How Many People Are Named Kingsley?
people named Kingsley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 40,737 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,874 babies named Kingsley in Social Security records from 1907 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
667 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "king's wood" in Old English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kingsley, 25.6% were girls and 74.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Kingsley rose from 0% in the 1920s to 36.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kingsley alive today is about 12 years old, and 91% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 13 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kingsley first appears in the records in 1907 and was given most often in 2020, to 667 babies. In 2025, 315 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1907 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kingsley has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #584, in 2016. In 2025 it ranked #1,096. Among girls, its best rank was #1,051, in 2020.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,096 | #1,719 |
| Best rank | #584 (2016) | #1,051 (2020) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #749 in the 2010s | #1,293 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kingsley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kingsley were born in California than in any other state: about 922 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kingsley was given 1.9 times as often in New York, 1.6 times in Mississippi and 1.5 times in Louisiana.
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