Harley

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 43% girls / 57% boys

Meaning

Harley is a unisex given name. The name is derived from the Old English words hara meaning hare, and lēah, meaning wood or clearing and meadow in later development of the language. The name Harley means "hare's meadow".

From Wikipedia

Harley first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1994 with 789 babies (rank #322 that year). In 2024 it was given to 218 boys (rank #1,017). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Harley

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Harley yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

70,909

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

789

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	70	#181
1881	61	#188
1882	75	#181
1883	63	#188
1884	73	#189
1885	51	#232
1886	73	#183
1887	77	#164
1888	82	#182
1889	60	#214
1890	52	#231
1891	64	#195
1892	91	#174
1893	76	#191
1894	63	#213
1895	68	#209
1896	64	#222
1897	82	#186
1898	71	#208
1899	59	#220
1900	79	#225
1901	63	#217
1902	83	#196
1903	65	#226
1904	56	#257
1905	69	#238
1906	52	#275
1907	75	#238
1908	71	#251
1909	73	#261
1910	89	#259
1911	88	#279
1912	197	#253
1913	204	#269
1914	322	#235
1915	434	#229
1916	454	#234
1917	430	#243
1918	491	#240
1919	452	#249
1920	484	#250
1921	537	#242
1922	525	#247
1923	478	#256
1924	522	#252
1925	462	#264
1926	492	#253
1927	456	#267
1928	484	#254
1929	427	#269
1930	454	#264
1931	440	#259
1932	396	#275
1933	352	#280
1934	375	#278
1935	364	#284
1936	354	#287
1937	363	#284
1938	350	#292
1939	333	#305
1940	346	#300
1941	326	#326
1942	319	#341
1943	355	#325
1944	309	#340
1945	308	#343
1946	318	#366
1947	336	#374
1948	295	#396
1949	303	#385
1950	265	#413
1951	257	#425
1952	272	#420
1953	256	#448
1954	243	#468
1955	225	#490
1956	237	#492
1957	234	#508
1958	177	#583
1959	177	#587
1960	172	#598
1961	167	#614
1962	138	#662
1963	134	#677
1964	147	#643
1965	124	#667
1966	140	#627
1967	125	#669
1968	123	#679
1969	113	#736
1970	129	#725
1971	134	#716
1972	135	#689
1973	130	#704
1974	169	#620
1975	141	#700
1976	169	#632
1977	189	#613
1978	237	#538
1979	244	#547
1980	281	#508
1981	244	#536
1982	247	#548
1983	213	#578
1984	209	#585
1985	226	#582
1986	203	#628
1987	189	#667
1988	228	#627
1989	269	#596
1990	292	#589
1991	350	#543
1992	557	#407
1993	728	#342
1994	789	#322
1995	652	#366
1996	605	#388
1997	566	#409
1998	541	#429
1999	498	#459
2000	538	#444
2001	529	#458
2002	581	#428
2003	615	#417
2004	560	#461
2005	486	#505
2006	498	#518
2007	419	#601
2008	422	#595
2009	464	#572
2010	448	#566
2011	369	#634
2012	384	#632
2013	402	#617
2014	411	#640
2015	395	#654
2016	379	#674
2017	401	#647
2018	300	#775
2019	286	#804
2020	300	#781
2021	247	#920
2022	251	#920
2023	221	#998
2024	218	#1,017