Kinsleigh is a variant of Kinsley, an English surname and place name meaning "king's meadow", from the Old English cyning and leah. The -leigh spelling follows the pattern of Everleigh and Hadleigh and gives the name a softer, more elaborate look. Kinsleigh reached number 1164 in the United States in 2021 and stands at number 1587 in 2025, roughly where it was a decade earlier.