Kingsley
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning king's meadow or clearing.
How Kingsley has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #751 |
| 2016 | #584 |
| 2017 | #653 |
| 2018 | #643 |
| 2019 | #646 |
| 2020 | #626 |
| 2021 | #704 |
| 2022 | #741 |
| 2023 | #849 |
| 2024 | #984 |
Kingsley by the numbers
In 2025, 129 babies in England and Wales were named Kingsley. In the US, 537 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 471 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Kingsley
Forms of Kingsley in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Kinsleefrom the king's meadow; a feminine form of Kingsley454 in the US (2017)
- Kenleyroyal meadow; form of Kingsley385 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleighking's meadow; a feminine respelling of Kingsley188 in the US (2017)
- Kinleighroyal meadow; a feminine invented spelling of Kingsley175 in the US (2017)
- Kenleeroyal meadow; a form of Kingsley121 in the US (2017)
- Kensleighroyal meadow; a form of Kingsley79 in the US (2017)
- Kynsleighroyal meadow; variant of Kingsley55 in the US (2017)
- Kinsliefrom the king's meadow; a form of Kingsley25 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kingsley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Kingsley, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Kingsley, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Wesleywestern meadow3,607 in the US (2017)
- Ryleerye clearing; a respelling of Ryley2,971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kingsley
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