Gender
Origin
- English
- from Anns meadow
My own meadow
Syllables
2
Themes
- Place
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ainsley
Pronunciation
a(i)-ns-ley, ain-sley
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #5262, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8910, 8 births)
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #336, 1,000 births); most recent 2025 (rank #483, 621 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 621 |
| 2024 | – | 397 |
| 2023 | 9 | 498 |
| 2022 | 11 | 622 |
| 2021 | 9 | 844 |
| 2020 | 10 | 872 |
| 2019 | – | 654 |
| 2018 | 6 | 774 |
| 2017 | 11 | 902 |
| 2016 | 14 | 969 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #410, 52 births); most recent 2024 (rank #3684, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #1364, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2439, 11 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 9 | – |
| 2019 | – | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #4177, 4 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5010, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #5364, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | 3 | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | 4 | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #117, 49 births); most recent 2024 (rank #638, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #152, 24 births); most recent 2023 (rank #514, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2014 | 20 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence