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Anslie

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How to Pronounce Anslie

Pronounced ANZ-lee /ˈænz.li/Medium

Meaning: Anslie is a respelling of Ainsley/Ainslie, a Scottish surname from an Old English place-name, usually read as 'one's own meadow' or 'hermitage clearing' (from an- and leah, 'wood, clearing'). It moved from surname to given name, especially for girls, in the late twentieth century.Low

In 30 seconds: Anslie is a spelling of Ainsley, a Scottish place-name meaning 'one's own meadow.' It stayed rare in this form (said ANZ-lee).
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Origin LowScottish, English
MeaningAnslie is a respelling of Ainsley/Ainslie, a Scottish surname from an Old English place-name, usually read as 'one's own meadow' or 'hermitage clearing' (from an- and leah, 'wood, clearing'). It moved from surname to given name, especially for girls, in the late twentieth century.
U.S. rank (2021)#13627 ↗ Rising
2021 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2009
Total births (all-time)≈ 255

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200919912021

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Anslie is a variant spelling of Ainsley and Ainslie, a Scottish surname from an Old English place-name meaning roughly 'one's own meadow' or 'hermitage clearing,' its -ley from leah, 'wood or clearing.' Like many surnames it became a girls' first name late in the twentieth century. This trimmed Anslie spelling appears in United States records from around 1990 and reached its small high around 2009. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.

A girl named Anslie from that peak would be a teenager or young adult now. The name reads as a modern surname-style pick; the fuller Ainsley and Ainslie spellings are the familiar ones, and Anslie stays rare.

Did you know? Ainsley began as a Scottish place and surname; its -ley ending is the same Old English 'clearing or meadow' seen in countless English place-names.
Overall data confidence 45%
References - Anslie — Variant of Ainsley/Ainslie; Old English place-name

Variations

AinsleyAinslieAnsley

Nicknames

AnnAnzieLee

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Anslie mean?

It is a spelling variant of Ainsley/Ainslie, a Scottish place-name meaning 'one's own meadow' or 'hermitage clearing.'

How do you pronounce Anslie?

It's said ANZ-lee /ˈænz.li/, two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Anslie a boy or girl name?

Anslie is used here as a girl's name, in the modern way Ainsley is popular for girls.

How popular is Anslie?

It has always been rare in this spelling, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.

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