Girl name · Old English
Kinsley
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: Cyne's clearing, from cyne, royalKinsley is a girl's name that comes from Old English and means "Cyne's clearing, from cyne, royal". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Cyne's clearing, from cyne, royal
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Girl
- US rank
- #93 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Kinsley
As a girl's name, Kinsley comes from Old English and means "Cyne's clearing, from cyne, royal". It is used in English.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
Kinsley on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Kinsley on 1 list.
“English place name, Cyne's clearing; cyne meant royal”
From Country girl names, surname names for Southern girls
How popular is Kinsley?
- US rank in 2025
- #93
- 2,671 babies, 1,662 per million girls
- Best rank
- #57 in 2021
- Most babies: 4,053 in 2017
- Babies since 1978
- At least 50,016
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 per million |
| 1900s | 0 per million |
| 1910s | 0 per million |
| 1920s | 0 per million |
| 1930s | 0 per million |
| 1940s | 0 per million |
| 1950s | 0 per million |
| 1960s | 0 per million |
| 1970s | 1 per million |
| 1980s | 6 per million |
| 1990s | 24 per million |
| 2000s | 162 per million |
| 2010s | 1,503 per million |
| 2020s | 2,074 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #86 | #59 | #63 | #74 | #59 | #57 | #61 | #67 | #85 | #93 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names with a similar meaning
- AinsleyFrom a place named for a solitary or hermitage clearing (English, unisex)
- BasilRoyal, kingly (Greek, boy)
- LeilaniHeavenly flowers; royal child (Hawaiian, girl)
- AshleyAsh tree clearing (Old English, unisex)
- BasileRoyal, kingly (Greek, boy)
- BasiliaRoyal (Greek, girl)
- BentleyFrom a surname meaning bentgrass clearing (Old English, boy)
- BlakelyDark clearing (Old English, girl)
- BradleyBroad clearing (Old English, boy)
- CyneburhRoyal fortress (Old English, girl)
- CynricRoyal ruler (Old English, boy)
- EverleighVariant of Everly, from a place name meaning boar clearing (Old English, girl)
- EverlyBoar clearing (Old English, girl)
- HaileyHay clearing (Old English, girl)
- ʻIolaniRoyal hawk (Hawaiian, unisex)
Middle names for Kinsley
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More girl names from Old English
- EdithRich in war (Old English, girl)
- StormTempest (Old English, unisex)
- AudreyNoble strength (Old English, girl)
- HarperHarp player (Old English, unisex)
- LindenLime tree (Old English, unisex)
- LindsayLincoln island (Old English, unisex)
- SundayDay of the sun (Old English, unisex)
- ÆlfflædElf beauty (Old English, girl)
- ÆlfgifuElf gift (Old English, girl)
- ÆlfthrythElf strength (Old English, girl)
- ÆlfwynnElf joy (Old English, girl)
- ÆthelflædNoble beauty (Old English, girl)
- ÆthelthrythNoble strength (Old English, girl)
- AshAsh tree (Old English, unisex)
- AspenAspen tree (Old English, unisex)
- AudenFrom Ealdwine, old friend, or Norse Hálfdan (Old English, unisex)
- AveryElf counsel (Old English, unisex)
- BerkeleyBirch wood (Old English, unisex)
Kinsley: common questions
What does the name Kinsley mean?
Kinsley comes from Old English and means "Cyne's clearing, from cyne, royal".
Is Kinsley a boy or girl name?
Kinsley is mainly a girl's name. In 2025, 2,671 girls and 12 boys in the US were named Kinsley, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Kinsley come from?
Kinsley comes from Old English and means "Cyne's clearing, from cyne, royal". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Kinsley?
Kinsley ranked #93 in the US in 2025, with 2,671 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What middle names go with Kinsley?
Middle names that flow well with Kinsley include Anne, Elise, Gwen, Holly and Lily. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.