How Many People Are Named Ainsley?
people named Ainsley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 16,508 people in the US has this name
Based on 20,896 babies named Ainsley in Social Security records from 1950 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,013 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was from a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire. The place names themselves derive from Old English anne "alone, solitary" or ansetl "hermitage" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ainsley, 98% were girls and 2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Ainsley rose from 71.7% in the 1970s to 98.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ainsley alive today is about 14 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ainsley first appears in the records in 1950 and was given most often in 2014, to 1,013 babies. In 2025, 629 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1950 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ainsley has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #332, in 2013. In 2025 it ranked #483.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #483 |
| Best rank | #332 (2013) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #361 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ainsley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ainsley were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,829 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ainsley was given 2.5 times as often in Louisiana, 2.2 times in Kansas and 2.1 times in Mississippi.
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