Gender
Origin
- English
- From the hares meadow
Hare meadow
Syllables
2
Pronunciation
ha(r)-ley
Famous People
Basketball player Harley Redin
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Kevin Smith
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #322, 789 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1081, 199 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #202, 1,531 births); most recent 2025 (rank #418, 748 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 199 | 748 |
| 2024 | 218 | 795 |
| 2023 | 221 | 891 |
| 2022 | 251 | 980 |
| 2021 | 247 | 1,045 |
| 2020 | 300 | 1,113 |
| 2019 | 286 | 1,221 |
| 2018 | 300 | 1,414 |
| 2017 | 401 | 1,531 |
| 2016 | 379 | 1,432 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #46, 1,543 births); most recent 2025 (rank #145, 366 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #191, 279 births); most recent 2025 (rank #439, 91 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 366 | 91 |
| 2024 | 356 | 102 |
| 2023 | 396 | 117 |
| 2022 | 465 | 191 |
| 2021 | 501 | 191 |
| 2020 | 594 | 239 |
| 2019 | 771 | 232 |
| 2018 | 1,011 | 211 |
| 2017 | 1,246 | 279 |
| 2016 | 1,083 | 169 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #1378, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2965, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #1298, 28 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2413, 11 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 20 |
| 2021 | 5 | 17 |
| 2020 | 6 | 28 |
| 2019 | 7 | 18 |
| 2018 | 4 | 15 |
| 2017 | 6 | 13 |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #181, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #492, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #172, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #435, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 | 22 |
| 2021 | 18 | 12 |
| 2020 | 11 | 28 |
| 2019 | 19 | 20 |
| 2018 | 23 | 22 |
| 2017 | 24 | 30 |
| 2016 | 29 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #109, 60 births); most recent 2025 (rank #441, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #68, 64 births); most recent 2025 (rank #242, 15 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 15 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 |
| 2023 | 9 | 28 |
| 2022 | 16 | 34 |
| 2021 | 14 | 21 |
| 2020 | 11 | 55 |
| 2019 | 32 | 59 |
| 2018 | 34 | 44 |
| 2017 | 37 | 64 |
| 2016 | 53 | 42 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #90, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #270, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #158, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #334, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021 | 13 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 | 12 |
| 2019 | 11 | 6 |
| 2018 | 14 | 7 |
| 2017 | 33 | 10 |
| 2016 | 20 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #225, 16 births); most recent 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #332, 11 births); most recent 2023 (rank #456, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | 7 |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2017 | 14 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 | 10 |
| 2015 | 8 | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence