Fun Facts About the Name Atley
- More than 1 thousand babies named Atley: U.S. records list 1,560 babies given the name Atley from 1880 through 2025. Even 659 boys received the name Atley.
What Does the Name Atley Mean?
Atley is an English name. It derives from a habitational surname, originally given to someone from a place called Atley, mainly the place in Northumberland. The place name is usually explained as the Old English personal name Atta plus lēah, a word meaning 'woodland clearing' or 'meadow.' The literal sense is 'Atta's clearing' or 'Atta's meadow.' Some explanations treat the first element instead as the preposition æt, 'at,' which would give the sense 'at the clearing,' but the personal-name derivation is the more common one. Atley is sometimes confused with the surname and given name Atlee, but Atlee comes from the Middle English phrase atte lee, 'at the clearing,' and is a separate formation.
Atley Name History & Origins
The name Atley began as an English surname. It is habitational, meaning it identified a person by the place he came from. That place is Atley in Northumberland, in northern England, and its name is of Old English origin. As a surname, Atley identified families who lived at Atley or who moved away and were known by their former home. In the modern English-speaking world, surnames have often been adopted as first names, and Atley has been used as a given name in that way. It is not a common given name. The similar surname Atlee developed separately from the topographic phrase atte lee ('at the clearing'), so the two names have different sources despite their similar sound.
How Popular is the Name Atley?
Atley has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #2,274 in 2019.
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 | #2,368 | 76 | 0.0047% |
| 2024 | #3,385 | 46 | 0.0029% |
| 2023 | #2,891 | 58 | 0.0036% |
| 2022 | #2,858 | 59 | 0.0036% |
| 2021 | #3,620 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2020 | #2,753 | 60 | 0.0037% |
| 2019 | #2,274 | 80 | 0.0048% |
| 2018 | #3,619 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 2017 | #3,198 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 2016 | #3,788 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2015 | #3,256 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 2014 | #3,187 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2013 | #4,342 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2012 | #4,618 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2011 | #5,078 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #4,875 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #6,127 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2008 | #9,035 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #6,856 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #8,785 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #6,563 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #9,998 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #9,124 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #12,358 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #10,203 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #14,650 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,485 | 54 | 0.0032% |
| 2024 | #4,431 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #4,233 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2022 | #3,780 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2021 | #3,822 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2020 | #3,926 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #4,118 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #4,615 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2017 | #3,594 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2016 | #5,146 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #3,372 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #3,906 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2013 | #3,505 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2012 | #3,061 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #2,704 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2010 | #3,642 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2009 | #5,349 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #3,653 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #5,931 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #4,527 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #6,680 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #4,812 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #4,833 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #7,092 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #6,978 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #8,790 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,836 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1927 | #4,247 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #4,247 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1922 | #3,896 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #4,337 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #3,121 | 8 | 0.0008% |
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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