Ansley
An English surname from place names ending in the Old English leah, clearing; the first element is usually read as ansetl, a hermitage.
Ansley in 2025
Ansley was given to 170 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,461st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 19,502 babies born.
The history of Ansley
Ansley reached its highest point in 2011, when 477 babies were given the name, ranking 1,140th that year.
Across the 113 years of records since 1913, 12,168 babies have been named Ansley. Half of them were born before 2008, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Ansley by decade
| Decade | Babies named Ansley | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 30 | 5,461 |
| 1920s | 25 | 6,219 |
| 1930s | 16 | 6,312 |
| 1940s | 16 | 6,286 |
| 1950s | 11 | 7,688 |
| 1960s | 71 | 5,039 |
| 1970s | 230 | 3,790 |
| 1980s | 597 | 2,330 |
| 1990s | 1,796 | 1,363 |
| 2000s | 3,945 | 1,205 |
| 2010s | 4,122 | 1,140 |
| 2020s | 1,309 | 1,776 |
Where Ansley is heading
Ansley has fallen 64% over the past decade, from 473 babies in 2015 to 170 in 2025.
Names like Ansley
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Ansley.