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Kinley

Pronounced K IH1 N L IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2012
  • 46 years in use
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How popular is Kinley?

Kinley is a girls' name, and first appears in 1979. It has been given to 19,898 children — the 941st most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2012, when 1,750 children were given it.

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2012Girls: 1,750Boys: 19

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
K IH1 N L IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Kinley

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Kinley

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Kinley?
Kinley ranks 941st among girls' names in US records, with 19,898 births since 1979. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,327.
Is Kinley a unisex name?
No. Kinley is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kinley most popular?
2012, when 1,750 children were given the name. It has been in use for 46 years and is still recorded as of 2024.