Fun Facts About the Name Kynsleigh
- 570 babies named Kynsleigh: U.S. records list 570 babies given the name Kynsleigh from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kynsleigh Mean?
Kynsleigh is a modern respelling of Kinsley, an English surname also used as a given name. Kinsley derives from an Old English place name built from the personal name Cyna and the element lēah, meaning "woodland" or "clearing." The literal sense is "Cyna's woodland clearing." The ending -leigh is a modern spelling variant of the older -ley. It should not be confused with the similar-sounding Kingsley, which comes from Old English cyninges lēah, "the king's clearing."
Kynsleigh Name History & Origins
The surname Kinsley is an English family name taken from a place name, such as the village of Kinsley in West Yorkshire. Surnames of this kind were drawn from the places where families lived or held land. Kynsleigh is a recent respelling of that surname-name, using the -leigh ending that became a widespread variant of -ley in modern English naming. The spelling does not point to a separate historical origin; it is a current form of Kinsley rather than an older recorded name.
How Popular is the Name Kynsleigh?
Kynsleigh has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #2,948 in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,450 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #4,948 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2023 | #4,086 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2022 | #3,855 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 2021 | #3,584 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 2020 | #4,223 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2019 | #3,752 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 2018 | #2,948 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 2017 | #2,993 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 2016 | #4,128 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2015 | #4,038 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #4,062 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2013 | #3,747 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2012 | #5,337 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #7,631 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #8,525 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #12,009 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #14,664 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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