Adley

Adley: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “noble clearing”
Origin: English
Say it: AD-lee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (91% of all uses)

From an English surname/place name, usually derived from Old English æthel 'noble' and lēah 'clearing, meadow'. It is also used as a modern given name.

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How popular is Adley?

2024154 per million US babies

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Babies named Adley in 2024511

2024 rank#670 girls

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18806,428

Adley is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.

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Adley questions

What does the name Adley mean?

Adley means "noble clearing". It comes from English. From an English surname/place name, usually derived from Old English æthel 'noble' and lēah 'clearing, meadow'. It is also used as a modern given name.

Is Adley a boy or girl name?

Adley is mainly a girl's name in US records (91% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Adley?

511 US babies were named Adley in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Adley?

Adley is usually pronounced AD-lee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.