Hanley
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning high wood or clearing.
Babies a year
43
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Hanley by the numbers
Hanley was given to 43 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 36 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hanley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
- Harleehare meadow; modern respelling of Harley489 in the US (2017)
- Hartleyhart meadow; deer clearing157 in the US (2017)
- Holleyholly tree; a form of Holly41 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Hanley, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
- Silasof the forest, woods3,309 in the US (2017)
- Kimberlyfrom the wood of the royal forest1,823 in the US (2017)
- Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
- Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sylviafrom the forest636 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Hanley, 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)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hanley
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