Loxley
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- LOKS-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,986 for girls
Loxley is a name of English origin, meaning “clearing of Locc”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 4,986th for girls in the US (26 babies).
What does Loxley mean?
English: English place name and surname
“clearing of Locc”
Some versions of the legend say Robin Hood was born at Loxley in South Yorkshire.
Is Loxley a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Loxley has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 11 boys in the UK and 26 girls in the US.
How popular is Loxley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Loxley, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,462nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 25 boys. 3 girls were also named Loxley in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Loxley in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were given Loxley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,590, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
- Loxley 11
- Locksley 3
In 2025, 21% of the babies named Loxley in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Loxley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,454 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,462 |
| 2019 | 25 | #1,159 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,222 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
How popular is Loxley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,986among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 62,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 26 girls in the US were named Loxley, making it the 4,986th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,546th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 87 girls. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the girls named Loxley in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2024, 80% of the babies named Loxley in the US were girls.
Loxley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,986 |
| 2024 | 33 | #4,293 |
| 2023 | 31 | #4,451 |
| 2022 | 24 | #5,306 |
| 2021 | 48 | #3,296 |
| 2020 | 42 | #3,546 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3,271 |
| 2018 | 58 | #2,868 |
| 2017 | 87 | #2,184 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4,733 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6,034 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
Names like Loxley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oakley Huxley Finley Marley Renley Lochlan Albie Koa Kingsley Henley Archer Lando
Other spellings of Loxley
Locksley
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley 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), 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, “Loxley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/loxley, updated 20 October 2026.