The first name Kinsey
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female Also a surname
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 girls were named Kinsey, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 8 births (#2,888).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kinsey with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kinsey at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 53 girls born in the United States were named Kinsey, the 3,086th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2011, when 313 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
- How popular is the name Kinsey?
- In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Kinsey, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 2022, with 8 births.
- Is Kinsey a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 96% of the 8,113 US babies named Kinsey since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kinsey most popular?
- 2011 in the United States, when 313 babies were named Kinsey, its highest rank at 843rd.
- Is Kinsey also a surname?
- Yes. Kinsey is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.