Ainslee
Ainslee was the 3296th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2144th with 89 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 945 places. More babies were named Ainslee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ainsley) solitary clearing or hermitage clearing · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #3,296 girls, down 516 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201789 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,583babies recorded
What does the name Ainslee mean?
Ainslee is a spelling of Ainsley, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ainsley's meaning and origin.
Ainsley is an English surname from places such as Annesley in Nottinghamshire and Ansley in Warwickshire. Wiktionary derives these from Old English ān, "alone, solitary", or ānsetl, "hermitage", plus lēah, "wood, clearing". As a first name it is used for both boys and girls, mostly girls in the US.
ān (Old English, “one, solitary”)ānsetl (Old English, “hermitage”)lēah (Old English, “wood, clearing”)
How sure is this? Probable. Place-name derivation from Wiktionary; individual places should be checked in a place-name dictionary.
Related names: Ainslie, Annesley, Ansley.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ainsley', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Ainslee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,296 | 47 |
| 2020 | #2,780 | 59 |
| 2010 | #2,754 | 64 |
| 2000 | #5,496 | 20 |
| 1990 | #11,427 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ainslee, counting every spelling?
Ainslee is a spelling of Ainsley, a name family that ranked #466 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,296 for Ainslee on its own. Together these spellings went to 685 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsley | 621 | #483 | 2,985 |
| Ainslee | 47 | #3,296 | 249 |
| Aynsley | 17 | #6,576 | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ainslee?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ainslee (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ainslee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ainslee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ainslee?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Ainslee are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 20. That makes Ainslee mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ainslee by state
How common Ainslee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ainslee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ainslee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ainslee
What does Ainslee mean?
Ainslee is a spelling of Ainsley, which means “solitary clearing or hermitage clearing” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Ainslee?
Ainslee was the 3296th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2144th with 89 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 945 places. More babies were named Ainslee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ainslee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ainslee in the US.
Where is Ainslee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ainslee was most common in Oklahoma (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Texas.