Hedley
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning heather-covered clearing.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Hedley by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Hedley.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 1922, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hedley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- HuxleyHugh's meadow; a form of the surname Huxley153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hanleyhigh wood or clearing43 in the US (2017)
- Holleyholly tree; a form of Holly41 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Hedley, 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)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Hedley, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Saigewise one; a respelling of Sage508 in the US (2017)
- Rodneyfamous island, clearing with reeds301 in the US (2017)
- Hadleighheather field; spelling variant of Hadley293 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hedley
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