Baby Name Popularity Profile

Kinsley

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Kinsley.

✦ King's meadow 🌍 English royal nature
National Rank (2025) #93
All-Time Peak Rank #57 Achieved 2021
Total U.S. Births 50,016 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.3% Boy / 99.7% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
First Recorded 1978 Last seen: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 4,053 births in 2017
💡 The Kinsley Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning King's meadow
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from an Old English surname, meaning 'king's meadow' from Old English 'cyning' (king) and 'leah' (wood, clearing, meadow).
Common Nicknames
Kin Kinnie Lee
Alternative Spellings
Kinslee Kynsleigh Kynzlee
Pronunciation: KINZ-lee
Themes & Categories
royal nature
Etymology confidence: High

📖 The Story Behind Kinsley

According to SSA data, Kinsley achieved its highest historical rank of #57 in 2021. Its highest annual registration volume occurred in 2017 with 4,053 babies. Between 2015 and 2025, modern registrations have decreased by 4.2%. Overall, the name has maintained a ranked presence for 46 consecutive years.

📊 Factual Timeline & Current Trajectory (1880 – 2025)

Registration footprint of Kinsley across 145 years of SSA data.

5-Year Trajectory Declining
10-Year Shift -4.2% Decline
18801920196020002025

📈 Popularity Milestones & Volatility

Busiest Year on Record 4,053 births in 2017
Years in Top 100 10 yrs
Years in Top 500 17 yrs
Registry Streak 46 yrs
Historical Volatility Highly Volatile
Largest 1-Year Jump N/A
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 8
1980s: 110
1990s: 425
2000s: 2,985
2010s: 26,306
2020s: 20,182

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Kin-sley
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with K, a letter used by only 7.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State South Carolina
Top States South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Nevada, Idaho
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
South Carolina #66 1,413 2020 43.9% Decline
Tennessee #71 1,926 2018 22.5% Decline
Georgia #81 2,431 2017 36.2% Decline
Nevada #172 286 2017 44.4% Decline
Idaho #64 332 2021 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #95 2,371 2018 42.7% Decline
Mississippi #19 1,018 2017 41.8% Decline
Alaska #79 110 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire #56 244 2021 32.1% Decline
South Dakota #57 262 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #112 1,393 2017 42.9% Decline
Arizona #109 922 2017 15.9% Decline
Florida #126 2,571 2017 17.2% Decline
Kansas #70 775 2018 19.1% Decline
Kentucky #66 1,229 2017 40.4% Decline
Louisiana #66 1,231 2016 45.7% Decline
Colorado #115 787 2021 21.7% Decline
Nebraska #163 479 2012 53.3% Decline
Montana #156 195 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #79 1,412 2017 33.3% Decline
Arkansas #78 685 2021 36.0% Decline
Washington #120 1,010 2017 27.6% Decline
Virginia #87 1,394 2019 31.9% Decline
Oregon #80 556 2017 15.2% Decline
Delaware #78 125 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #88 824 2021 29.1% Decline
North Dakota #66 205 2015 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #19 553 2021 20.0% Decline
Indiana #79 1,374 2020 39.3% Decline
Wisconsin #62 1,150 2018 28.7% Decline
Texas #142 4,384 2021 19.0% Decline
Maine #41 236 2018 26.9% Decline
Minnesota #87 955 2022 19.4% Decline
Iowa #67 674 2018 +14.3% Growth
Maryland #102 742 2022 31.7% Decline
Ohio #50 2,275 2017 24.6% Decline
Utah #298 392 2021 50.0% Decline
Wyoming Unranked 64 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #63 1,747 2019 30.7% Decline
Vermont #84 79 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #69 1,721 2022 23.4% Decline
New Mexico #124 155 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #121 1,337 2021 30.0% Decline
Connecticut #231 287 2022 48.3% Decline
Hawaii #193 77 2016 Insufficient historical volume
California #261 2,429 2017 29.8% Decline
Rhode Island Unranked 77 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #212 488 2020 59.1% Decline
New York #143 1,230 2020 18.0% Decline
New Jersey #258 393 2022 23.8% Decline
District of Columbia #132 12 2019 Insufficient historical volume

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