Winsley
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Winsley
Winslet, Elowyn, Winnie, Winter, and Winry are all in use, so how about this Old English surname, which gets you that trending -ley ending too? Literally meaning "Wine's clearing", it more figuratively means "friend's clearing" or "friend's field", making it a cool way to honor a friend or someone called Winston, Winifred, or similar.
Winsley for girls#1832 US
The name of a village in the south of England, the name was given to 110 girls in a recent year, compared to 48 the year prior. Content creator Elyse L (lined.by.love) chose it for her daughter in 2025.
Winsley for boys
Currently more popular for girls, Winsley could easily work as a unisex option, similar in sound to Winston and Finley. Literally meaning "Wine's clearing" and more figuratively meaning "friend's clearing", it briefly appeared in the US stats for boys in 2009.
Pronounced WINZ-lee.
As of November 2026, Winsley ranked #1832 for girls in US births in 2025 and #12413 for boys in US births in 2009 SSA.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,843 | 39 | 22.9 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,748 | 28 | 17.3 |
| 2021 | #4,320 | 33 | 20.1 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,182 | 35 | 21.8 |
| 2024 | #3,373 | 47 | 29 |
| 2025 | #1,832 | 110 | 68.4 |