Insley

A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning meadow of the ram; from a place name.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Insley by the numbers

Insley was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Insley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Isley74 in the US (2017)
  • Islayfrom the scottish hebridean island6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Islee9 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a meadow or field

Like Insley, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
  • Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
  • Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
  • Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
  • Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
  • Everlywild boar meadow; form of Everley3,510 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Insley

Nobody has voted for Insley yet

Vote for Insley and put it up against all the other baby names

Vote for Insley