Harley

Harley

Primarily a boy's name · 92% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 25 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 1,543 babies (rank #46 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

22,120

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,543

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	186	#177
1997	155	#211
1998	172	#192
1999	136	#224
2000	186	#183
2001	212	#169
2002	284	#145
2003	312	#145
2004	554	#102
2005	959	#70
2006	1,092	#68
2007	1,091	#69
2008	1,135	#63
2009	1,290	#56
2010	1,304	#57
2011	1,308	#55
2012	1,543	#46
2013	1,275	#49
2014	1,303	#45
2015	1,175	#52
2016	1,083	#55
2017	1,246	#53
2018	1,011	#64
2019	771	#77
2020	594	#97

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

186

#177

1997

155

#211

1998

172

#192

1999

136

#224

2000

186

#183

2001

212

#169

2002

284

#145

2003

312

#145

2004

554

#102

2005

959

#70

2006

1,092

#68

2007

1,091

#69

2008

1,135

#63

2009

1,290

#56

2010

1,304

#57

2011

1,308

#55

2012

1,543

#46

2013

1,275

#49

2014

1,303

#45

2015

1,175

#52

2016

1,083

#55

2017

1,246

#53

2018

1,011

#64

2019

771

#77

2020

594

#97

Meaning

Numerology of Harley

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail