Girls' name · since 1977
Ainslie
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 625 babies named Ainslie, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,237 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 625
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ainslie is the #7237 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 625 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Ainslie recorded 625 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #7237 nationally today, ahead of 58% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #10,268 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,237 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 625 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ainslie ranks #10,268 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,237 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 625 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,237 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 625
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ainslie's 625 recorded births place it above 85.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Ainslie compares
625 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
Ainslie's all-time total is 66% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ainslie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 625 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ainslie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ainslie's full recorded timeline at 2006, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ainslie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Ainslie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (237 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Ainslie's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ainslie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
212 births
- 2010s
2010s
237 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 237 births (38% of all-time use).
How Ainslie 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 Ainslie's total volume
Ainslie by state
Where Ainslie concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 46 | 7.4% |
46 of 625 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ainslie's data
- Ainslie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (237 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Ainslies (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Ainslie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Ainslie 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.