Given name
Ainslei
“one's own meadow”
Ainslei is a variant of Ainsley. One Scottish interpretation is “one's own meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ainslei is a variant of Ainsley. One Scottish interpretation is “one's own meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ainslei 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 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ainslei through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ainslei’s family of names
Ainslei has a related form in Ainsley.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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