Denley
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning valley with danes; place name as given name.
Babies a year
5
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3684
5 babies
Denley by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Denley.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Denley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Denverfrom Denafær, green valley488 in the US (2017)
- Denzelestablished from place name; fortress of the high stronghold193 in the US (2017)
- Dennyfollower of dionysus; a form of Denis or Dionysius51 in England and Wales (2025)
- Deweybeloved; a form of David28 in the US (2017)
- Dudleydudda's clearing or meadow12 in the US (2017)
- Daleyassembly; from the surname Ó Dálaigh11 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Denley, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Denley, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Wesleywestern meadow3,607 in the US (2017)
- Ryleerye clearing; a respelling of Ryley2,971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Denley
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