Ainsley Girl
How popular is Ainsley?
#483 girl name in 2025
621 baby girls were named Ainsley in the US in 2025, making it the 483rd most popular girl name. Another 8 boys got the name (#8,906 for boys).
Ainsley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #483 for girls (▲ 221 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 621 girls, 8 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-36% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #338 in 2015, #355 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (1,001 girls) |
| Highest rank | #332 in 2013 |
| First recorded | 1961 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ainsley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ainsley family of names ranked #322 for girls in 2025 (#401 the year before), with 1,012 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ainsley | 621 | 61% |
| Ansley | 170 | 17% |
| Ainslee | 47 | 5% |
| Ansleigh | 36 | 4% |
| Anslee | 38 | 4% |
| Annsley | 18 | 2% |
| Ainsleigh | 18 | 2% |
| Annslee | 22 | 2% |
| Ainslie | 15 | 1% |
| Annsleigh | 5 | 0% |
| Aynsley | 17 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ainsley is most popular
Babies named Ainsley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 1.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- New Hampshire: 1.0 per 1,000 (19 girls)
- Nebraska: 0.9 per 1,000 (33 girls)
- North Dakota: 0.9 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Mississippi: 0.9 per 1,000 (42 girls)
Ainsley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17 | #5,308 |
| 1970s | 99 | #4,419 |
| 1980s | 355 | #1,800 |
| 1990s | 814 | #1,506 |
| 2000s | 6,367 | #399 |
| 2010s | 8,961 | #332 |
| 2020s | 3,857 | #355 |
Girl names about as popular as Ainsley
Questions
- Is Ainsley a boy or girl name?
- Ainsley is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Ainsley were girls.
- How popular is the name Ainsley?
- 621 baby girls were named Ainsley in the US in 2025, making it the 483rd most popular girl name. Another 8 boys got the name (#8,906 for boys).
- When was Ainsley most popular?
- Ainsley peaked in 2014, when 1,001 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #332 in 2013.
- How many people are named Ainsley?
- 20,896 babies have been named Ainsley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 20,728 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Ainsley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ainsley was most common in Vermont, at 1.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.