Girl’s name · English

Kinleigh

How to say it: KIN-lee · /ˈkɪnli/

Modern American respelling of Kinley - English surname and place-name - invented feminine spelling.

Kinleigh was the 1,711th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 46 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 75% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,915 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,711for girls in 2025
1 in 40,930US babies
46born in 2025
#2,915projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Kinleigh
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,711
Babies born in 202546
Share of births1 in 40,930
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−75%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,915

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Kinleigh is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 88 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Kin
  • Leigh

Other spellings

Honouring a Kinleigh in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Kinleigh is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

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