girls' name ★ peaked 2011

Ansley

Meaning Ansley is a given name Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #1,309 Trend ↓ Falling 35%

Ansley is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Ansley B.

Rank 2025
#1,309
among girls · ↑9 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
170
named Ansley · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,455
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2011
477 babies
All-time total
12,168
#1,505 all-time among girls
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Ansley popularity over time

12,168 babies have been named Ansley since 1913, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 30 30 3 – –
1920s – 25 25 3 -17% –
1930s – 16 16 2 -36% –
1940s – 16 16 2 0% –
1950s – 11 11 1 -31% –
1960s 66 5 71 7 +545% #3,963
1970s 206 24 230 23 +224% #2,718
1980s 557 40 597 60 +160% #1,481
1990s 1,769 27 1,796 180 +201% #750
2000s 3,891 54 3,945 395 +120% #657
2010s 4,080 42 4,122 412 +4% #616
2020s (to 2025) 1,309 – 1,309 218 -47% #953

Where Ansley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 158 0.10 outside top 500
2027 148 0.09 outside top 500
2028 140 0.09 outside top 500
2029 133 0.08 outside top 500
2030 128 0.08 outside top 500

Where Ansley is most popular

Girls named Ansley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.128 per 1,000. Strongest in South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ansley born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
South Carolina 77 0.857 +568%
Alabama 80 0.852 +564%
Georgia 174 0.766 +497%
Kentucky 47 0.550 +328%
Tennessee 83 0.524 +308%
North Carolina 83 0.365 +184%
Arkansas 17 0.322 +151%
Florida 95 0.222 +73%
Mississippi 10 0.214 +67%
Nebraska 6 0.167 +30%
Missouri 17 0.141 +10%
Ohio 23 0.097 -24%
Texas 69 0.086 -33%
Michigan 13 0.071 -44%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -55%
Pennsylvania 11 0.047 -64%
Indiana 6 0.043 -67%
Virginia 7 0.041 -68%
New York 5 0.013 -90%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ansley

Ansley is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,309 in 2025 with 170 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 12,168 American babies have been named Ansley. Its peak came in 2011, when 477 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ansley stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ansley?

The median living Ansley is about 17 years old; half are between 10 and 24. An estimated 12 thousand people named Ansley are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ansley year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 170 #1,309 – –
2024 174 #1,318 – –
2023 211 #1,151 – –
2022 229 #1,090 – –
2021 257 #996 – –
2020 268 #953 – –
2019 274 #960 – –
2018 347 #786 – –
2017 363 #764 – –
2016 412 #698 – –
2015 467 #618 6 #10,750
2014 464 #617 6 #10,799
2013 417 #679 6 #10,819
2012 404 #696 8 #8,913
2011 470 #616 7 #9,671
2010 462 #637 9 #8,185
2009 449 #659 6 #11,087
2008 414 #719 – –
2007 414 #706 7 #9,841
2006 404 #706 7 #9,642
2005 421 #657 – –
2004 412 #663 6 #10,027
2003 383 #685 6 #9,645
2002 370 #680 5 #10,779
2001 324 #739 8 #7,567
2000 300 #762 9 #6,877
1995 166 #1,074 – –
1990 99 #1,544 6 #7,223
1985 56 #1,948 – –
1980 40 #2,392 – –
1975 21 #3,270 5 #5,502
1970 16 #3,721 – –
1965 11 #3,963 – –
1960 5 #6,416 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – 6 #3,152
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 5 #4,021
1925 – – 8 #3,165
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ansley, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ansley?

The median living Ansley is about 17 years old. Half of all living Ansleys are between 10 and 24 years old.

How many people named Ansley are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Ansley are alive in the United States, based on 12,168 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ansley mean?

Ansley is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Ansley B.

How popular is the name Ansley in 2025?

Ansley ranked #1,309 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 170 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ansley?

12,168 babies have been named Ansley in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ansley most popular?

Ansley peaked in 2011, when 477 newborns received the name.

Is Ansley a boy or girl name?

Ansley is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ansley rising or falling?

Ansley is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ansley become more popular?

Ansley is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 128 girls named Ansley in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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