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Kingsley

Boy

Meaning of Kingsley: English: 'king's meadow'

Kingsley is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 801st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 369th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#801

315 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#369

117 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,874

First recorded 1907 · peak 2020

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 35 babies1983: 26 babies1984: 26 babies1985: 29 babies1986: 36 babies1987: 23 babies1988: 32 babies1989: 31 babies1990: 26 babies19901991: 28 babies1992: 36 babies1993: 31 babies1994: 38 babies1995: 32 babies1996: 32 babies1997: 32 babies1998: 43 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 34 babies20002001: 36 babies2002: 49 babies2003: 32 babies2004: 27 babies2005: 43 babies2006: 56 babies2007: 70 babies2008: 103 babies2009: 125 babies2010: 247 babies20102011: 229 babies2012: 299 babies2013: 269 babies2014: 384 babies2015: 442 babies2016: 599 babies2017: 541 babies2018: 506 babies2019: 535 babies2020: 667 babies20202021: 602 babies2022: 552 babies2023: 447 babies2024: 352 babies2025: 315 babies
US babies named Kingsley per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 667.

Gender split

76% boys · 24% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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