Ainsley is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ainsley means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ainsley across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ainsley has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ainsley is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “one's own meadow, hermitage wood”. A Scottish place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 20,896 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 368 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 524 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ainsley per year, United States (1950 to 2025). United States peaked in 2014 (1,013/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (57/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1992 (49/yr).
Ainsley has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2014, when it ranked #670 nationally (given to 1,033 babies that year).
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