Hartley
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- HART-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,686 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,452 for girls
Unisex
Hartley is a name of English origin, meaning “stag clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 1,452nd for girls in the US (148 babies).
What does Hartley mean?
English: English surname from a place name
“stag clearing”
The poet Hartley Coleridge, eldest son of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, was named after the philosopher David Hartley.
Is Hartley a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Hartley has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 16 boys in the UK and 148 girls and 26 boys in the US.
How popular is Hartley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Hartley, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 25 boys. 8 girls were also named Hartley in 2025 (3,101st for girls).
Half of all the boys named Hartley in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 7% of the babies named Hartley in the UK in 2013, and 33% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Hartley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 23 | #1,230 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,167 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,199 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
How popular is Hartley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,452among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 148about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 148 girls in the US were named Hartley, making it the 1,452nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,924th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 148 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984. 26 boys were also named Hartley in 2025 (4,049th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Hartley in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 195 girls in the US were given Hartley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,073, up from #1,452 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 75% of the babies named Hartley in the US in 2008, and 85% in 2025.
Hartley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 148 | #1,452 |
| 2024 | 148 | #1,472 |
| 2023 | 130 | #1,603 |
| 2022 | 111 | #1,828 |
| 2021 | 114 | #1,780 |
| 2020 | 99 | #1,924 |
| 2019 | 127 | #1,655 |
| 2018 | 134 | #1,595 |
| 2017 | 143 | #1,534 |
| 2016 | 143 | #1,560 |
| 2015 | 133 | #1,609 |
| 2014 | 118 | #1,757 |
| 2013 | 128 | #1,660 |
| 2012 | 101 | #1,940 |
| 2011 | 98 | #2,000 |
| 2010 | 88 | #2,202 |
| 2009 | 32 | #4,570 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
Names like Hartley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harley Stanley Oakley Henry Harris Harvey Leo Sidney Arley Hadley Hudson Arthur
Other spellings of Hartley
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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, “Hartley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hartley, updated 20 October 2026.