Kinleigh

A girls’ name of English origin, meaning royal meadow; a feminine invented spelling of Kingsley.

Babies a year
175
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kinleigh by the numbers

Kinleigh was given to 175 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 233 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Kingsley

Like Kinleigh, each of these traces back to Kingsley: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Kingsleyking's meadow or clearing129 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kinsleefrom the king's meadow; a feminine form of Kingsley454 in the US (2017)
  • Kenleyroyal meadow; form of Kingsley385 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)
  • Kingsleighking's meadow; a form of Kingsley12 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kinleigh. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kinsleighking's meadow; a feminine respelling of Kingsley188 in the US (2017)
  • Kynleigh162 in the US (2017)
  • Kenleigh132 in the US (2017)
  • Kinzleigh36 in the US (2017)
  • Kileigh10 in the US (2017)
  • Karleighfree man; a feminine invented spelling of Carl181 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kinleigh

Names that are said the same way as Kinleigh, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Other names that mean a king or ruler

Like Kinleigh, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • 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)
  • Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
  • Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
  • Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a meadow or field

Like Kinleigh, 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)
  • Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
  • Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
  • Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
  • Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
  • Everlywild boar meadow; form of Everley3,510 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kinleigh

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