Girl & boy name
Kingsley
Kingsley holds the #1095 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 196 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #625 in 2020 to #1095 today. Its strongest year on record was 2016 (#584 nationally, 473 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1907. The name's biggest fan base is in Maryland (#571 there in 2025).
Rankings
Kingsley popularity, 1880–2025
Where Kingsley is most popular
Uniqueness score
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kingsley in the most recent year of SSA data.
Kingsley as a girl name
As of 2025, Kingsley ranks #1710 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 119 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #1050 five years ago, #1710 now. SSA records for Kingsley go back to 1977; the peak came in 2020 at #1050, with 238 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Iowa, where it ranks #437 among girl names.