Is Ensley a boy or girl name?

Ensley is a girl’s name. Of the 3,810 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.6% were girls and 0.4% were boys.

Ensley

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Ensley was most popular in 2020, when 495 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,157 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,607, with 322 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,810 people named Ensley.

Ensley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ensley’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ensley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ensley is a girl’s name — 99.6% of the 3,810 Americans given it were girls and 0.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ensley

Where Ensley is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org