 #1,393
2011 154 #1,460
2010 122 #1,717
2009 76 #2,496
2008 57 #3,040
2007 48 #3,449
2006 41 #3,762
2005 34 #4,158
2004 21 #5,863
2003 20 #5,933
2002 19 #6,019
2001 16 #6,816
2000 7 #12,511
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kinslee?

The median living Kinslee is about 7 years old. Half of all living Kinslees are between 4 and 10 years old.

How many people named Kinslee are alive today?

An estimated 5,300 people named Kinslee are alive in the United States, based on 5,342 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kinslee mean?

Modern spelling variant of Kinsley.

How popular is the name Kinslee in 2025?

Kinslee ranked #956 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 269 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kinslee?

5,342 babies have been named Kinslee in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kinslee most popular?

Kinslee peaked in 2017, when 455 newborns received the name.

Is Kinslee a boy or girl name?

Kinslee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kinslee rising or falling?

Kinslee has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Kinslee become more popular?

Kinslee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 222 girls named Kinslee 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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