girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Kinsley

Meaning Royal (a man Gender Girl Rank 2025 #93 Trend ↓ Falling 18%

From Old English Cyne (“Royal (a man's name)”) + -s (“'s”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

Rank 2025
#93
among girls · ↓8 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,683
named Kinsley · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 602
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
4,066 babies
All-time total
50,243
#586 all-time among girls
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Kinsley popularity over time

50,243 babies have been named Kinsley since 1978, 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 – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 8 – 8 1 – #7,293
1980s 110 28 138 14 +1625% #4,380
1990s 425 19 444 44 +222% #1,947
2000s 2,985 21 3,006 301 +577% #428
2010s 26,306 84 26,390 2,639 +778% #59
2020s (to 2025) 20,182 75 20,257 3,376 +28% #57

Where Kinsley 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 2,579 1.60 #102
2027 2,504 1.56 #109
2028 2,441 1.52 #112
2029 2,389 1.49 #114
2030 2,346 1.46 #116

Where Kinsley is most popular

Girls named Kinsley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.02 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Vermont, and New Hampshire.

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 Kinsley 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
West Virginia 207 7.90 +291%
Vermont 33 6.81 +237%
New Hampshire 121 6.55 +224%
Mississippi 304 6.50 +221%
South Dakota 88 6.16 +205%
Alaska 50 5.81 +187%
Maine 85 5.49 +172%
North Dakota 68 5.17 +156%
Montana 70 5.17 +156%
Kentucky 389 4.55 +125%
Delaware 51 4.50 +122%
Arkansas 229 4.33 +114%
Wisconsin 440 4.27 +111%
Wyoming 17 3.99 +97%
South Carolina 340 3.78 +87%
Idaho 126 3.77 +86%
Missouri 453 3.76 +86%
Iowa 217 3.71 +84%
Nebraska 133 3.70 +83%
Louisiana 323 3.69 +83%
Michigan 648 3.56 +76%
Ohio 826 3.48 +72%
New Mexico 84 3.45 +71%
Tennessee 544 3.43 +70%
Minnesota 365 3.38 +67%
Oregon 217 3.33 +65%
North Carolina 756 3.32 +64%
Alabama 304 3.24 +60%
Indiana 454 3.23 +60%
Kansas 183 3.17 +57%
Pennsylvania 728 3.08 +52%
Oklahoma 225 3.06 +51%
Hawaii 35 3.05 +51%
Maryland 291 2.75 +36%
Virginia 464 2.72 +35%
Colorado 298 2.67 +32%
Rhode Island 33 2.64 +30%
Georgia 591 2.60 +29%
Washington 366 2.53 +25%
Connecticut 137 2.35 +16%
Nevada 109 2.35 +16%
Arizona 319 2.27 +12%
Illinois 472 2.06 ≈ national
Florida 853 1.99 ≈ national
Massachusetts 219 1.81 -10%
Texas 1,296 1.61 -20%
Utah 121 1.45 -28%
New York 569 1.44 -29%
New Jersey 216 1.20 -41%
California 890 1.06 -48%
District of Columbia 6 0.506 -75%

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 Kinsley

Kinsley is a top-100 name for girls in the United States, ranked #93 in 2025 with 2,671 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 50,243 American babies have been named Kinsley. Its peak came in 2017, when 4,066 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 Kinsley stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kinsley?

The median living Kinsley is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 10. An estimated 50 thousand people named Kinsley 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.

Kinsley 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 2,671 #93 12 #7,020
2024 2,937 #85 11 #7,533
2023 3,204 #67 6 #11,620
2022 3,705 #61 16 #5,765
2021 3,885 #57 14 #6,199
2020 3,780 #59 16 #5,587
2019 3,510 #74 11 #7,428
2018 3,881 #63 12 #6,949
2017 4,053 #59 13 #6,515
2016 3,378 #86 – –
2015 2,788 #113 7 #10,156
2014 2,448 #131 8 #9,257
2013 1,981 #161 11 #7,333
2012 1,760 #179 8 #9,342
2011 1,461 #218 5 #13,449
2010 1,046 #307 9 #8,491
2009 743 #428 – –
2008 547 #562 6 #11,910
2007 386 #758 – –
2006 301 #885 5 #13,132
2005 262 #945 – –
2004 186 #1,207 – –
2003 170 #1,238 – –
2002 150 #1,305 5 #11,692
2001 130 #1,454 5 #11,573
2000 110 #1,611 – –
1995 43 #2,819 5 #9,659
1990 18 #5,172 – –
1985 15 #4,968 – –
1980 7 #8,594 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kinsley?

The median living Kinsley is about 7 years old. Half of all living Kinsleys are between 3 and 10 years old.

How many people named Kinsley are alive today?

An estimated 50 thousand people named Kinsley are alive in the United States, based on 50,243 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kinsley mean?

From Old English Cyne (“Royal (a man's name)”) + -s (“'s”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

How popular is the name Kinsley in 2025?

Kinsley ranked #93 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,671 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kinsley?

50,243 babies have been named Kinsley in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kinsley most popular?

Kinsley peaked in 2017, when 4,066 newborns received the name.

Is Kinsley a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Kinsley rising or falling?

Kinsley is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kinsley become more popular?

Kinsley is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,346 girls named Kinsley in 2030, which would rank around #116. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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