Ainsley

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Scottish
"one's own meadow"

Ainsley Origin and Meaning

The name Ainsley is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "one's own meadow".

While theoretically unisex, this surname name has been edging up the girls’ names list, perhaps originally as an Ashley substitute. One quality in Ainsley's favor: It's remained steadily popular -- but not TOO popular -- for more than 20 years now, ranking consistently around Number 400. That makes it stylish and familiar without showing up everywhere.

# 506 in the US

Ainsley Rank in US Top 1000

# 821 on Nameberry

Ainsley Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Ainsley Popularity

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Famous People Named Ainsley

  • Ainsley EarhardtAmerican TV journalist
  • Ainsley HowardEnglish actress
  • Ainsley WalshAustralian basketball player
  • Ainsley GottoAustralian entrepreneur and political adviser
  • Ainsley Kate Ellisdaughter of baseball player A.J. Ellis

Ainsley in Pop Culture

  • Ainsley Hayescharacter on TV's "The West Wing"
  • Ainsley Andrewscharacter in "Sims" series
  • Ainsley Tewcecharacter in Margaret Atwood's novel "The Edible Woman"
  • Ainsley Evans charcter in "The Siren" by Kiera Cass
  • Ainsley Whitlycharacter on TV’s Prodigal Son