U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Kinsley

Kinsley climbed for decades and has been a steadily popular name ever since. All-time it's been given to 55,585 U.S. babies, the 217th most common name by sound today, peaking at 4,521 in 2017, with 2,952 in 2025.

By sound, Kinsley also includes the spellings Kinslee.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).