Baby name
FADING
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Ensley
/ENZ · lee/
Meaning
“Possibly 'solitary woodland clearing'”
A transferred use of the English surname Ensley, related to Ainsley, Ansley, and Annesley. Ainsley comes from the English place names Annesley and Ansley, themselves from Old English anne ('alone, solitary') or ansetl ('hermitage') plus leah ('woodland, clearing'); Ensley likely carries a similar sense.
Vibe
sweetgentle
How it ages.
A modern American surname-name, part of the same family as Ainsley and Kinsley.
The cultural moment.
Entered the US top 1000 in 2017 (#969); rose to a peak of #587 in 2020; has since fallen back, ranking #844 in 2025.