Ainsley: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “one's own meadow”
- Origin
- Old English
- Say it
- AYNZ-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (98% of all uses)
From a Scottish surname and place name from Old English elements, usually interpreted as 'one's own meadow' or 'solitary meadow'. The given-name use is modern and unisex.
How popular is Ainsley?
Babies named Ainsley in 2024397
2024 rank#706 girls
Peak year2014
Total US babies since 188020,263
Ainsley has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Ainsley
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Ainsley questions
What does the name Ainsley mean?
Ainsley means "one's own meadow". It comes from Old English. From a Scottish surname and place name from Old English elements, usually interpreted as 'one's own meadow' or 'solitary meadow'. The given-name use is modern and unisex.
Is Ainsley a boy or girl name?
Ainsley is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Ainsley?
397 US babies were named Ainsley in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.
How do you pronounce Ainsley?
Ainsley is usually pronounced AYNZ-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.