Kinsley is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kinsley means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kinsley across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kinsley has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kinsley is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “king's meadow”. From an English place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 50,243 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 106 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 10 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 6 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kinsley per year, United States (1978 to 2025). United States peaked in 2017 (4,066/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (14/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2022 (4/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2021 (3/yr).
Kinsley has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2017, when it ranked #160 nationally (given to 4,071 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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