girl's name
Ansley
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 12,178
Ansley is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2011, when 477 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 19,502 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Ansley started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Ansley over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 30 |
| 1920s | 25 |
| 1930s | 16 |
| 1940s | 16 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 71 |
| 1970s | 230 |
| 1980s | 597 |
| 1990s | 1,796 |
| 2000s | 3,945 |
| 2010s | 4,122 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,309 |
How popular is Ansley?
In 2025, Ansley was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ansley is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ansley
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ansley also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ansley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ansley
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ansley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ansley
How popular is the name Ansley?
In 2025, Ansley was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ansley a girl's or a boy's name?
Ansley is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ansley?
Ansley has 2 syllables.
When was Ansley most popular?
Ansley peaked in 2011, when 477 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Ansley a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ansley currently ranks #1,309 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Ansley originally a boys' or girls' name?
Ansley was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.