Ensley
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 271 babies a year in the US.
How Ensley has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2017 | #968 |
| 2018 | #674 |
| 2019 | #668 |
| 2020 | #591 |
| 2021 | #785 |
| 2022 | #828 |
| 2023 | #878 |
| 2024 | #907 |
| 2025 | #845 |
Ensley by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Ensley. In the US, 271 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Ensley
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ensley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Ensley
Names that are said the same way as Ensley, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ensleigh16 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ensley
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