Ainsley

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?

2024119 per million US babies
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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.

  • Audreynoble strength · Old English
  • Ashleyash tree clearing · Old English
  • Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
  • Hadleyheather field · Old English
  • Blakelydark wood or clearing · Old English
  • KimberlyCyneburg's meadow · Old English
  • Presleypriest's meadow · Old English
  • Marleypleasant wood · Old English

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.