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Aynsleigh

Girl name · 4 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Aynsleigh: 4 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 4 births in 1994.

Aynsleigh is a modern, creative respelling of the classic Scottish surname Ainsley. The original Ainsley derives from an Old English place name meaning "Aegen's clearing" or "hermitage clearing," combining a personal name or the word *ánsetl* (hermitage) with *lēah* (woodland clearing). This name has no widely known historical bearers outside of a few contemporary individuals. It shares a linguistic root with places like Ainsley in Shropshire, England. Aynsleigh is part of a larger trend where the "-leigh" suffix is added to traditional names for a softer, more feminised spelling, directly connecting it to similar creations like Ashleigh or Paisleigh, though it remains rare even in Scotland.

Girl 1 of 52 years

Peak year
19944 babies
Latest (1994)
#5544 babies
Total births
4since 1994
5-year trend
≈ stablevs prior 5y
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 1994 · 4
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).