Is Kingsley a boy or girl name?
Kingsley is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 122 girls and 228 boys were named Kingsley, so 34.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 23.9% of the 8,548 US babies named Kingsley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #984
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,673
- Babies named Kingsley since 1907
- 8,548
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 667 babies
Boys and girls named Kingsley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 101 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 129 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 101 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 75 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 128 | 5 | 3.8% |
| 1980s | 249 | 21 | 7.8% |
| 1990s | 283 | 36 | 11.3% |
| 2000s | 411 | 164 | 28.5% |
| 2010s | 3,178 | 869 | 21.5% |
| 2020s | 1,666 | 947 | 36.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 228 | #984 | 122 | #1,673 |
| 2023 | 285 | #850 | 160 | #1,404 |
| 2022 | 350 | #738 | 201 | #1,203 |
| 2021 | 374 | #703 | 226 | #1,096 |
| 2020 | 429 | #628 | 238 | #1,051 |
| 2019 | 416 | #646 | 117 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 402 | #643 | 103 | #1,932 |
| 2017 | 394 | #653 | 147 | #1,511 |
| 2016 | 473 | #584 | 126 | #1,700 |
| 2015 | 323 | #750 | 119 | #1,761 |
| 2014 | 309 | #762 | 74 | #2,454 |
| 2013 | 220 | #929 | 49 | #3,290 |
| 2012 | 244 | #866 | 55 | #3,064 |
| 2011 | 196 | #992 | 33 | #4,420 |
| 2010 | 201 | #981 | 46 | #3,493 |
| 2009 | 87 | #1,760 | 38 | #4,060 |
| 2008 | 69 | #2,035 | 34 | #4,506 |
| 2007 | 43 | #2,787 | 27 | #5,315 |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,909 | 17 | #7,335 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,354 | 13 | #8,615 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,907 | 10 | #10,322 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,492 | 6 | #14,855 |
| 2002 | 40 | #2,492 | 9 | #10,687 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,371 | 10 | #9,755 |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,711 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,648 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 38 | #2,334 | 5 | #15,391 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,222 | 9 | #9,439 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,877 | 6 | #12,685 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,730 | 5 | #14,626 |
| 1994 | 32 | #2,428 | 6 | #12,623 |
| 1993 | 31 | #2,434 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,877 | 5 | #14,285 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,584 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,225 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 26 | #2,336 | 6 | #11,076 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,430 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,136 | 9 | #7,424 |
| 1985 | 29 | #1,996 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,073 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,055 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 29 | #1,917 | 6 | #9,815 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,454 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,520 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,267 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #3,000 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,319 | 5 | #10,394 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,617 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,006 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,710 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,279 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,257 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,807 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,687 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,184 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,000 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,783 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,735 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,122 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,165 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,962 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,176 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,523 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,218 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,736 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,935 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,235 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,090 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,096 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,537 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,627 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,787 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,570 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,271 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,531 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,908 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,211 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,211 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,786 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 25 | #1,419 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,099 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,406 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,029 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,047 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,538 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,829 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,954 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,053 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,253 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,163 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,517 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,456 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,621 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,972 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,851 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 18 | #1,936 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,320 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,569 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,713 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,395 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,731 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,738 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kingsley reached #584 in 2016. As a girl name, it reached #1,051 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kingsley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.