Given name & surname
Ainslie
“one's own meadow”
In English use, Ainslie is a variant of Ainsley. One Scottish interpretation is “one's own meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Ainslie is a variant of Ainsley. One Scottish interpretation is “one's own meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Ainslie 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 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ainslie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 625
- 0 boys · 625 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,145 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,145 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 40 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 632 as a first name in 2020; 1,038 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ainslie’s family of names
Ainslie 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.
People named Ainslie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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