Girls' name · since 1961
Ainsley
20,470 babies named Ainsley in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #483 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,470
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ainsley currently ranks #483 among girls' names in America, with 20,470 babies recorded since 1961.
Ainsley has 20,470 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #483 as of the latest data, more common than 97% 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 1961 to 2025.
- #1,051 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #483 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 20,470 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ainsley ranks #1,051 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #483 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 20,470 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #483 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,470
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ainsley's 20,470 recorded births place it above 98.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ainsley compares
20,470 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Ainsley's all-time total is 54x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ainsley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,470 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,001 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ainsley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ainsley's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 1,001, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ainsley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 1,001
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Ainsley popularity over time - boys
426 total births recorded since 1950 (Ainsley as boys' name)
Ainsley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (8,961 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Ainsley's strongest decade.
8,961 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Ainsley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 99
1970s
99 births
- 1980s 355
1980s
355 births
- 1990s 814
1990s
814 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,367 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,961 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,857 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8,961 births (44% of all-time use).
How Ainsley 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 Ainsley's total volume
Ainsley by state
Where Ainsley concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,843 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 1,237 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 830 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 825 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 797 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 766 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 742 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 715 | 3.5% |
1,843 of 20,470 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Ainsley appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ainsley's data
- Ainsley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (8,961 total births) through the 2020s (3,857) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ainsleys (1,843 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 Ainsley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Ainsley 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.