Declining since 2011, #7,491 for girls today.
Popularity of Kinnley since 2002
Babies named Kinnley per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 57 |
| 2010s | 261 |
| 2020s | 55 |
Meaning & origin
Kinnley is a modern American name first recorded in 2002, reflecting the early-2000s trend of creating feminine names with the 'Kin-' sound and '-ley' suffix. It quickly gained a modest following, reaching its peak rank in 2012. Since 2011, however, its trajectory has been falling, and by 2025 it ranked 7491 with an estimated 1 in 114,805 girls receiving the name that year. The name has not been recorded in any top state lists, indicating its usage is scattered rather than concentrated regionally. Kinnley belongs to a broader naming pattern that includes similar invented names like Paisley and Hadley, which share the stylish '-ley' ending. Despite its recent origin, Kinnley has shown staying power among parents seeking a distinctive yet familiar-sounding name for their daughters.
Kinnley is a modern invented name, first recorded in the United States in 2002. It appears to be a variant or elaboration of Kinley, which itself may derive from Scottish or Irish surnames. The name gained modest popularity in the early 2010s, peaking in 2012, and has since declined in use.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Kin, Lee, Kinnie
Sibling names for Kinnley
Names that share Kinnley's style, for a brother or sister.
