Ansley

Ansley: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “one's own meadow”
Origin: English
Say it: ANZ-lee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (98% of all uses)

From an English surname and place name, traditionally explained from Old English elements for 'meadow' and 'one's own, solitary'. Also spelled Ainsley.

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How popular is Ansley?

202452.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Ansley in 2024174

2024 rank#1,315 girls

Peak year2011

Total US babies since 188011,995

Ansley is fading: recent use is about 56% of its level ten years before.

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Ansley questions

What does the name Ansley mean?

Ansley means "one's own meadow". It comes from English. From an English surname and place name, traditionally explained from Old English elements for 'meadow' and 'one's own, solitary'. Also spelled Ainsley.

Is Ansley a boy or girl name?

Ansley is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ansley?

174 US babies were named Ansley in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.

How do you pronounce Ansley?

Ansley is usually pronounced ANZ-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.