Name
Kingsley
Meaning
Kingsley is a masculine name of Old English origin meaning “king's wood”.
Kingsley is an Old English place name meaning the king's wood or clearing, carried as a surname by novelists Kingsley Amis and Charles Kingsley and actor Ben Kingsley. The on-trend -ley ending and the built-in nickname King have powered its recent American rise.
Entered the US boys' top 1000 in the 2010s and continues to climb.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #983 in 2024 · peak #584 in 2016
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /KINGZ-lee/
- Themes
- Royalty
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Questions
Kingsley is a masculine name of Old English origin meaning “king's wood”. Kingsley is an Old English place name meaning the king's wood or clearing, carried as a surname by novelists Kingsley Amis and Charles Kingsley and actor Ben Kingsley.
Kingsley is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Entered the US boys' top 1000 in the 2010s and continues to climb.
The name Kingsley comes from Old English. Kingsley is an Old English place name meaning the king's wood or clearing, carried as a surname by novelists Kingsley Amis and Charles Kingsley and actor Ben Kingsley. The on-trend -ley ending and the built-in nickname King have powered its recent American rise.
Kingsley is pronounced KINGZ-lee.
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