Locksley
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOKS-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- Style
- New arrival
Locksley is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “clearing of Locc”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Locksley mean?
English: spelling of Loxley; English place name and surname
“clearing of Locc”
Some versions of the legend say Robin Hood was born at Loxley in South Yorkshire.
Meaning borrowed from Loxley.
Is Locksley a girl's or a boy's name?
Locksley is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Locksley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Locksley, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2021, with 4 boys.
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were given Locksley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,590, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
- Loxley 11
- Locksley 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Locksley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
Names like Locksley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Riley, Oakley, Sidney, Covey, Bradley, Bailey, Finley, Ashley, Stanley, Corey, Marley, Harley
Other spellings of Locksley
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
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, “Locksley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/locksley, updated 20 October 2026.