Girls' name · since 1997
Ensley
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 3,794 babies named Ensley, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #847 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,794
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
3,794 babies have been named Ensley since 1997, making it today's #847 girls' name.
Ensley has 3,794 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #847 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #3,088 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #847 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,794 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ensley ranks #3,088 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #847 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,794 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #847 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,794
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ensley's 3,794 recorded births place it above 95.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ensley compares
3,794 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Ensley's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ensley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,794 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 495 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ensley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ensley's full recorded timeline at 2012, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 495 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ensley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 495
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Ensley popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1916 (Ensley as boys' name)
Ensley by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,115 births, 56% of the file).
2020s was Ensley's strongest decade.
2,115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Ensley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 132
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,541 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,115 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,115 births (56% of all-time use).
How Ensley 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 Ensley's total volume
Ensley by state
Where Ensley concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 286 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 196 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 185 | 4.9% |
| #4 | California | | 174 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 159 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 158 | 4.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 156 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 145 | 3.8% |
286 of 3,794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Ensley appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Ensleys (286 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ensley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1997–2025 (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 Ensley 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.