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Boy · Old English place name
Harley
Say it: HAR-lee
Meaning
From an English surname and place name, Old English hara 'hare' or hær 'rock' and leah 'clearing'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used in the US since the 1880s, and later associated with the motorcycle brand.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 66,149 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2017, about 1 in 4,600 boys
- 1,384 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.