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Kingsley

Boy's name · #1096 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

63% boys · 37% girls — Kingsley is also given to girls: 119 in 2025, about 37% in recent years. Kingsley →

Popularity over time

Kingsley reached its best rank, #584, in 2016 and ranked #1096 in 2025. About 6,700 boys have carried it since 1907.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#329 in England & Wales (2025) · #412 in New Zealand (2025) · #495 in Scotland (2025) · #521 in France (2025) · #713 in Canada (2025) · #15,200 in Italy (2024) · #305 in N. Ireland (2024) · #2,159 in Sweden (2024) · #2,729 in Austria (2024) · #660 in Ireland (2023) · #1,367 in Belgium (2023) · #6,939 in Ecuador (2021) and 1 more.

Famous Kingsleys

• Kingsley Amis — English author, critic and teacher (1922–1995)
• Kingsley Coman — French footballer (born 1996)
• Kingsley Ben-Adir — British actor (born 1986)
• Kingsley Schindler — Ghanaian footballer (born 1993)
• Kingsley Ehizibue — Dutch footballer (born 1995)

In stories & tradition

• Kingsley Shacklebolt — Harry Potter (film series)
• Kingsley Royal — Mascot for Reading F.C
• Kingsley — Mascot of Partick Thistle FC

What Kingsleys become

Among 157 notable people named Kingsley:

Sports figures appear 2.16× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kingsley Coman, French footballer (born 1996).

Similar names: Langston · Kyngston · Huxley · Kolt · Weslee · Bentlee

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