Ansley

#1,309 for girls in 2025, 170 births · Last seen for boys in 2015 at #10,644
Given to girls 97.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
2011 · 470 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
11,878
since 1960

Ansley over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ansley has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202001peak #616, 2011girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#1,309170—
2024#1,317174—
2023#1,151211—
2022#1,089229—
2021#996257—
2020#953268—
2019#960274—
2018#786347—
2017#763363—
2016#698412—
2015#618467#10,6446
2014#617464#10,7176
2013#679417#10,7286
2012#695404#8,8648
2011#616470#9,6007
2010#637462#8,1399
2009#659449#10,9946
2008#719414—
2007#706414#9,7887
2006#703404#9,5857
2005#656421—
2004#663412#9,9486
2003#685383#9,5816
2002#680370#10,6675
2001#739324#7,5368
2000#762300#6,8399
1999#824263#9,9125
1998#750289—
1997#872234#8,1106
1996#957201—
1995#1,074166—
1994#1,083166#8,8005
1993#1,290131—
1992#1,434112#8,4355
1991#1,463108—
1990#1,54399#7,1786
1989#1,47998#5,6158
1988#1,70475#6,4266
1987#1,64774#6,9515
1986#2,26545#5,9266
1985#1,94856—
1984#2,29942—
1983#2,36040—
1982#2,36941#5,0037
1981#2,19546#4,5098
1980#2,39140—
1979#2,93129#6,0565
1978#2,85928—
1977#2,71530—
1976#4,36314#5,5875
1975#3,25921#5,4645
1974#2,92224—
1973#3,01522#3,4459
1972#5,10910—
1971#4,53412—
1970#3,71216—
1969#5,0579—
1968#4,48910—
1967#4,30010#3,9665
1966#4,8668—
1965#3,95211—
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First appearance
1960

The first year at least five girls were named Ansley! It came in at #6,390, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1963–1964, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Ansley is popular in 2001

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedMINew York: #2,098 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 19,593 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedINOhio: #1,090 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,929 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedMOKentucky: #589 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,984 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedWVVirginia: #955 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,021 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedARTennessee: #412 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,321 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #522 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,949 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #174 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 839 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #614 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,462 girlsLAMississippi: #432 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,934 girlsMSAlabama: #293 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,426 girlsALGeorgia: #59 for girls · 158 births · 1 in 305 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ansley, so not publishedHITexas: #1,142 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 8,512 girlsTXFlorida: #506 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,093 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#59 · 1 in 305
  2. South Carolina#174 · 1 in 839
  3. Alabama#293 · 1 in 1,426
  4. Tennessee#412 · 1 in 2,321
  5. Mississippi#432 · 1 in 1,934

Best ever in a state: #45 in Georgia, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#591581 in 305
South Carolina#174201 in 839
Alabama#293141 in 1,426
Tennessee#412131 in 2,321
Mississippi#43261 in 1,934
Florida#506251 in 3,093
North Carolina#522151 in 2,949
Kentucky#58951 in 3,984
Louisiana#61461 in 3,462
Virginia#95551 in 7,021
Ohio#1,09061 in 9,929
Texas#1,142181 in 8,512
New York#2,09851 in 19,593
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ansley
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 8 spots since 2024 (#1,317 → #1,309)
  • 356 spots since 2020 (#953 → #1,309)
  • 691 spots since 2015 (#618 → #1,309)
  • Biggest jump: 122 spots in 1998 (#872 → #750)
  • Biggest drop: 174 spots in 2019 (#786 → #960)
Rise & fade · girls
51 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1960
  • Peaked 2011 at #616 (470 births)
  • Births halved by 2022, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 26 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 1996–2021
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,743
  • Highest: 1 in 3,743 girls born in 2011 were named Ansley (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 9,455 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 34.3% of all girls named Ansley (4,080) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s66#3,952 (1965)#5,025
1970s206#2,715 (1977)#3,542
1980s557#1,479 (1989)#2,066
1990s1,769#750 (1998)#1,129
2000s3,891#656 (2005)#697
2010s4,080#616 (2011)#707
2020s1,309#953 (2020)#1,136

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ansley in 2001

girls
#739
324 births · 1 in 5,557 girls
boys
#7,536
8 births · 1 in 242,860 boys

Top girls' names in 2001

  1. #1Emily25,059
  2. #2Madison22,166
  3. #3Hannah20,723
  4. #4Ashley16,531
  5. #5Alexis16,404
  6. #6Sarah15,929
  7. #7Samantha15,867
  8. #8Abigail14,807
  9. #9Elizabeth14,792
  10. #10Olivia13,977
  11. #739Ansley324

Top boys' names in 2001

  1. #1Jacob32,573
  2. #2Michael29,689
  3. #3Matthew26,812
  4. #4Joshua26,024
  5. #5Christopher23,132
  6. #6Nicholas22,849
  7. #7Andrew22,422
  8. #8Joseph22,030
  9. #9Daniel21,013
  10. #10William20,110
  11. #7,536Ansley8
More about 2001

girls

1,800,624 girls got a published name in 2001; 1 in 5,557 of them was named Ansley, which outranked 95.9% of the 17,978 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ansley
  1. #735Lillie326
  2. #737Alysa325
  3. #737Reilly325
  4. #739Ansley324
  5. #740Karly323
  6. #741Essence322
  7. #741Isabela322
Biggest movers since 2000
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,602Dafne#2,569 → #967
  2. ↑ 1,493Nevaeh#1,759 → #266
  3. ↑ 1,339Jimena#2,213 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,263Taina#2,174 → #911
  5. ↑ 1,069Yuliana#1,759 → #690
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Dariana#837 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 368Cortney#825 → #1,193
  3. ↓ 362Maiya#994 → #1,356
  4. ↓ 313Rosalinda#701 → #1,014
  5. ↓ 307Ivana#863 → #1,170

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,942,881 boys got a published name in 2001; 1 in 242,860 of them was named Ansley, which outranked 38.8% of the 12,307 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ansley
  1. #6,935Ziquan9
  2. #6,935Zymere9
  3. #6,935Zymir9
  4. #7,536Ansley8
  5. #7,536Aaliyah8
  6. #7,536Abdimalik8
  7. #7,536Abdoulie8
  8. #8,339Aadarsh7
  9. #8,339Aaden7
  10. #8,339Aadil7

Tied with 802 names at #7,536; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2000
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,879Jaheim#6,316 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,128Imanol#2,049 → #921
  3. ↑ 730Jagger#1,391 → #661
  4. ↑ 539Maximus#850 → #311
  5. ↑ 461Daunte#1,429 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 476Tyreek#914 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 466Tyrique#949 → #1,415
  3. ↓ 456Infant#765 → #1,221
  4. ↓ 423Deion#893 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 291Nicklaus#986 → #1,277

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2001 →