Hurley
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning sea tide; from the surname.
Babies a year
18
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Hurley by the numbers
Hurley was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 54 babies in 1919, making it a 1910s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hurley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- 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)
- Hanleyhigh wood or clearing43 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Hurley, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hurley
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