The first name Kinley
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Shortened from McKinley.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 boys were named Kinley, making it the 2,952nd most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kinley with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kinley at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 409 girls born in the United States were named Kinley, the 692nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2012, when 1,750 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.
Questions
- What does the name Kinley mean?
- Shortened from McKinley.
- How popular is the name Kinley?
- In 2025, 7 boys born in England and Wales were named Kinley, ranking 2,952nd.
- Is Kinley a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 98% of the 20,313 US babies named Kinley since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kinley most popular?
- 2012 in the United States, when 1,750 babies were named Kinley, its highest rank at 180th.
- Is Kinley also a surname?
- Yes. Kinley is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.