Kinsley, an English surname-turned-given-name, is derived from the Old English elements cyne, meaning "royal," and leah, meaning "meadow" or "clearing." Together, it translates to "royal meadow" or "royal clearing." The first element can also be derived from cyning, meaning "king." Kinsley first appeared in the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for girl names in 2005 and has now been a top-100 girl's name every year since 2016. Country music singer Kane Brown used a version of this name for his daughter Kingsley Rose, born in 2019.
