Ainsley
- Gender
- Unisex
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,509 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #483 for girls
Unisex
Ainsley is a name, meaning “alone, solitary”. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 483rd for girls in the US (621 babies).
What does Ainsley mean?
“alone, solitary”
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Ainsley a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ainsley has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK and 621 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Ainsley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,509among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 191% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Ainsley, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,326th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 36 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ainsley in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 1996, 44% of the babies named Ainsley in the UK were girls. By 2024 it was 64%, with more girls than boys since 2021.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Ainsley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 2 | #6,098 |
| 2003 | 2 | #5,792 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,347 |
| 1998 | 19 | #1,158 |
| 1997 | 29 | #854 |
| 1996 | 36 | #709 |
How popular is Ainsley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #483among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 621about 1 in 2,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 621 girls in the US were named Ainsley, making it the 483rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 355th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 1,001 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961. 8 boys were also named Ainsley in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Ainsley in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 77% of the babies named Ainsley in the US in 1982, and 99% in 2025.
Ainsley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 621 | #483 |
| 2024 | 399 | #704 |
| 2023 | 498 | #598 |
| 2022 | 622 | #507 |
| 2021 | 845 | #364 |
| 2020 | 872 | #355 |
| 2019 | 654 | #478 |
| 2018 | 774 | #399 |
| 2017 | 902 | #352 |
| 2016 | 970 | #344 |
| 2015 | 967 | #338 |
| 2014 | 1,001 | #337 |
| 2013 | 974 | #332 |
| 2012 | 930 | #341 |
| 2011 | 891 | #363 |
| 2010 | 898 | #355 |
| 2009 | 772 | #412 |
| 2008 | 719 | #443 |
| 2007 | 704 | #458 |
| 2006 | 693 | #456 |
| 2005 | 691 | #440 |
| 2004 | 764 | #399 |
| 2003 | 686 | #437 |
| 2002 | 636 | #454 |
| 2001 | 578 | #483 |
| 2000 | 124 | #1,479 |
| 1999 | 109 | #1,546 |
| 1998 | 112 | #1,506 |
| 1997 | 77 | #1,896 |
| 1996 | 82 | #1,790 |
| 1995 | 72 | #1,915 |
| 1994 | 61 | #2,183 |
| 1993 | 68 | #2,028 |
| 1992 | 73 | #1,903 |
| 1991 | 76 | #1,851 |
| 1990 | 84 | #1,729 |
| 1989 | 74 | #1,800 |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,835 |
| 1987 | 46 | #2,307 |
| 1986 | 39 | #2,511 |
| 1985 | 29 | #3,083 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 25 | #3,241 |
| 1982 | 23 | #3,529 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 16 | #4,419 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 11 | #5,159 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 10 | #5,108 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
Names like Ainsley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Ainsley
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ainsley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ainsley, updated 20 October 2026.