The first name Ansley
A girl’s name from English meaning “hermitage”, “woodland clearing”, “glade”.
2 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
English origin
Ansley means “hermitage”, “woodland clearing”, “glade” in English.
From Old English ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ansley at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 170 girls born in the United States were named Ansley, the 1,309th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2011, when 470 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Anslee
Famous people named Ansley
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ansley CargillAmerican tennis player, born 1982
More English girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Ansley mean?
- Ansley means “hermitage”, “woodland clearing”, “glade” in English.
- What is the origin of the name Ansley?
- From Old English ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
- Is Ansley a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 98% of the 12,168 US babies named Ansley since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ansley most popular?
- 2011 in the United States, when 470 babies were named Ansley, its highest rank at 616th.
- What are other spellings of Ansley?
- Anslee.
- Is Ansley also a surname?
- Yes. Ansley is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.