Denley
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DEN-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Denley is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
Where does Denley come from?
English: English surname, probably from a place name ending in leah 'clearing'
Is Denley a girl's or a boy's name?
Denley is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Denley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Denley, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Denley in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Denley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
Names like Denley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Finn, Kayden, Finley, Kody, Cody, Deacon, Darragh, Conan, Riley, Keegan, Caelan
Names related to Denley
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Denley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/denley, updated 20 October 2026.