Kinley
Kinley is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Tibetan, Bhutanese.
- English
- Tibetan
- Bhutanese
Meaning & Origin of Kinley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kinley is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Tibetan, Bhutanese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Tibetan
- Bhutanese
The Story of Kinley
Kinley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2012: 1,750 births, good for #180 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 65% of all recorded Kinleys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #679 among baby girl names with 426 births, falling sharply (-40%). In total, more than 20K Kinleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kinley
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kinley. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Kynlee
- Kunley
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About the name Kinley
Kinley is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Kinley's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #180. Use the chart and map above to compare Kinley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.