KIN-zee
Kinsey
About Kinsey
The name Kinsey peaked for girls at #835 in 1998. The name is most popular in Kansas, Kansas, and Missouri. Kinsey is occasionally used for boys in 2015.
Pronounced KIN-zee.
As of September 2026, Kinsey ranked #3086 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #835 in 1998.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,119 | 227 | 127.1 |
| 2015 | #1,369 | 173 | 96.9 |
| 2016 | #1,376 | 171 | 96.5 |
| 2017 | #1,584 | 138 | 79.9 |
| 2018 | #1,571 | 138 | 81.1 |
| 2019 | #2,243 | 82 | 48.9 |
| 2020 | #1,825 | 108 | 66.8 |
| 2021 | #2,016 | 96 | 58.5 |
| 2022 | #1,677 | 125 | 76.2 |
| 2023 | #1,929 | 103 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | #2,391 | 76 | 46.9 |
| 2025 | #3,086 | 53 | 33 |
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Famous Kinseys
- Kinsey Lea Schofield
American journalist and reality TV personality
- Kinsey Wilson
American male journalist and digital media executive
- Angela Kinsey
American actress
- Alfred Kinsey
American biologist and surveyor of human sexual behaviour
Kinsey in pop culture
- The Kinsey Scale
developed by Alfred Kinsey, a scale used to place where you sit in terms of your sexuality. 0 being completely heterosexual up to 6 being completely homosexual
- Kinsey Millhone
main character in Sue Grafton's "alphabet mystery" series
- "Kinsey
" British TV series about main characters Neil and Judy Kinsey
- "Kinsey
" film about Alfred Kinsey
- The surname comes from the medieval personal name Kynsey
a descendant of Old English Cynesige, literally "royal victory."