Harly
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAR-lee
- Origin
- English
Harly is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “hare clearing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Harly mean?
English: spelling of Harlee, itself a spelling of Harley
“hare clearing”
A modern respelling of Harley, an English surname taken from a place name.
Meaning borrowed from Harlee. More on Wiktionary.
Is Harly a girl's or a boy's name?
Harly is a girls' name.
How popular is Harly in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 1 girls.
Harly in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
How popular is Harly in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Harly in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Harly in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
Names like Harly
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holly Lily Ivy Ruby Daisy Hallie Honey Harper Hazel Hadley Shelby Poppy
Names related to Harly
More English names
Evelyn Hudson Grace Violet Willow Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Carter Harrison River Ellie Frankie Grayson Jackson
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Harly: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harly, updated 20 October 2026.