Kinley is an established girls' name that peaked in 2012 and has grown less common since.
Kinley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #692 for girl births in the United States (and #1,354 across all names), given to 409 babies. Kinley first appears in 1917 and peaked in 2012 (1,750 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 409 | 409 | #692 | — |
| 2024 | 485 | 485 | #618 | — |
| 2023 | 506 | 506 | #597 | #11,618 |
| 2022 | 598 | 598 | #526 | #13,450 |
| 2021 | 624 | 624 | #505 | #10,317 |
| 2020 | 714 | 714 | #434 | #10,138 |
| 2019 | 781 | 781 | #407 | #7,427 |
| 2018 | 993 | 993 | #331 | #8,537 |
| 2017 | 1,028 | 1,028 | #322 | #8,529 |
| 2016 | 1,259 | 1,259 | #254 | #7,400 |
| 2015 | 1,417 | 1,417 | #235 | #8,418 |
| 2014 | 1,632 | 1,632 | #209 | #6,489 |
| 2013 | 1,572 | 1,572 | #208 | #6,844 |
| 2012 | 1,769 | 1,769 | #180 | #4,954 |
| 2011 | 1,666 | 1,666 | #195 | #4,054 |
| 2010 | 1,368 | 1,368 | #232 | #5,623 |
| 2009 | 697 | 697 | #453 | #8,705 |
| 2008 | 470 | 470 | #666 | #9,484 |
| 2007 | 333 | 333 | #863 | #9,380 |
| 2006 | 300 | 300 | #908 | #9,200 |
| 2005 | 246 | 246 | #1,012 | #12,500 |
| 2004 | 241 | 241 | #1,014 | #8,582 |
| 2003 | 203 | 203 | #1,088 | — |
| 2002 | 172 | 172 | #1,234 | #7,377 |
| 2001 | 172 | 172 | #1,240 | #6,733 |
| 2000 | 135 | 135 | #1,440 | #8,715 |
| 1999 | 130 | 130 | #1,439 | #7,544 |
| 1998 | 96 | 96 | #1,794 | #6,597 |
| 1997 | 59 | — | #2,464 | #8,768 |
| 1996 | 19 | — | #5,184 | — |
| 1995 | 26 | — | #5,131 | #7,432 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #7,892 | #8,327 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #9,137 | — |
| 1992 | 25 | — | #5,601 | #6,427 |
| 1991 | 13 | — | #9,789 | #8,959 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,720 | — |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #9,184 | — |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #6,877 | — |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,286 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #9,032 | — |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #7,254 | #7,105 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,003 | — |
| 1968 | 5 | — | — | #4,450 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | — | #2,880 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | — | #4,366 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | — | #3,524 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | — | #4,297 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | — | #4,142 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | — | #3,522 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | — | #3,500 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | — | #4,015 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,496 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | — | #4,505 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | — | #3,770 |