Kinslee
Kinslee was the 956th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 269 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 652nd with 455 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 206 places. More babies were named Kinslee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kinsley) Cyne's clearing (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #956 girls, down 233 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 269girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017455 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,342babies recorded
What does the name Kinslee mean?
Kinslee is a spelling of Kinsley, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kinsley's meaning and origin.
Kinsley is an English surname from a place name, such as the village of Kinsley in West Yorkshire. Wiktionary analyses it as the Old English man's name Cyne, built on a word meaning 'royal', plus a possessive -s and leah, 'woodland clearing', so 'Cyne's clearing'. Wikipedia describes the girl's name as a transfer of the place name and surname, popular in the US since the 2000s. It is close in sound and form to Kingsley, which has a different first element, 'king'.
Cyne (Old English, “man's name ('royal')”)lēah (Old English, “woodland clearing”)
How sure is this? Probable. The leah element is certain; the personal-name first element is the dictionary analysis but not independently confirmed.
Related names: Kinslee, Kingsley, Kinzley.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kinsley', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Kinsley (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Kinslee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #956 | 269 |
| 2020 | #723 | 384 |
| 2010 | #1,717 | 122 |
| 2000 | #12,511 | 7 |
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How popular is Kinslee, counting every spelling?
Kinslee is a spelling of Kinsley, a name family that ranked #91 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #956 for Kinslee on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,338 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsley | 2,671 | #93 | 16,402 |
| Kinslee | 269 | #956 | 1,615 |
| Kinzley | 102 | #1,904 | 749 |
| Kynslee | 85 | #2,181 | 480 |
| Kinzlee | 72 | #2,473 | 416 |
| Kynzlee | 31 | #4,503 | 259 |
| Kynsley | 44 | #3,495 | 253 |
| Kynzley | 13 | #8,128 | 65 |
| Kynslie | 7 | #12,598 | 64 |
| Kinslie | 12 | #8,625 | 64 |
| Kynzlie | 5 | #16,227 | 44 |
| Kinzlie | 11 | #9,186 | 40 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kinslee?
269 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kinslee (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kinslee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 31 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kinslee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kinslee?
About 5,300 people born in the US named Kinslee are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 11. That makes Kinslee a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kinslee by state
How common Kinslee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (4.2×), Mississippi (3.9×), Kentucky (3.4×), Arkansas (3.3×), Tennessee (2.3×). In 17 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kinslee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kinslee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kinslee
What does Kinslee mean?
Kinslee is a spelling of Kinsley, which means “Cyne's clearing (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kinslee?
Kinslee was the 956th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 269 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 652nd with 455 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 206 places. More babies were named Kinslee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kinslee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kinslee in the US.
Where is Kinslee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kinslee was most common in Maine (0.84 per 1,000 girls), followed by West Virginia and Mississippi.