Kinsley

Popularity Trends

The name Kinsley is the #1,162 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 44,559 recorded births since 1978. This represents the 85.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 85.0% of all names). For girls, it ranks #632 (89.0% percentile) for all time with 44,355 births since 1978. For boys, it ranks #4,382 (4.4% percentile) for all time with 204 births since 1981.

Kinsley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1978 (1978 for girls and 1981 for boys). Birth data for Kinsley is available in 45 out of the 46 years between 1978 and 2023 (45 years for girls and 25 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Kinsley has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 99.5% of all recorded births being female.

For girls, Kinsley reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 94.1% percentile (ranked #56) with 2,166 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 2,166 births per million (ranked 94.1% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Kinsley ranks #66 for girls (93.1% percentile) with 1,823 births per million, which is 84.1% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Kinsley reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 1.2% percentile (ranked #890) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.2% percentile). Despite a peak around 2010, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Kinsley ranks #910 for boys (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 37.9% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kinsley".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

44,355

Peak Births

4,050

Peak Year

2021

First Recorded

1978

Peak Percentile

94.1%

Current Percentile

93.1%

Peak Rank

#56

Current Rank

#66

Female statistics

Total Births

204

Peak Births

Peak Year

2020

First Recorded

1981

Peak Percentile

1.2%

Current Percentile

0.1%

Peak Rank

#890

Current Rank

#910

Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

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Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Kinsley", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Kinsley.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Kinsley's popularity from 1975 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Kinsley at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Kinsley range from Finnley at 99.7% correlation to Raelynn at 99.2% correlation, with an average correlation level of 99.5%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Greyson with 55.7K births (99% boys) and the least popular is Huck with 1.4K births (100% boys).

Kinsley's share of births peaked at 2,173.7 births per million in 2021 (2,166.3 for girls in 2021 and 8.7 for boys in 2020). It reached its lowest point of 3.9 births per million (0% of peak) in 1980. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Kinsley had 1,825.8 births per million, 84% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Finnley

7,196

99.73% (very strong)

Axton

5,114

99.63% (very strong)

Kinslee

4,818

99.55% (very strong)

Lochlan

4,190

99.50% (very strong)

Kinsleigh

2,066

99.47% (very strong)

Messiah

24.6k

99.45% (very strong)

Huck

1,392

99.44% (very strong)

Greyson

55.7k

99.44% (very strong)

Odin

12k

99.38% (very strong)

Gracelynn

11.8k

99.36% (very strong)

Vayda

2,571

99.28% (very strong)

Raelynn

29.9k

99.21% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Kinsley

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Kinsley. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 88.9% confident that Kinsley is pronounced as KIH-nzlee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KIHN-slee, at 11.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.

KIH-nzlee

88.9%

KIHN-slee

11.1%

KIHN-slee (2 syllables)

11.1% confidence

K IH1 N S L IY0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like K IH1 N Z L IY0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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