Ainsley is an established girls' name that peaked in 2014 and has grown less common since.
Ainsley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #483 among girls (621) and #8,935 among boys (8) — overall #971 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 629 | 629 | #483 | #8,935 |
| 2024 | 399 | 399 | #704 | — |
| 2023 | 507 | 507 | #598 | #8,285 |
| 2022 | 633 | 633 | #507 | #7,281 |
| 2021 | 854 | 854 | #364 | #8,188 |
| 2020 | 882 | 882 | #355 | #7,515 |
| 2019 | 654 | 654 | #478 | — |
| 2018 | 780 | 780 | #399 | #10,806 |
| 2017 | 913 | 913 | #352 | #7,107 |
| 2016 | 984 | 984 | #344 | #6,059 |
| 2015 | 984 | 984 | #338 | #5,296 |
| 2014 | 1,013 | 1,013 | #337 | #6,642 |
| 2013 | 985 | 985 | #332 | #7,037 |
| 2012 | 945 | 945 | #341 | #5,726 |
| 2011 | 905 | 905 | #363 | #5,956 |
| 2010 | 903 | 903 | #355 | #12,288 |
| 2009 | 780 | 780 | #412 | #9,010 |
| 2008 | 734 | 734 | #443 | #5,771 |
| 2007 | 711 | 711 | #458 | #9,807 |
| 2006 | 701 | 701 | #456 | #8,749 |
| 2005 | 698 | 698 | #440 | #9,138 |
| 2004 | 778 | 778 | #399 | #5,498 |
| 2003 | 697 | 697 | #437 | #6,265 |
| 2002 | 646 | 646 | #454 | #6,536 |
| 2001 | 590 | 590 | #483 | #5,676 |
| 2000 | 129 | 129 | #1,481 | #10,397 |
| 1999 | 109 | 109 | #1,548 | — |
| 1998 | 121 | 121 | #1,508 | #6,330 |
| 1997 | 84 | — | #1,899 | #7,294 |
| 1996 | 90 | — | #1,792 | #6,510 |
| 1995 | 78 | — | #1,920 | #7,815 |
| 1994 | 66 | — | #2,188 | #8,828 |
| 1993 | 74 | — | #2,033 | #7,649 |
| 1992 | 73 | — | #1,908 | — |
| 1991 | 76 | — | #1,857 | — |
| 1990 | 91 | — | #1,735 | #6,425 |
| 1989 | 80 | — | #1,804 | #6,955 |
| 1988 | 76 | — | #1,839 | #4,791 |
| 1987 | 59 | — | #2,309 | #3,526 |
| 1986 | 45 | — | #2,512 | #5,941 |
| 1985 | 35 | — | #3,085 | #5,795 |
| 1984 | 21 | — | #3,727 | — |
| 1983 | 34 | — | #3,244 | #4,143 |
| 1982 | 30 | — | #3,531 | #5,017 |
| 1981 | 23 | — | #4,345 | #5,486 |
| 1980 | 21 | — | #4,979 | #4,946 |
| 1979 | 23 | — | #4,424 | #4,856 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #4,934 | — |
| 1977 | 20 | — | #5,214 | #4,169 |
| 1976 | 17 | — | #5,604 | #4,432 |
| 1975 | 16 | — | #5,164 | #5,476 |
| 1974 | 11 | — | #8,797 | #4,643 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,195 | — |
| 1972 | 16 | — | #5,112 | #4,449 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #8,339 | — |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,371 | — |
| 1969 | 10 | — | #7,480 | #4,409 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #6,546 | — |
| 1963 | 6 | — | — | #3,648 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #5,312 | — |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #3,741 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #3,693 |