girl's name
Ensley
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 4,006
the United States
#846
2025 births
Ensley is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 322 babies in the United States, ranking #846. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2020, when 495 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 10,296 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Ensley 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 | 5 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 138 |
| 2010s | 1,541 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,115 |
How popular is Ensley?
In 2025, Ensley was given to 322 babies in the United States, ranking #846 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Ensley 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 Ensley
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ensley also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ensley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ensley
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ensley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ensley
How popular is the name Ensley?
In 2025, Ensley was given to 322 babies in the United States, ranking #846 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Ensley a girl's or a boy's name?
Ensley is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ensley?
Ensley has 2 syllables.
When was Ensley most popular?
Ensley peaked in 2020, when 495 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ensley a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ensley currently ranks #846 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.