Girls' name · since 1960
Ansley
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 11,878 babies named Ansley, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,505 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,312 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,878
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ansley currently ranks #1312 among girls' names in America, with 11,878 babies recorded since 1960.
Ansley has 11,878 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1312 as of the latest data, more common than 92% 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 1960 to 2025.
- #1,505 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,312 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,878 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ansley ranks #1,505 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,312 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,878 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,505 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,312 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,878
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ansley's 11,878 recorded births place it above 97.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Ansley compares
11,878 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Ansley's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ansley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,878 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 470 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ansley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ansley splits its recorded history at 1994: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 470 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ansley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 470
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Ansley popularity over time - boys
290 total births recorded since 1913 (Ansley as boys' name)
Ansley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,080 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Ansley's strongest decade.
4,080 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Ansley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 66
1960s
66 births
- 1970s 206
1970s
206 births
- 1980s 557
1980s
557 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,769 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,891 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,080 births
- 2020s 1,309
2020s
1,309 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,080 births (34% of all-time use).
How Ansley 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 Ansley's total volume
Ansley by state
Where Ansley concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 4,028 | 33.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 997 | 8.4% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 788 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 747 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 723 | 6.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 712 | 6.0% |
| #7 | Texas | | 585 | 4.9% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 237 | 2.0% |
4,028 of 11,878 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Ansley appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ansley's data
- Ansley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (4,080 total births); usage has since declined to 1,309 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Ansleys (4,028 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Ansley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Ansley 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.