How rare is the name Kingsley?

6,673 people in the United States have the first name Kingsley, about 1 in 45,262. It ranks #3,223 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

KINGSLEY

#3,223

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
6,673
About
1 in 45,262
This common or more
81.9%
Who bears it

Of the 6,673 people named Kingsley, 46.5% reported their origin as Black, 27.2% as White and 12.2% as Asian or Pacific Islander. 83.6% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Kingsley peaked in 2020, when 667 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19072025
Peak year
2020
Births that year
667
In 2025*
315 ▼53%
Recorded as
mostly male

At least 8,874 babies have been given the name since 1907. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Kingsley by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #1,190. The largest share of babies named Kingsley, 70%, were born in 2013 or later.

1900s#4,5587
1910s#4,20797
1920s#5,316101
1930s#5,26481
1940s#4,401129
1950s#5,803101
1960s#7,52175
1970s#6,944133
1980s#5,214270
1990s#5,802319
2000s#4,896575
2010s#1,3324,051
2020s#1,1902,935
Greatest Generation 1901–272.1%
Silent Generation 1928–452.1%
Baby boom 1946–642.1%
Generation X 1965–802%
Millennials 1981–965.4%
Generation Z 1997–1216.3%
2013 and later70%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Kingsley is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Kingsley has been most common in Florida (2.2×), California (1.6×), and Maryland (1.6×), and least common in Illinois (0.39×).

5,747 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Kingsley

#3,221 Josette · 6,678#3,222 Briley · 6,676#3,224 Karley · 6,669#3,225 Cordelia · 6,668

Spelled almost the same

3 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Kingsley, most common first.

#1,333 Kinsley · 27,209#5,752 Kinslee · 2,902#9,108 Kinzley · 1,552

Also a last name

As a last name, Kingsley ranks #4,317 of 156,621, with 7,959 people. See Kingsley as a last name

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