Fun Facts About the Name Adley
- More than 6 thousand babies named Adley: U.S. records list 6,818 babies given the name Adley from 1880 through 2025. Even 663 boys received the name Adley - about 1 boy for every 9 girls.
What Does the Name Adley Mean?
Adley is an English name, originally a surname and now also a given name. No meaning is firmly documented for it. The explanation found in many name references treats it as a form of the English surname and place name Hadley, from the Old English elements hǣð, "heath," and lēah, "woodland clearing" or "meadow," which yields a sense like "heath clearing." Dropping an initial h fits a well-known pattern of English dialect pronunciation, but it is not certain that Adley and Hadley are the same name rather than separate ones.
A different and less common suggestion derives Adley from an Old English personal name such as Adda combined with lēah, giving "Adda's clearing" - a common way of forming English place names. Because these explanations lead to different literal meanings, the honest summary is that the meaning is uncertain, not that one translation has been proven.
Adley Name History & Origins
Adley is an English surname that has also come into use as a given name. Surnames of this shape - a short first element joined to the Old English word lēah, "woodland clearing" or "meadow" - are common in England, and Adley belongs to that broad group of habitational and personal-name surnames. The spelling with an initial A is the form that has passed into use as a first name; forms with an initial H, such as Hadley, are separate surnames and place names with their own histories.
Adley is used as a first name in the United States and in other English-speaking countries. It is given to both boys and girls, and the spellings Adlee and Adlie also appear. As a given name it belongs to the modern fashion for surnames and for short two-syllable names ending in -ley, a pattern seen in many names that moved from surname use into first-name use.
How Popular is the Name Adley?
Adley recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2021. Its best rank was #510 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #805 | 339 | 0.0211% |
| 2024 | #668 | 430 | 0.0267% |
| 2023 | #758 | 370 | 0.0231% |
| 2022 | #648 | 455 | 0.0278% |
| 2021 | #510 | 610 | 0.0372% |
| 2020 | #539 | 558 | 0.0345% |
| 2019 | #669 | 433 | 0.0258% |
| 2018 | #624 | 481 | 0.0283% |
| 2017 | #602 | 501 | 0.0290% |
| 2016 | #619 | 482 | 0.0272% |
| 2015 | #832 | 337 | 0.0189% |
| 2014 | #1,333 | 177 | 0.0099% |
| 2013 | #1,105 | 220 | 0.0125% |
| 2012 | #733 | 378 | 0.0215% |
| 2011 | #2,664 | 66 | 0.0038% |
| 2010 | #2,385 | 79 | 0.0044% |
| 2009 | #2,941 | 59 | 0.0032% |
| 2008 | #3,860 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2007 | #3,721 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 2006 | #5,234 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #6,532 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #7,836 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #8,008 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #7,820 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #12,079 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1921 | #5,105 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,572 | 51 | 0.0030% |
| 2024 | #1,931 | 81 | 0.0047% |
| 2023 | #2,290 | 61 | 0.0036% |
| 2022 | #4,087 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #4,935 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #4,143 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #3,714 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #4,922 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #4,470 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #5,320 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #7,499 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #5,068 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #4,621 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #4,689 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #6,580 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #4,680 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #5,106 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #5,770 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #5,435 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #5,790 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #10,171 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #6,981 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #7,848 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #8,461 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #10,589 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #10,382 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #7,573 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #5,876 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #6,949 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #4,789 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #6,096 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,539 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,323 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #6,396 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,041 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,036 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #3,807 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,736 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1938 | #3,537 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #3,768 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #4,204 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #3,742 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,877 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #3,875 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #4,187 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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