Given name & surname
Ansley
“from the noble's pastureland”
Ansley is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the noble's pastureland.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the noble's pastureland.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ansley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,168
- 290 boys · 11,878 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 477 babies
- 2025
- 170
- #1,309 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 170 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,309 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 470 in 2011. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (27). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,343 as a first name in 2020; 3,356 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.
Ansley’s family of names
Ansley has a related form in Ansleigh. In English usage, Ansley has a related form in Anslee. Ansley has a related form in Anslee.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ainsleyvariant · English
- Ansleevariant · English
- Ansleighvariant
- Annsleylikely variant
- Ansleavariant
- Anslivariant
- Anslievariant
- Anslyevariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ansley
- Ansley CargillAmerican tennis playerborn 1982
- Ansley J. CoaleAmerican demographer (1917–2002)
- Ansley TruittAmerican basketball player (1950-2021)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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