Ainsley Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Ainsley Hayes is a character in the television series “The West Wing,” known for her sharp wit and strong presence, adding to the name’s association with intelligence and assertiveness.

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A Deep Dive

Ainsley Overview

Meaning

One’s own meadow, solitary woodland/clearing

Gender

Girl, Gender-neutral

Origin

Scottish, Old English

Etymology

Originated from the Old English words “an” and “leah,” meaning a meadow or clearing.

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪnzli/

Popularity

Ainsley is a name that has found a following in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. In the USA, Ainsley ranked 394th for girls in 2023

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

4 (Orderly, Steady, Service-oriented)

Name Styles

Modern, Uncommon, Cool

Associated Traits

Elegant, creative, compassionate, determined

Name Day

September 9th (Scotland), October 3rd (Sweden)
A Deep Dive

Ainsley Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Ainsleigh, Ansley, Ainslynn, Ainslea, Ainslee

Common Nicknames

Ains, Lee, Ace, Linny, Ally

Diminutives

Ainsie, Ainsy, Ain, Sley, Aina

Famous People

  • Ainsley Harriott
    (British Chef)
  • Ainsley Earhardt
    (American Journalist)
  • Ainsley Maitland-Niles
    (English Soccer Player)
  • Ainsley Gotto
    (Australian Political Advisor)
  • Ainsley Howard
    (British Actress)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Ainsley Hayes
    ("The West Wing," TV Series)
  • "Ainsley's Big Cook Out"
    (TV Show)

What Is the Meaning of Ainsley?

Ainsley signifies “one’s own meadow” or “solitary woodland/clearing.” The name often represents a person with a calm and serene nature, fostering a peaceful and welcoming environment.

What Is the Origin of The Name Ainsley?

The name Ainsley originates from Scottish and Old English roots. It is derived from the Old English words “an,” meaning one, and “leah,” meaning meadow or clearing.

Ainsley Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Ainsley in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#3632021#5062022#5982023
Top 3 Rankings#3322013#3362014#3382015

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Ainsley

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023598
(-92 from 2022)
496
(-126 from 2022)
0.02836
2022506
(-143 from 2021)
622
(-222 from 2021)
0.03469
2021363
(-9 from 2020)
844
(-28 from 2020)
0.04711
2020354
(+124 from 2019)
872
(+218 from 2019)
0.04933
2019478
(-79 from 2018)
654
(-120 from 2018)
0.03564
2018399
(-47 from 2017)
774
(-128 from 2017)
0.04162
2017352
(-8 from 2016)
902
(-66 from 2016)
0.04775
2016344
(-6 from 2015)
968
(+1 from 2015)
0.05000
2015338
(-2 from 2014)
967
(-34 from 2014)
0.04957
2014336
(-4 from 2013)
1001
(+27 from 2013)
0.05117
2013332
(+9 from 2012)
974
(+44 from 2012)
0.05053
2012341
(+22 from 2011)
930
(+39 from 2011)
0.04795
2011363
(-8 from 2010)
891
(-7 from 2010)
0.04598
2010355
(+57 from 2009)
898
(+126 from 2009)
0.04580
2009412
(+31 from 2008)
772
(+53 from 2008)
0.03812
2008443
(+15 from 2007)
719
(+15 from 2007)
0.03452
2007458
(-2 from 2006)
704
(+11 from 2006)
0.03326
2006456
(-16 from 2005)
693
(+2 from 2005)
0.03315
2005440
(-41 from 2004)
691
(-73 from 2004)
0.03405
2004399
(+38 from 2003)
764
(+78 from 2003)
0.03786
2003437
(+17 from 2002)
686
(+50 from 2002)
0.03419
2002454
(+29 from 2001)
636
(+58 from 2001)
0.03220
2001483
(+998 from 2000)
578
(+454 from 2000)
0.02918
20001481
(+67 from 1999)
124
(+15 from 1999)
0.00621
19991548
(-40 from 1998)
109
(-3 from 1998)
0.00560
19981508
(+391 from 1997)
112
(+35 from 1997)
0.00578
19971899
(-107 from 1996)
77
(-5 from 1996)
0.00403
19961792
(+128 from 1995)
82
(+10 from 1995)
0.00428
19951920
(+268 from 1994)
72
(+11 from 1994)
0.00375
19942188
(-155 from 1993)
61
(-7 from 1993)
0.00313
19932033
(-125 from 1992)
68
(-5 from 1992)
0.00345
19921908
(-52 from 1991)
73
(-3 from 1991)
0.00364
19911856
(-123 from 1990)
76
(-8 from 1990)
0.00374
19901733
(+71 from 1989)
84
(+10 from 1989)
0.00409
19891804
(+35 from 1988)
74
(+7 from 1988)
0.00371
19881839
(+470 from 1987)
67
(+21 from 1987)
0.00348
19872309
(+203 from 1986)
46
(+7 from 1986)
0.00245
19862512
(+571 from 1985)
39
(+10 from 1985)
0.00211
19853083
(+643 from 1984)
29
(+8 from 1984)
0.00157
19843726
(-484 from 1983)
21
(-4 from 1983)
0.00116
19833242
(+287 from 1982)
25
(+2 from 1982)
0.00140
19823529
(+815 from 1981)
23
(+6 from 1981)
0.00127
19814344
(+635 from 1980)
17
(+3 from 1980)
0.00095
19804979
(-560 from 1979)
14
(-2 from 1979)
0.00079
19794419
(+512 from 1978)
16
(+3 from 1978)
0.00093
19784931
(+280 from 1977)
13
(+1 from 1977)
0.00079
19775211
(+389 from 1976)
12
(+2 from 1976)
0.00073
19765600
(-439 from 1975)
10
(-1 from 1975)
0.00064
19755161
(+3613 from 1974)
11
(+6 from 1974)
0.00070
19748774
(-3581 from 1973)
5
(-5 from 1973)
0.00032
19735193
(-83 from 1972)
10
No change from 1972
0.00064
19725110
(+3210 from 1971)
10
(+5 from 1971)
0.00062
19718320
(-1958 from 1970)
5
(-2 from 1970)
0.00029
19706362
(+1109 from 1969)
7
(+2 from 1969)
0.00038
19697471
(-932 from 1965)
5
No change from 1965
0.00028
19680
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19670
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19660
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19656539
(-1229 from 1961)
5
(-2 from 1961)
0.00027
19640
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19630
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19615310
First SSA data recorded
7
First SSA data recorded
0.00034
19600
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19570
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0
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0.0000
19560
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0
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0.0000
19550
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0
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0.0000
19540
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0
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0.0000
19530
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0
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0.0000
19520
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0
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0.0000
19510
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0
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0.0000
19500
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0
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0.0000
19490
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0
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0.0000
19480
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0
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0.0000
19470
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0.0000
19460
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0.0000
19450
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0.0000
19440
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0.0000
19430
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0.0000
19420
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0.0000
19410
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0.0000
19400
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0.0000
19390
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0.0000
19380
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0.0000
19370
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0.0000
19360
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0.0000
19350
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0.0000
19340
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0.0000
19330
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0.0000
19320
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0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
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0
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0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19020
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0
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0.0000
19010
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0.0000
19000
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0
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0.0000
18990
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0
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18980
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0.0000
18970
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0.0000
18960
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18950
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18940
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18930
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18920
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18910
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18900
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0.0000
18890
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18880
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0.0000
18870
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0
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0.0000
18860
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0
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0.0000
18850
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
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0
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0.0000
18820
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Ainsley

