Kingsley
English place name and surname meaning the king's clearing, from Old English cyning and leah.
Kingsley in 2025
Kingsley was given to 315 babies in the United States in 2025 — 196 boys and 119 girls, making it the 1,630th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 10,525 babies born.
The history of Kingsley
Kingsley reached its highest point in 2020, when 667 babies were given the name, ranking 913th that year.
Across the 119 years of records since 1907, 8,874 babies have been named Kingsley. Half of them were born before 2017, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Kingsley by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kingsley | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 7 | 2,650 |
| 1910s | 97 | 3,294 |
| 1920s | 101 | 3,852 |
| 1930s | 81 | 3,576 |
| 1940s | 129 | 2,972 |
| 1950s | 101 | 5,027 |
| 1960s | 75 | 7,028 |
| 1970s | 133 | 4,858 |
| 1980s | 270 | 4,190 |
| 1990s | 319 | 4,994 |
| 2000s | 575 | 3,071 |
| 2010s | 4,051 | 1,019 |
| 2020s | 2,935 | 913 |
Where Kingsley is heading
Kingsley has fallen 29% over the past decade, from 442 babies in 2015 to 315 in 2025.
Names like Kingsley
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kingsley.