Harley
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning hare meadow or rocky meadow.
How Harley has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #280 |
| 2016 | #224 |
| 2017 | #202 |
| 2018 | #224 |
| 2019 | #273 |
| 2020 | #286 |
| 2021 | #306 |
| 2022 | #331 |
| 2023 | #346 |
| 2024 | #397 |
| 2025 | #418 |
Harley by the numbers
In 2025, 366 babies in England and Wales were named Harley. In the US, 1,910 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 2,400 American babies born that year was called Harley.
Names that come from Harley
Forms of Harley in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Harlynhare meadow; a modern respelling of Harlan or Harley234 in the US (2017)
- Harliehare meadow; a modern spelling of Harley162 in the US (2017)
- Harleenhare meadow; a modern respelling of Harley31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlihare meadow; modern spelling of Harley50 in the US (2017)
- Arlieeagle lake; a form of Harley or Arleigh44 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kharleya form of Charley or Harley with kh- spelling5 in the US (2017)
- Harley-Jayhare meadow; a form of Harley with Jay4 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Harley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Harley
Names that are said the same way as Harley, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Harley, 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)
Other names that mean a stone or rock
Like Harley, each of these has a stone or rock in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Peterrock, stone1,777 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Esmeraldaemerald; the precious green stone815 in the US (2017)
- Pedrostone or rock; Spanish form of Peter809 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Harley
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