Kingsley
#1,710 for girls in 2025, 119 births · #1,095 for boys in 2025, 196 births
Given to boys 75.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2016 · 473 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,709since 1907
Kingsley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,710 | 119 | #1,095 | 196 |
| 2024 | #1,664 | 123 | #983 | 229 |
| 2023 | #1,391 | 161 | #849 | 286 |
| 2022 | #1,190 | 202 | #738 | 350 |
| 2021 | #1,095 | 226 | #702 | 376 |
| 2020 | #1,050 | 238 | #625 | 429 |
| 2019 | #1,755 | 117 | #643 | 418 |
| 2018 | #1,925 | 103 | #643 | 403 |
| 2017 | #1,505 | 147 | #653 | 394 |
| 2016 | #1,693 | 126 | #584 | 473 |
| 2015 | #1,758 | 119 | #749 | 323 |
| 2014 | #2,412 | 75 | #760 | 309 |
| 2013 | #3,267 | 49 | #927 | 220 |
| 2012 | #3,040 | 55 | #863 | 244 |
| 2011 | #4,353 | 33 | #991 | 196 |
| 2010 | #3,470 | 46 | #980 | 201 |
| 2009 | #4,013 | 38 | #1,755 | 87 |
| 2008 | #4,448 | 34 | #2,028 | 69 |
| 2007 | #5,230 | 27 | #2,765 | 43 |
| 2006 | #7,142 | 17 | #2,881 | 39 |
| 2005 | #8,330 | 13 | #3,319 | 30 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #4,793 | 17 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #3,443 | 26 |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #2,470 | 40 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #3,321 | 26 |
| 2000 | — | #2,674 | 34 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,591 | 21 | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #2,312 | 38 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #3,160 | 23 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #2,838 | 26 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #2,685 | 27 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #2,392 | 32 |
| 1993 | — | #2,399 | 31 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,128 | 36 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #2,828 | 23 |
| 1990 | — | #2,553 | 26 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,206 | 31 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #2,305 | 26 |
| 1987 | — | #2,400 | 23 | |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #2,096 | 27 |
| 1985 | — | #1,975 | 29 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,036 | 26 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,017 | 26 | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #1,890 | 29 |
| 1981 | — | #2,418 | 20 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,430 | 12 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,168 | 13 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,929 | 14 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #2,270 | 20 |
| 1976 | — | #3,471 | 10 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,902 | 13 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,558 | 9 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,216 | 18 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,658 | 8 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,621 | 13 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,935 | 6 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,907 | 9 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,982 | 8 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,050 | 8 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,858 | 9 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,041 | 8 | |
| 1961 | — | #3,356 | 7 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,077 | 8 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,663 | 10 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,818 | 9 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,190 | 14 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,969 | 8 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,964 | 8 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,449 | 11 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,531 | 10 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,680 | 9 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,495 | 10 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,207 | 12 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,453 | 10 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,788 | 8 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,169 | 13 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,143 | 12 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,743 | 7 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,738 | 16 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,399 | 25 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,042 | 13 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,821 | 15 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,322 | 10 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,712 | 16 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,868 | 7 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,905 | 7 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,452 | 9 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,679 | 5 | |
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | #1,995 | 14 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,022 | 8 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,452 | 11 | |
| 1928 | — | #4,151 | 5 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,523 | 11 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,708 | 6 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,755 | 10 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,894 | 18 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,175 | 8 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,486 | 12 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,517 | 7 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,336 | 13 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,624 | 21 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,165 | 14 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,091 | 14 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,043 | 14 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,621 | 9 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
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| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Kingsley! It came in at #1,094, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1908–1912, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Kingsley is popular in 2011
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New York#372 · 1 in 2,270
- Massachusetts#550 · 1 in 4,286
- Maryland#586 · 1 in 4,004
- Colorado#647 · 1 in 4,515
- California#702 · 1 in 6,226
Best ever in a state: #146 in Hawaii, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #372 | 46 | 1 in 2,270 |
| Massachusetts | #550 | 7 | 1 in 4,286 |
| Maryland | #586 | 7 | 1 in 4,004 |
| Colorado | #647 | 6 | 1 in 4,515 |
| California | #702 | 37 | 1 in 6,226 |
| Tennessee | #864 | 5 | 1 in 6,967 |
| Washington | #901 | 5 | 1 in 7,186 |
| Ohio | #1,013 | 6 | 1 in 9,950 |
| Texas | #1,027 | 17 | 1 in 10,296 |
| Georgia | #1,202 | 5 | 1 in 10,998 |
| Florida | #1,413 | 6 | 1 in 15,335 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kingsley
- 112 spots since 2024 (#983 → #1,095)
- 470 spots since 2020 (#625 → #1,095)
- 346 spots since 2015 (#749 → #1,095)
- Biggest jump: 775 spots in 2010 (#1,755 → #980)
- Biggest drop: 134 spots in 2024 (#849 → #983)
- Debuted 1907
- Peaked 2016 at #584 (473 births)
- Births halved by 2024, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 15 yrs · run 2010–2024
- Highest: 1 in 4,012 boys born in 2016 were named Kingsley (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,715 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 47.4% of all boys named Kingsley (3,181) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 7 | #1,094 (1907) | #1,094 |
| 1910s | 97 | #1,624 (1919) | #2,126 |
| 1920s | 101 | #1,894 (1924) | #2,900 |
| 1930s | 81 | #1,712 (1939) | #2,716 |
| 1940s | 129 | #1,399 (1943) | #2,162 |
| 1950s | 101 | #2,190 (1957) | #2,597 |
| 1960s | 75 | #2,858 (1963) | #3,230 |
| 1970s | 128 | #2,216 (1973) | #2,995 |
| 1980s | 249 | #1,890 (1982) | #2,277 |
| 1990s | 283 | #2,128 (1992) | #2,689 |
| 2000s | 411 | #1,755 (2009) | #2,945 |
| 2010s | 3,181 | #584 (2016) | #779 |
| 2020s | 1,866 | #625 (2020) | #832 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kingsley in 2011
Top girls' names in 2011
Top boys' names in 2011
More about 2011
girls
1,759,066 girls got a published name in 2011; 1 in 53,305 of them was named Kingsley, which outranked 77.8% of the 19,590 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,244Vibha34
- #4,244Zuria34
- #4,244Zyonna34
- #4,353Kingsley33
- #4,353Aamiyah33
- #4,353Abria33
- #4,353Acelyn33
- #4,466Aalia32
- #4,466Abree32
- #4,466Adelie32
Tied with 112 names at #4,353; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,899,252 boys got a published name in 2011; 1 in 9,690 of them was named Kingsley, which outranked 93.1% of the 14,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).