Kinsleigh
A feminine name of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning "king's meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 2,196 living Americans carry the first name Kinsleigh. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kinsleigh today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kinsleigh births was 2021 (210 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kinsleigh. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Kinsleigh is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 9 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.2K
~ 1 in 156,081 Americans
Peak year
2021
210 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,494
Tracked since 1996
Census
Kinsleigh in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,110 people with the first name Kinsleigh, which placed it at #11,508 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,508
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,110 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
80.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kinsleigh
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kinsleigh is White at 80.2%. The next largest groups are Black (7.8%) and Two or More Races (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kinsleigh described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kinsleigh at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White80.2% · 890
- Black or African American7.8% · 87
- Two or more races6.0% · 67
- Hispanic or Latino4.5% · 50
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.1% · 1
Popularity
Kinsleigh: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kinsleigh from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,217 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Kinsleigh remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kinsleigh by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kinsleigh during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kinsleighs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 23 states and territories. Texas, Georgia, North Carolina recorded the most babies named Kinsleigh, while Wisconsin, Minnesota, Maryland recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 61 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kinsleigh
The name Kinsleigh is a relatively modern invention, likely created in the late 20th or early 21st century as a feminine variation of the more traditional masculine name Kinsley. It does not appear to have roots in any particular language or culture, and instead seems to be a creative combination of sounds and letters chosen for their aesthetic appeal.
While the name Kinsleigh itself does not have a long history, it may draw inspiration from the Old English surname Kinsley, which originated as a place name derived from the words "cyning" (meaning king) and "leah" (meaning meadow or clearing). This suggests that the name Kinsleigh could be interpreted to mean something along the lines of "king's meadow" or "royal clearing."
As a relatively new name, there are no known historical references or ancient texts that mention Kinsleigh specifically. However, some of the earliest recorded examples of individuals bearing this name can be found in online birth records and social media profiles from the early 2000s.
Due to its recent origin, there are not many famous historical figures who have borne the name Kinsleigh. However, here are a few notable individuals with this first name:
1. Kinsleigh Nathalie, an American actress and model born in 1992. She has appeared in several television commercials and short films.
2. Kinsleigh Harper, an Australian fashion designer and entrepreneur who launched her own clothing line in the late 2010s.
3. Kinsleigh Amelia, a British child prodigy and chess player who gained recognition for her exceptional skills at a very young age in the early 2010s.
4. Kinsleigh Olivia, an American artist and illustrator known for her whimsical children's book illustrations, active since the mid-2000s.
5. Kinsleigh Grace, a Canadian singer-songwriter who released her debut album in the late 2010s, blending pop and folk elements.
While the name Kinsleigh is still relatively uncommon, its unique sound and potential royal connotations have contributed to its growing popularity as a feminine given name in recent decades.
People
Kinsleigh + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kinsleigh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kinsleigh: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kinsleigh?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,196 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kinsleigh going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 156,081 US residents.
Is Kinsleigh a common name?
We classify Kinsleigh as "Rare". It ranks above 94.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,212 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kinsleigh most popular?
The single biggest year for Kinsleigh was 2021, when 210 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kinsleigh is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kinsleigh in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,110 people with the name Kinsleigh, or 0.37 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,508 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kinsleigh in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kinsleigh?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kinsleigh appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,109 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kinsleigh?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kinsleigh is White at 80.2%. The next largest groups are Black (7.8%) and Two or More Races (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kinsleigh most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kinsleigh in the 2020 Census, accounting for 80.2% (890 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kinsleigh in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kinsleigh a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kinsleigh in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kinsleigh still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kinsleigh in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kinsleigh can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Kinsleigh?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.