Renley: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “raven clearing”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- REN-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (78% girls, 22% boys since 1880)
Likely from an English surname or place-name pattern using Old English elements, often analyzed as 'raven' plus 'clearing/meadow'. In current use it is largely a modern given name.
How popular is Renley?
Babies named Renley in 2024232
2024 rank#1,170 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18801,306
Renley is rising: use over the last five years is 18.2× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Renley
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Renley questions
What does the name Renley mean?
Renley means "raven clearing". It comes from English. Likely from an English surname or place-name pattern using Old English elements, often analyzed as 'raven' plus 'clearing/meadow'. In current use it is largely a modern given name.
Is Renley a boy or girl name?
Renley is used for both: about 78% of US babies named Renley since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Renley?
232 US babies were named Renley in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Renley?
Renley is usually pronounced REN-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.