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
- Peak · girls
- 2011 · 470 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 11,878since 1960
Ansley over time
Rank among girls' names. Ansley has never cracked the top 600 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,309 | 170 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,317 | 174 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,151 | 211 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,089 | 229 | — | |
| 2021 | #996 | 257 | — | |
| 2020 | #953 | 268 | — | |
| 2019 | #960 | 274 | — | |
| 2018 | #786 | 347 | — | |
| 2017 | #763 | 363 | — | |
| 2016 | #698 | 412 | — | |
| 2015 | #618 | 467 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #617 | 464 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #679 | 417 | #10,728 | 6 |
| 2012 | #695 | 404 | #8,864 | 8 |
| 2011 | #616 | 470 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #637 | 462 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #659 | 449 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #719 | 414 | — | |
| 2007 | #706 | 414 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #703 | 404 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #656 | 421 | — | |
| 2004 | #663 | 412 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #685 | 383 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #680 | 370 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #739 | 324 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #762 | 300 | #6,839 | 9 |
| 1999 | #824 | 263 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #750 | 289 | — | |
| 1997 | #872 | 234 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #957 | 201 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,074 | 166 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,083 | 166 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #1,290 | 131 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,434 | 112 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #1,463 | 108 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,543 | 99 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #1,479 | 98 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #1,704 | 75 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #1,647 | 74 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #2,265 | 45 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #1,948 | 56 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,299 | 42 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,360 | 40 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,369 | 41 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #2,195 | 46 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #2,391 | 40 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,931 | 29 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #2,859 | 28 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,715 | 30 | — | |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #3,259 | 21 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #2,922 | 24 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,015 | 22 | #3,445 | 9 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,712 | 16 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | — | |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | — | |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | — | |
| 1964 | — | — | ||
| 1963 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | — | |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | — | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | — | |
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | #3,425 | 6 | |
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | — | #3,714 | 5 | |
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | — | ||
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | — | #3,733 | 5 | |
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | — | #3,430 | 5 | |
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | #3,130 | 6 | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | #3,518 | 5 | |
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #4,001 | 5 | |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | #4,151 | 5 | |
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | #3,385 | 7 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,155 | 8 | |
| 1924 | — | — | ||
| 1923 | — | #4,239 | 5 | |
| 1922 | — | — | ||
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
| 1918 | — | #4,179 | 5 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,956 | 8 | |
| 1916 | — | #3,516 | 6 | |
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | #2,821 | 5 | |
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 2006
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Georgia#66 · 1 in 352
- Alabama#147 · 1 in 703
- South Carolina#156 · 1 in 653
- Tennessee#248 · 1 in 1,177
- Mississippi#326 · 1 in 1,251
Best ever in a state: #45 in Georgia, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #66 | 153 | 1 in 352 |
| Alabama | #147 | 29 | 1 in 703 |
| South Carolina | #156 | 29 | 1 in 653 |
| Tennessee | #248 | 27 | 1 in 1,177 |
| Mississippi | #326 | 10 | 1 in 1,251 |
| North Carolina | #366 | 27 | 1 in 1,744 |
| Arkansas | #474 | 6 | 1 in 2,081 |
| Florida | #588 | 27 | 1 in 3,301 |
| Kentucky | #588 | 6 | 1 in 3,384 |
| Virginia | #723 | 9 | 1 in 4,207 |
| Texas | #1,134 | 22 | 1 in 7,553 |
| Illinois | #1,489 | 6 | 1 in 11,357 |
| New York | #2,195 | 5 | 1 in 19,305 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1960
- Peaked 2011 at #616 (470 births)
- Births halved by 2022, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 1996–2021
- 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%)
- 34.3% of all girls named Ansley (4,080) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66 | #3,952 (1965) | #5,025 |
| 1970s | 206 | #2,715 (1977) | #3,542 |
| 1980s | 557 | #1,479 (1989) | #2,066 |
| 1990s | 1,769 | #750 (1998) | #1,129 |
| 2000s | 3,891 | #656 (2005) | #697 |
| 2010s | 4,080 | #616 (2011) | #707 |
| 2020s | 1,309 | #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 2006
Top girls' names in 2006
Top boys' names in 2006
More about 2006
girls
1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 4,706 of them was named Ansley, which outranked 96.5% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #700Ayana405
- #700Lizeth405
- #700Lorena405
- #703Ansley404
- #703Abbey404
- #703Ada404
- #703Aliya404
- #708Akeelah403
- #708Gina403
- #710Roselyn402
Tied with 4 names at #703; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
- ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
- ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
- ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
- ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 293,610 of them was named Ansley, which outranked 31.8% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #8,732Zedrick8
- #8,732Zi8
- #8,732Zohair8
- #9,585Ansley7
- #9,585Aadon7
- #9,585Aahil7
- #9,585Abass7
- #10,662Aaris6
- #10,662Aashir6
- #10,662Abad6
Tied with 1,076 names at #9,585; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.