Meaning and history
Kinley is a modern given name taken from Scottish surnames related to McKinley, ultimately meaning "son of Finlay." Finlay derives from Gaelic elements often interpreted as "fair warrior." The name has become especially popular for American girls in the twenty-first century.
20062006: 292 births, rank #908
2007: 325 births, rank #862
2008: 462 births, rank #665
2009: 688 births, rank #453
2010: 1,352 births, rank #232
20112011: 1,641 births, rank #195
2012: 1,750 births, rank #180
2013: 1,560 births, rank #208
2014: 1,619 births, rank #209
2015: 1,408 births, rank #235
20162016: 1,248 births, rank #254
2017: 1,019 births, rank #322
2018: 984 births, rank #331
2019: 770 births, rank #405
2020: 707 births, rank #434
20212021: 617 births, rank #505
2022: 593 births, rank #526
2023: 500 births, rank #596
2024: 485 births, rank #617
20252025: 409 births, rank #691
Kinley moved from #618 to #692 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2012, with 1,750 births.