Ensley
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ENZ-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #844 for girls
Ensley is a girls' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 844th for girls in the US (322 babies).
Where does Ensley come from?
English: English surname, possibly from the place name Annesley; also a variant of Ainsley
Is Ensley a girl's or a boy's name?
Ensley is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 322 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ensley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Ensley, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ensley in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Ensley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
How popular is Ensley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #844among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 322about 1 in 5,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 322 girls in the US were named Ensley, making it the 844th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 587th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 495 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Ensley in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 443 girls in the US were given Ensley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #650, up from #844 for this spelling alone.
Ensley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 322 | #844 |
| 2024 | 292 | #908 |
| 2023 | 306 | #878 |
| 2022 | 339 | #827 |
| 2021 | 361 | #787 |
| 2020 | 495 | #587 |
| 2019 | 435 | #666 |
| 2018 | 434 | #674 |
| 2017 | 271 | #969 |
| 2016 | 77 | #2,412 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2,524 |
| 2014 | 67 | #2,613 |
| 2013 | 68 | #2,597 |
| 2012 | 54 | #3,093 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3,915 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,590 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
Names like Ensley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harper Riley Willow Ivy Poppy Everly Ember Paisley Isla Lily Lyra Evie
Other spellings of Ensley
Names related to Ensley
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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, “Ensley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ensley, updated 20 October 2026.