Ansley
Ansley was the 1309th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 170 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 616th with 470 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 691 places. More babies were named Ansley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,309 girls, down 356 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 170girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011470 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,168babies recorded
Ansley popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 290 since 1913.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,309 | 170 |
| 2020 | #953 | 268 |
| 2010 | #637 | 462 |
| 2000 | #762 | 300 |
| 1990 | #1,544 | 99 |
| 1980 | #2,392 | 40 |
| 1970 | #3,721 | 16 |
| 1960 | #6,416 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ansley, counting every spelling?
Ansley is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #970 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,309 for Ansley on its own. Together these spellings went to 248 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansley | 170 | #1,309 | 1,041 |
| Anslee | 38 | #3,837 | 195 |
| Annsley | 18 | #6,348 | 110 |
| Annslee | 22 | #5,573 | 99 |
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 Ansley?
170 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ansley (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ansley 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 49 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ansley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ansley?
About 11,700 people born in the US named Ansley are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 11 and 25. That makes Ansley 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.
Ansley by state
How common Ansley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (6.7×), Alabama (6.6×), Georgia (6.0×), Kentucky (4.3×), Tennessee (4.1×). In 32 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 Ansley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ansley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ansley
How popular is the name Ansley?
Ansley was the 1309th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 170 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 616th with 470 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 691 places. More babies were named Ansley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ansley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ansley in the US.
Where is Ansley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ansley was most common in South Carolina (0.86 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Georgia.