Kingsley

Kingsley is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Kingsley are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 83%Female 17%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 83% male / 17% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, India and Sri Lanka, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 4,015 male / 871 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kingsley

To address Kingsley when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kingsley," in English, "Guten Tag Kingsley," in German. About 83% of people named Kingsley are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kingsley,

German

Guten Tag Kingsley,

French

Bonjour Kingsley,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kingsley:

Chinese

Kingsley您好：

Japanese

Kingsley様

English

Hi Kingsley,

German

Hi Kingsley,

French

Salut Kingsley,

Spanish

Hola Kingsley,

Chinese

Kingsley你好：

Japanese

Kingsleyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Kingsley by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	82%
India and Sri Lanka	rare	man's name	98%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

4,015 male · 871 female · 4,886 births recorded

Male 82%Female 18%

Since 1980: 79% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kingsley a male or female name?

Kingsley is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Kingsley are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Kingsley in an email?

Is Kingsley a unisex name?

Kingsley is not a unisex name: 83% of people named Kingsley are men. Kingsley leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Kingsley a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kingsley (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_kingsley,
  title  = {Is Kingsley a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kingsley},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}