Girl nameCurrently #706 in the USFalling
Ainsley
AYNZ-lee//ˈeɪnzli//
2 syllablesPeak year: 20147 lettersStarts with A
Meaning & origin
One's own meadow
Ainsley comes from a Scottish place name and surname meaning roughly 'one's own meadow' or clearing. Once used for boys, it shifted to become primarily a girls' name in North America in recent decades.
Ainsley's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Ainsley |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1952 | 5 |
| 1961 | 7 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1969 | 10 |
| 1970 | 7 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 16 |
| 1973 | 10 |
| 1974 | 11 |
| 1975 | 16 |
| 1976 | 17 |
| 1977 | 20 |
| 1978 | 13 |
| 1979 | 23 |
| 1980 | 21 |
| 1981 | 23 |
| 1982 | 30 |
| 1983 | 34 |
| 1984 | 21 |
| 1985 | 35 |
| 1986 | 45 |
| 1987 | 59 |
| 1988 | 76 |
| 1989 | 80 |
| 1990 | 91 |
| 1991 | 76 |
| 1992 | 73 |
| 1993 | 74 |
| 1994 | 66 |
| 1995 | 78 |
| 1996 | 90 |
| 1997 | 84 |
| 1998 | 121 |
| 1999 | 109 |
| 2000 | 129 |
| 2001 | 590 |
| 2002 | 646 |
| 2003 | 697 |
| 2004 | 778 |
| 2005 | 698 |
| 2006 | 701 |
| 2007 | 711 |
| 2008 | 734 |
| 2009 | 780 |
| 2010 | 903 |
| 2011 | 905 |
| 2012 | 945 |
| 2013 | 985 |
| 2014 | 1,013 |
| 2015 | 984 |
| 2016 | 983 |
| 2017 | 913 |
| 2018 | 780 |
| 2019 | 654 |
| 2020 | 882 |
| 2021 | 853 |
| 2022 | 633 |
| 2023 | 507 |
| 2024 | 397 |
Ainsley through the decades
- Ainsley peaked in 2014, when 1,013 babies were named Ainsley in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Ainsley has fallen 9% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Ainsley currently ranks #706 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Ains
Variants & spellings
Ainslie