Kingsley Boy & girl
How popular is Kingsley?
#1,095 boy name in 2025
196 baby boys were named Kingsley in the US in 2025, making it the 1095th most popular boy name. Another 119 girls got the name (#1,710 for girls).
Kingsley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,095 for boys (▼ 112 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 196 boys, 119 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-39% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #749 in 2015, #625 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (473 boys) |
| Highest rank | #584 in 2016 |
| First recorded | 1907 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 69% boys, 31% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kingsley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kingsley family of names ranked #970 for boys in 2025 (#871 the year before), with 207 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kingsley | 196 | 95% |
| Kingslee | 11 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kingsley is most popular
Babies named Kingsley per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Kingsley by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1910s | 97 | #1,623 |
| 1920s | 101 | #1,894 |
| 1930s | 81 | #1,712 |
| 1940s | 129 | #1,398 |
| 1950s | 101 | #2,189 |
| 1960s | 75 | #2,857 |
| 1970s | 128 | #2,214 |
| 1980s | 249 | #1,889 |
| 1990s | 283 | #2,123 |
| 2000s | 411 | #1,754 |
| 2010s | 3,181 | #584 |
| 2020s | 1,866 | #625 |
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Questions
- Is Kingsley a boy or girl name?
- Kingsley is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 69% of babies named Kingsley were boys and 31% were girls.
- How popular is the name Kingsley?
- 196 baby boys were named Kingsley in the US in 2025, making it the 1095th most popular boy name. Another 119 girls got the name (#1,710 for girls).
- When was Kingsley most popular?
- Kingsley peaked in 2016, when 473 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #584 in 2016.
- How many people are named Kingsley?
- 8,874 babies have been named Kingsley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,412 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Kingsley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kingsley was most common in Hawaii, at 0.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.