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#4162021#6912022#7932023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#6352021#9232022#10692023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#1982021#5772022#6412023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#2762021#3042022#3372023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#2502021#3522022#5192023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#4992021#5632022#7792023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#3412021#4222022#4812023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#2862021#3392022#3592023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#3182021#4882022#6782023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#4312021#3502022#5592023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#5152021#7452022#6022023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#4912021#4182022#4422023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#2272021#3612022#5202023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#2762021#3432022#5032023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#2372021#3852022#3012023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#4462021#3622022#4452023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#7862021#5432022#4732023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#2992021#4112022#5472023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#1972021#4482022#5022023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#3502021#6942022#8422023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#1932021#2592022#4482023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#3262021#7272022#3852023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#10732021#7982022#11042023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#2142021#3222022#4542023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#2692021#4412022#3422023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#2872021#3142022#4372023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#3592021#5992022#4712023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#4172021#5132022#5672023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#4902021#4102022#6082023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#5932021#6082022#5582023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#4162020#4862021#4002022

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#1872020#3142021#2902022

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#2382020#4182021#2692022

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#2392020#3772021#4622023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#5692020#5382022#6192023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#2992020#3192021#3122022

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#4702018#3852019#3832021

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#2112020#1302021#2302023

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#1042017#1562018#2062023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#3302019#2462021#3022023

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#1802015#2182016#1112017

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#1222017#922020#1622022

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2152015#1282020#1272021

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#4022007#4522009#3782016

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#1602014#1872015#1352021

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2182003#2302008#2452014

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#2072001#1742020

Vermont (VT)

Vermont (VT) flagVermont (VT)#832020

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#1032014

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#2182013

Popularity Rankings for Ainsley in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#1841997#2341998#3051999

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#2942021#2732022#4872023

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Ainsley a Name for Boys or Girls?

While Ainsley was initially more common for boys, its use for girls has surged, highlighting a trend towards gender-neutral names.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Ainsley

Ainsley in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Ainsley Harriott (Chef, born 1957): A British chef and television presenter, famous for his lively cooking shows.
  • Ainsley Earhardt (Journalist, born 1976): An American television news journalist and co-host of Fox & Friends.
  • Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Soccer Player, born 1997): An English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
  • Ainsley Gotto (Political Advisor, 1946-2018): An Australian political advisor who was prominent in the 1960s and 1970s.
  • Ainsley Howard (Actress, born 1983): A British actress who has appeared in various television series and films.
  • Ainsley Bennet (Athlete, born 1954): A British sprinter who competed in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics.
  • Ainsley Hayes ("The West Wing," 1999 TV Series): A brilliant and spirited Republican lawyer who becomes the Associate White House Counsel.
  • "Ainsley's Big Cook Out" (2020 TV Show): A cooking show where the host, Ainsley, explores different cuisines and cultures through outdoor cooking.
  • None

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