Kingsley

English

"king's meadow"

Kingsley Origin and Meaning

The name Kingsley is a boy's name of English origin meaning "king's meadow".

Kingsley is a sophisticated Harry Potter name that entered the US Top 1000 in 2013.

Writer Kingsley Amis is its most famous bearer. Cousin Kingston is also rising in popularity, thanks to Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's little boy.

Kingsley Rank in US Top 1000

# 849 in the US

Kingsley Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1418 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Kingsley

• 849 US 2023
• 1418 Nameberry 2025
• 134 Unisex 2023
• 344 Future 2028
• 373 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Kingsley

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Kingsley.

• Harper
• Kingston
• Skylar
• Harley
• Jacobi
• Chance
• Axl
• Kasey
• Dayton
• Marley
• Denver
• Dakota
• Kaiser
• Memphis
• Kennedy
• Ryden
• Ashe
• Axton
• Rome
• Kyrie

Famous People Named Kingsley

• Kingsley Davis American sociologist and demographer
• Kingsley William Amis English poet and novelist
• (Basil) Kingsley Martin English journalist
• Kingsley Coman French footballer
• (Howard) Kingsley Wood English politician
• Kingsley Benedict American silent film actor
• Kingsley Ofosu Ghanaian ship stowaway portrayed in film "Deadly Voyage"
• Kingsley aka King Russell American YouTuber
• Kingsley Doyle son of novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Norman Kingsley Mailer American novelist
• Benjahmin Kingsley Stotijn (b. 2002) son of singers Anouk and Remon Stotijn

The name Kingsley in Pop Culture

• Kingsley Shacklebolt Character from the Harry Potter series
• Kingsley Owen character on British TV series Fresh Meat
• Kingsley Zissou character from movie "The Life Aquatic"