Fun Facts About the Name Annslee
- 535 babies named Annslee: U.S. records list 535 babies given the name Annslee from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Annslee Mean?
Annslee is an English spelling of the surname-derived given name usually written Ansley or Annesley. That surname comes from English place names whose second element is Old English lēah, meaning a woodland clearing or meadow. The first element is less certain. One common explanation takes it from an Old English personal name, giving a sense such as "An's clearing." Another connects it with Old English ānsetl, a hermitage or solitary dwelling, which would suggest a clearing with a hermitage or a lonely dwelling. The Ann- spelling of Annslee also invites a later reading through the name Anne, "grace," joined to lee, "meadow," but that pairing reflects modern spelling and association rather than the name's older etymology.
Annslee Name History & Origins
The place name behind the surname is recorded in medieval England. Annesley in Nottinghamshire appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Aneslei, and Ansley in Warwickshire is another old settlement name built from the same kind of elements. In both cases the name began as a description of a place, and the surname was carried by families who held land there or moved away from it.
The surname became a first name through the broad English custom of using family surnames as given names, which grew from the 17th century onward. Forms such as Ansley and Ainsley were established as girls' names by the 20th century. Annslee belongs to the same group of variants, set apart mainly by its -lee ending and doubled n, a styling that matches the spelling of the common word lea and echoes the name Anne. Similarly spelled surnames and given names can come from unrelated places, so a shared look does not by itself prove a common origin.
How Popular is the Name Annslee?
Annslee has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2014. Its best rank was #4,275 in 2014.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,573 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #6,391 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #6,183 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #6,246 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #5,769 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #6,345 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #4,445 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2018 | #6,275 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #4,399 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2016 | #4,640 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #5,481 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #4,275 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2013 | #4,911 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2012 | #4,612 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2011 | #4,814 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2010 | #5,434 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #5,553 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #8,151 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #7,769 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #8,770 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #9,524 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #7,430 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #14,020 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #8,898 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #8,816 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #12,837 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #12,574 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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