Harley
Unisex · HAR-lee · English
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Harley is a name of English origin, meaning “hare clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 160th for boys in the UK (379 babies) and 418th for girls in the US (748 babies).
What does Harley mean?
English: English surname from a place name
“hare clearing”
London's Harley Street, famous for its doctors, was named after the Harley family, Earls of Oxford.
- Say it
- HAR-lee
More on Wiktionary.
Is Harley a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Harley has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 110 girls and 379 boys in the UK and 748 girls and 199 boys in the US.
How popular is Harley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #160among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 379about 1 in 790 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 379 boys in the UK were named Harley, making it the 160th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 110th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 1,624 boys. 110 girls were also named Harley in 2025 (417th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Harley in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 22% of the babies named Harley in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 145th in England and Wales, 441st in Scotland and 270th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2014 (#45).
Harley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 379 | #160 |
| 2024 | 372 | #159 |
| 2023 | 415 | #146 |
| 2022 | 489 | #128 |
| 2021 | 528 | #125 |
| 2020 | 616 | #110 |
| 2019 | 814 | #85 |
| 2018 | 1,059 | #66 |
| 2017 | 1,316 | #53 |
| 2016 | 1,156 | #61 |
| 2015 | 1,251 | #57 |
| 2014 | 1,377 | #49 |
| 2013 | 1,344 | #53 |
| 2012 | 1,624 | #49 |
| 2011 | 1,352 | #59 |
| 2010 | 1,351 | #60 |
| 2009 | 1,339 | #60 |
| 2008 | 1,186 | #68 |
| 2007 | 1,130 | #72 |
| 2006 | 1,126 | #72 |
| 2005 | 987 | #79 |
| 2004 | 571 | #114 |
| 2003 | 319 | #158 |
| 2002 | 285 | #156 |
| 2001 | 217 | #180 |
| 2000 | 190 | #194 |
| 1999 | 137 | #244 |
| 1998 | 176 | #207 |
| 1997 | 158 | #230 |
| 1996 | 189 | #193 |
How popular is Harley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #418among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 748about 1 in 2,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 748 girls in the US were named Harley, making it the 418th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 286th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 1,532 girls. It first appears in the records in 1916. 199 boys were also named Harley in 2025 (1,081st for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Harley than any year since 2011.
Half of all the girls named Harley in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,244 girls in the US were given Harley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #276, up from #418 for this spelling alone.
In 1916, 1% of the babies named Harley in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 79%, with more girls than boys since 1994.
Harley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 748 | #418 |
| 2024 | 797 | #396 |
| 2023 | 891 | #345 |
| 2022 | 981 | #328 |
| 2021 | 1,046 | #305 |
| 2020 | 1,115 | #286 |
| 2019 | 1,221 | #273 |
| 2018 | 1,415 | #223 |
| 2017 | 1,532 | #202 |
| 2016 | 1,433 | #224 |
| 2015 | 1,136 | #278 |
| 2014 | 949 | #350 |
| 2013 | 878 | #359 |
| 2012 | 760 | #413 |
| 2011 | 716 | #436 |
| 2010 | 717 | #431 |
| 2009 | 764 | #419 |
| 2008 | 781 | #411 |
| 2007 | 669 | #485 |
| 2006 | 836 | #388 |
| 2005 | 842 | #375 |
| 2004 | 876 | #362 |
| 2003 | 997 | #311 |
| 2002 | 871 | #342 |
| 2001 | 820 | #365 |
| 2000 | 756 | #382 |
| 1999 | 754 | #381 |
| 1998 | 825 | #352 |
| 1997 | 700 | #378 |
| 1996 | 730 | #368 |
| 1995 | 752 | #349 |
| 1994 | 858 | #317 |
| 1993 | 718 | #356 |
| 1992 | 456 | #522 |
| 1991 | 316 | #677 |
| 1990 | 157 | #1,107 |
| 1989 | 81 | #1,682 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,862 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 16 | #4,633 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,427 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,272 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,391 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,249 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,917 |
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