Kinley
Kinley is a female given name: 98% of people named Kinley are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 306 male / 14,867 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kinley
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kinley," in English, "Guten Tag Kinley," in German. Kinley is a female given name: about 98% of people named Kinley are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kinley,
German
Guten Tag Kinley,
French
Bonjour Kinley,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kinley:
Chinese
Kinley您好：
Japanese
Kinley様
English
Hi Kinley,
German
Hi Kinley,
French
Salut Kinley,
Spanish
Hola Kinley,
Chinese
Kinley你好：
Japanese
Kinleyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
306 male · 14,867 female · 15,173 births recorded
Since 1980: 2% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kinley a male or female name?
Kinley is a female given name: 98% of people named Kinley are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
How do I address Kinley in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kinley," in English, "Guten Tag Kinley," in German. Kinley is a female given name: about 98% of people named Kinley are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Kinley a unisex name?
Kinley is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Kinley are men. Kinley leans strongly female overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Kinley a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kinley (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kinley,
title = {Is Kinley a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kinley},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}