Kingsly
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KINGZ-lee
- Origin
- English
Kingsly is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “king's clearing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kingsly mean?
English: spelling of Kingslee, itself a variant of the place name and surname Kingsley
“king's clearing”
Kingsley comes from Old English cyning 'king' and leah 'woodland clearing'.
Meaning borrowed from Kingslee.
Is Kingsly a girl's or a boy's name?
Kingsly is a boys' name.
How popular is Kingsly in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Kingsly in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kingsly in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
Nicknames for Kingsly
- King 35 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kingsly
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Kingsly
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kingsly: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kingsly, updated 20 October 2026.