The first name Kingsley

In 2025, 196 boys born in the United States were named Kingsley, the 1,096th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 473 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Kingsley Amis
  English novelist, poet, critic and teacher (1922-1995)
• Kingsley Coman
  French footballer (born 1996)
• Kingsley Ehizibue
  Dutch association football player, born 1995
• Kingsley Wood
  British politician (1881-1943)
• Kingsley Davis
  American sociologist and demographer (1908–1997)
• Kingsley A. Taft
  American politician (1903-1970)
• Kingsley Benedict
  Actor (1878-1951)
• Joe Orton
  English playwright (1933–1967)
• Dan Povenmire
  American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist, and actor, born 1963
• Kinsley S. Bingham
  American politician (1808-1861)
• Pele van Anholt
  Dutch footballer, born 1991

How popular is the name Kingsley?

In 2025, 129 boys born in England and Wales were named Kingsley, ranking 329th. Its peak was 2019, with 176 births.

Is Kingsley a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 8,874 US babies named Kingsley since 1880, 24% were girls and 76% boys.

When was Kingsley most popular?

2016 in the United States, when 473 babies were named Kingsley, its highest rank at 584th.

Is Kingsley also a surname?

Yes. Kingsley is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.