Fair-haired meadow
Kinlee is a modern American invention, likely created by blending the Gaelic-derived 'Kin-' prefix with the popular '-lee' suffix. It is often interpreted as a variant of McKinley, meaning 'son of the fair council' or 'fair-haired warrior,' or as a combination of 'kin' (family) and 'lea' (meadow).
Less common today
Kinlee isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,090 in 2014.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
Daughter of comedian Colin Mochrie