Henley
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning high wood or clearing.
How Henley has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #558 |
| 2016 | #512 |
| 2017 | #521 |
| 2018 | #566 |
| 2019 | #601 |
| 2020 | #582 |
| 2021 | #621 |
| 2022 | #737 |
| 2023 | #787 |
| 2024 | #956 |
Henley by the numbers
In 2025, 77 babies in England and Wales were named Henley. In the US, 670 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 American peak was 607 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Henley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Henley
Names that are said the same way as Henley, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Henley, 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 Henley, 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 Henley
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