| Kinsley | Gracie | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | King’s meadow | grace |
| Origin | English | english |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | KINZ-lee | GRAY-see |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1978 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2017 (4,053) | 2007 (3,480) |
| In 2025 | 2,671 | 1,344 |
| Trend | Rising | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Kinsley | Gracie |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 20,182 | 7,756 |
| 2010s | 26,306 | 19,109 |
| 2000s | 2,985 | 27,488 |
| 1990s | 425 | 2,417 |
| 1980s | 110 | 1,052 |
| 1970s | 8 | 1,006 |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,106 |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,297 |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,873 |
| 1930s | 0 | 4,362 |
| 1920s | 0 | 5,160 |
| 1910s | 0 | 3,543 |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,637 |
| 1890s | 0 | 929 |
| 1880s | 0 | 386 |
Kinsley is an English place name meaning “king’s meadow.”
A pet form of Grace, which comes from Latin 'gratia' (favour, divine grace). Shares the Latin grace root directly; used as an independent given name.
Kinsley is more popular than Gracie today: about 2,671 US babies were given the name Kinsley in 2025, compared with 1,344 named Gracie.
Kinsley means King’s meadow (English origin), while Gracie means grace (english origin).
In US records, Kinsley first appears in 1978 and Gracie in 1880, so Gracie has the longer recorded history.