Given name
Ainslee
“one's own meadow”
Ainslee is a variant of Ainsley. One Scottish interpretation is “one's own meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ainslee is a variant of Ainsley. One Scottish interpretation is “one's own meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ainslee is a variant of Ainsley. An origin associated with Ainsley is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ainslee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,583
- 0 boys · 1,583 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 89 babies
- 2025
- 47
- #3,296 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 47 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,296 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 89 in 2017. In 2025, Oklahoma and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,247 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ainslee’s family of names
Ainslee has a related form in Ainsley.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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