Girls' name · since 1998
Ainsleigh
Ainsleigh has 626 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,455 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 626
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ainsleigh is the #6455 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 626 recorded since 1998.
Ainsleigh has 626 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6455 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #10,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,455 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 626 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ainsleigh ranks #10,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,455 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 626 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,455 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 626
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ainsleigh's 626 recorded births place it above 85.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ainsleigh compares
626 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ainsleigh's all-time total is 66% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ainsleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 626 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ainsleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ainsleigh splits its recorded history at 2012: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ainsleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Ainsleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (298 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Ainsleigh's strongest decade.
298 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Ainsleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
201 births
- 2010s
2010s
298 births
- 2020s
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 298 births (48% of all-time use).
How Ainsleigh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ainsleigh's total volume
Ainsleigh by state
Where Ainsleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 17 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.8% |
17 of 626 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Ainsleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (298 total births) through the 2020s (121) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ainsleighs (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ainsleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ainsleigh draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.