Kingsley
About Kingsley
Kingsley is a sophisticated Harry Potter name that entered the US Top 1000 in 2013.
Writer Kingsley Amis is its most famous bearer. Cousin Kingston is also rising in popularity, thanks to Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's little boy.
As of October 2026, Kingsley ranked #1096 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #584 in 2016, Nameberry popularity #956.
Editor's take: The name Kingsley is a boy's name of English origin meaning "king's meadow".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #762 | 309 | 160.9 |
| 2015 | #750 | 323 | 168.5 |
| 2016 | #584 | 473 | 249.2 |
| 2017 | #653 | 394 | 212.9 |
| 2018 | #643 | 402 | 221.3 |
| 2019 | #646 | 416 | 231.9 |
| 2020 | #628 | 429 | 248.5 |
| 2021 | #703 | 374 | 213.8 |
| 2022 | #738 | 350 | 200.5 |
| 2023 | #850 | 285 | 166.6 |
| 2024 | #984 | 228 | 132.3 |
| 2025 | #1,096 | 196 | 114.7 |
World rankings
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Kingsley on lists
Famous Kingsleys
- Kingsley Davis
American sociologist and demographer
- Kingsley William Amis
English poet and novelist
- (Basil) Kingsley Martin
English journalist
- Kingsley Coman
French footballer
- (Howard) Kingsley Wood
English politician
- Kingsley Benedict
American silent film actor
- Kingsley Ofosu
Ghanaian ship stowaway portrayed in film "Deadly Voyage"
- Kingsley aka King Russell
American YouTuber
- Kingsley Doyle
son of novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Norman Kingsley Mailer
American novelist
- Benjahmin Kingsley Stotijn (b. 2002)
son of singers Anouk and Remon Stotijn
Kingsley in pop culture
- Kingsley Shacklebolt
Character from the Harry Potter series
- Kingsley Owen
character on British TV series Fresh Meat
- Kingsley Zissou
character from movie "The Life Aquatic"