Is Kinley a boy or girl name?
Kinley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 483 girls and 0 boys were named Kinley, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.2% of the 19,898 US babies named Kinley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #617
- Babies named Kinley since 1917
- 19,898
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 1,769 babies
Boys and girls named Kinley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 42 | 89.4% |
| 1990s | 49 | 353 | 87.8% |
| 2000s | 72 | 2,897 | 97.6% |
| 2010s | 134 | 13,349 | 99% |
| 2020s | 25 | 2,898 | 99.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 483 | #617 |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,606 | 499 | #597 |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,441 | 592 | #526 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,311 | 617 | #505 |
| 2020 | 7 | #10,134 | 707 | #433 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,425 | 770 | #404 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,535 | 984 | #331 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,526 | 1,019 | #321 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,398 | 1,248 | #254 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,416 | 1,408 | #235 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,488 | 1,617 | #209 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,842 | 1,560 | #208 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,953 | 1,750 | #180 |
| 2011 | 25 | #4,052 | 1,641 | #195 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,623 | 1,352 | #232 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,705 | 688 | #453 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,484 | 462 | #666 |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,380 | 325 | #863 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,199 | 292 | #908 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,500 | 241 | #1,012 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,581 | 233 | #1,014 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,088 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,375 | 163 | #1,234 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,733 | 162 | #1,240 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,715 | 128 | #1,439 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,543 | 122 | #1,439 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,597 | 87 | #1,794 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,768 | 53 | #2,464 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,184 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,431 | 19 | #5,131 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,326 | 11 | #7,892 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,137 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,428 | 17 | #5,601 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,959 | 8 | #9,790 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,720 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,184 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,877 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,288 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,032 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,106 | 9 | #7,254 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,003 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,451 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,364 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,524 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,299 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,143 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,522 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,500 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,015 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,496 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,505 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,770 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kinley reached #2,880 in 1967. As a girl name, it reached #180 in 2012. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kinley
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.