Unisex name
Harley
25,857 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2012. Expression number: 33.
Origin
From Old English hær (“rock”) or hara (“hare”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hare + -ley (“lea”).From Wiktionary, entry “Harley”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2012: 1,625 births. 25,857 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 45th among boys' names in 2014. It is given to girls (13%) as well as boys (87%). It is still given: 2,776 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2017: 1,933 births. 71,872 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (43%) as well as boys (57%). It is still given: 5,602 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2017: 54 births. 474 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (42%) as well as boys (58%). It really came into use around 2013. It is still given: 98 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
33
the guide, self-giving (master number)
8 + 1 + 9 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 33
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
1 + 5 = 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
8 + 9 + 3 + 7 = 27 → 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 6
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.