Kinsley
Kinsley is a girls' name of English origin meaning “king's meadow or clearing.” It ranked #93 in the United States in 2025. An English surname from the Old English cyning (king) and leah (clearing).
how do you pronounce Kinsley?
KINZ-lee
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what does Kinsley mean?
The name Kinsley means “king's meadow or clearing.” It comes from the English language tradition.
An English surname from the Old English cyning (king) and leah (clearing). It has risen sharply as a girls' given name in the U.S. since the 2010s, part of the -ley/-lee ending trend.
where does the name Kinsley come from?
A transferred English place name and surname. Wiktionary parses the place name as a man's name meaning royal, plus the possessive, plus lēah, a woodland clearing — so a clearing belonging to someone called Cyne rather than to a king literally. The frequently given reading of cyning, meaning king, is the looser one.
the history of Kinsley
Kinsley is a village in West Yorkshire, and the surname derives from it. Its use as a girls' given name in the United States is recent, and it belongs to the same group of -ley surnames as Ainsley, Paisley and Hadley rather than having any independent history as a first name.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2025 | #93 |
| 2024 | #85 |
| 2023 | #67 |
| 2022 | #61 |
| 2021 | #57 |
| 2020 | #59 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
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Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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