Anslee
A feminine name of American origin meaning "God's favor" or "grace of God".
Name Census estimates that about 1,348 living Americans carry the first name Anslee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Anslee today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Anslee births was 2014 (95 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Anslee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Anslee is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 254,269 Americans
Peak year
2014
95 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,297
Tracked since 1988
Census
Anslee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,088 people with the first name Anslee, which placed it at #11,678 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,678
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,088 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
90.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Anslee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anslee is White at 90.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.6%) and Black (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Anslee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Anslee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White90.2% · 981
- Two or more races3.6% · 39
- Black or African American2.4% · 26
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 25
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 8
Popularity
Anslee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Anslee from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 692 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anslee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Anslee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Anslees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee recorded the most babies named Anslee, while North Carolina, Kentucky, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 93 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Anslee
The given name Anslee is a relatively modern variation of the traditional English name Ansley, which has its origins in the Old English words "ans" meaning "god" and "leah" meaning "woodland clearing" or "meadow." This combination suggests a name that originally referred to a sacred or divine woodland area.
Records show that the spelling "Ansley" dates back to the 11th century, appearing in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a place name. As a personal name, the earliest documented use of Ansley can be traced back to the 13th century in England. The variant spelling Anslee is a more recent development, emerging in the late 20th century, likely as a feminized version of the traditional masculine name.
While the name Ansley does not appear to have any direct historical references in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it was borne by several notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest recorded bearers was Sir Ansley Frampton (c. 1575-1635), an English lawyer and Member of Parliament during the reign of King James I.
Another notable Ansley was Ansley Dickinson (1733-1805), an American politician who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and helped draft the Articles of Confederation. In the 19th century, Ansley Wilcox (1810-1890) was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist, known for his contributions to the city of Buffalo, New York.
Moving into the 20th century, Ansley Coale (1917-2002) was an American demographer and professor at Princeton University, renowned for his work on population studies. More recently, Ansley Herring Craghead (1950-present) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 1994 to 2001.
While the variant spelling Anslee is relatively modern and less commonly used, it has been borne by a few notable individuals as well. For example, Anslee Diamond (1991-present) is an American professional wrestler and valet, known for her work in various independent promotions.
People
Anslee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Anslee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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FAQ
Anslee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anslee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,348 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Anslee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 254,269 US residents.
Is Anslee a common name?
We classify Anslee as "Rare". It ranks above 91.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,363 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Anslee most popular?
The single biggest year for Anslee was 2014, when 95 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Anslee is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Anslee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,088 people with the name Anslee, or 0.36 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,678 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Anslee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Anslee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Anslee appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,093 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Anslee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anslee is White at 90.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.6%) and Black (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Anslee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Anslee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.2% (981 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Anslee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Anslee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Anslee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Anslee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Anslee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Anslee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Anslee?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.