Kingsley
38% girls · 62% boys
About Kingsley
Kingsley is a sophisticated Harry Potter name that entered the US Top 1000 in 2013.
Kingsley for boys#1096 US
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.
Kingsley for girls#1719 US
Regal Kingsley seems like an all-boy name, but a growing number of parents have bestowed this name on a girl. Credit the ever-trendier -ley suffix.
Kingsley Wilson is a MAGA influencer and a communications official in the second Trump administration.
Pronounced KINGZ-lee.
As of October 2026, Kingsley ranked #1096 for boys and #1719 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #584 for boys in 2016 and #1051 for girls in 2020.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #762 | 309 | #2,454 | 74 |
| 2015 | #750 | 323 | #1,761 | 119 |
| 2016 | #584 | 473 | #1,700 | 126 |
| 2017 | #653 | 394 | #1,511 | 147 |
| 2018 | #643 | 402 | #1,932 | 103 |
| 2019 | #646 | 416 | #1,756 | 117 |
| 2020 | #628 | 429 | #1,051 | 238 |
| 2021 | #703 | 374 | #1,096 | 226 |
| 2022 | #738 | 350 | #1,203 | 201 |
| 2023 | #850 | 285 | #1,404 | 160 |
| 2024 | #984 | 228 | #1,673 | 122 |
| 2025 | #1,096 | 196 | #1,719 | 119 |
World rankings
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Famous Kingsleys
- Kingsley DavisBoy
American sociologist and demographer
- Kingsley William AmisBoy
English poet and novelist
- (Basil) Kingsley MartinBoy
English journalist
- Kingsley ComanBoy
French footballer
- (Howard) Kingsley WoodBoy
English politician
- Kingsley BenedictBoy
American silent film actor
- Kingsley OfosuBoy
Ghanaian ship stowaway portrayed in film "Deadly Voyage"
- Kingsley aka King RussellBoy
American YouTuber
- Kingsley DoyleBoy
son of novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Norman Kingsley MailerBoy
American novelist
- Benjahmin Kingsley Stotijn (b. 2002)Boy
son of singers Anouk and Remon Stotijn
- Kingsley Rainbow Arrouet (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of entrepreneur Dylan Lauren; granddaughter of designer Ralph Lauren; twin of brother Cooper Blue Arrouet
Kingsley in pop culture
- Kingsley ShackleboltBoy
Character from the Harry Potter series
- Kingsley OwenBoy
character on British TV series Fresh Meat
- Kingsley ZissouBoy
character from movie "The Life Aquatic"