Greenley
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning green clearing or meadow.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Greenley by the numbers
Greenley was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 22 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Greenley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Greenleegreen meadow or clearing35 in the US (2017)
- Greenlygreen meadow; green clearing13 in the US (2017)
- Greenleighgreen meadow; from green and leah5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean green
Like Greenley, each of these has green in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Khloegreen shoot or verdant; a spelling variant of Chloe2,143 in the US (2017)
- Esmeraldaemerald; the precious green stone815 in the US (2017)
- Rayanwatered; verdant or irrigated land291 in England and Wales (2025)
- Denverfrom Denafær, green valley488 in the US (2017)
- Emeraldthe green gemstone278 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Greenley, 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)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Everlywild boar meadow; form of Everley3,510 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Greenley
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