Is Ainsley a boy or girl name?
Ainsley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 397 girls and 0 boys were named Ainsley, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.9% of the 20,263 US babies named Ainsley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #706
- Babies named Ainsley since 1950
- 20,263
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 1,013 babies
Boys and girls named Ainsley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 11 | 17 | 60.7% |
| 1970s | 39 | 99 | 71.7% |
| 1980s | 69 | 355 | 83.7% |
| 1990s | 48 | 814 | 94.4% |
| 2000s | 97 | 6,367 | 98.5% |
| 2010s | 105 | 8,960 | 98.8% |
| 2020s | 39 | 3,233 | 98.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 397 | #706 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,280 | 498 | #598 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,279 | 622 | #507 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,183 | 844 | #365 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,512 | 872 | #354 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 654 | #478 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,803 | 774 | #399 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,105 | 902 | #352 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,058 | 969 | #344 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,296 | 967 | #338 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,639 | 1,001 | #337 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,035 | 974 | #332 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,725 | 930 | #341 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,956 | 891 | #363 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,287 | 898 | #355 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,008 | 772 | #412 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,771 | 719 | #443 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,807 | 704 | #458 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,748 | 693 | #456 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,136 | 691 | #440 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,498 | 764 | #399 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,264 | 686 | #437 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,535 | 636 | #454 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,676 | 578 | #483 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,397 | 124 | #1,481 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,548 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,330 | 112 | #1,508 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,295 | 77 | #1,899 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,510 | 82 | #1,792 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,813 | 72 | #1,920 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,827 | 61 | #2,188 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,649 | 68 | #2,033 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,908 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,856 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,425 | 84 | #1,735 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,954 | 74 | #1,805 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,791 | 67 | #1,839 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,525 | 46 | #2,309 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,941 | 39 | #2,512 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,797 | 29 | #3,084 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,727 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,141 | 25 | #3,244 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,017 | 23 | #3,531 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,486 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,947 | 14 | #4,979 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,856 | 16 | #4,424 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,934 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,170 | 12 | #5,213 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,434 | 10 | #5,604 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,476 | 11 | #5,165 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,643 | 5 | #8,797 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,196 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,447 | 10 | #5,113 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,338 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,371 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,409 | 5 | #7,481 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,546 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,648 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,313 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,741 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,693 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ainsley reached #3,525 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #332 in 2013. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ainsley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.