Ainslie
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- AYNZ-lee
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #7,131 for girls
Ainslie is a name of English origin, meaning “lone clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 7,131st for girls in the US (15 babies).
What does Ainslie mean?
English: Scottish surname from an English place name
“lone clearing”
A Scottish Borders surname, probably taken from English places such as Annesley in Nottinghamshire.
Is Ainslie a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ainslie has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls in the US.
How popular is Ainslie in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ainslie in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Ainslie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | #7,489 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 2 | #7,588 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 2 | #7,302 |
| 2007 | 2 | #6,929 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 2 | #5,792 |
| 2002 | 2 | #5,472 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 2 | #5,211 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Ainslie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,131st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the US were named Ainslie, making it the 7,131st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,541st. Its busiest year was 2009, with 40 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Ainslie in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 97 girls in the US were given Ainslie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,732, up from #7,131 for this spelling alone.
Ainslie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #7,131 |
| 2024 | 18 | #6,391 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 22 | #5,615 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5,651 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2013 | 32 | #4,420 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4,484 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4,305 |
| 2009 | 40 | #3,869 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
Names like Ainslie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ellie, Brynlee, Riley, Macie, Londyn, Hayden, Addison, Kinsley, Teagan, Kylie, Hallie, Briar
Other spellings of Ainslie
Names related to Ainslie
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hazel, Carter
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, “Ainslie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ainslie, updated 20 October 2026.