Harley
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About Harley
Once a macho biker name, Harley is now showing its softer side. In the UK, Harley is predominantly masculine, but it's currently more popular for girls than boys in the US.
Along with Harper and Hadley, we think it will climb even further. In England, it's associated with Harley Street, home to some of London's most prominent medical specialists.
A famous fictional namesake is Batman's Harley Quinn, "born" Harleen Quinzel. DC Comics movie Suicide Squad from 2016 was probably part of the reason for the increase in the number of girls named Harley. Harley Cooper was a character who was introduced on the soap The Guiding Light in 1987—that Harley was named after her father's favorite motorcycle.
Pronounced HAR-lee.
As of October 2026, Harley ranked #418 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #202 in 2017.
Editor's take: The name Harley is a girl's name of English origin meaning "the long field".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #350 | 949 | 531.2 |
| 2015 | #278 | 1,135 | 635.8 |
| 2016 | #224 | 1,432 | 808.1 |
| 2017 | #202 | 1,531 | 886.8 |
| 2018 | #224 | 1,414 | 831.2 |
| 2019 | #273 | 1,221 | 727.5 |
| 2020 | #286 | 1,113 | 688.5 |
| 2021 | #306 | 1,045 | 636.9 |
| 2022 | #330 | 980 | 597.5 |
| 2023 | #345 | 891 | 555.3 |
| 2024 | #397 | 795 | 490.7 |
| 2025 | #418 | 748 | 465.4 |
World rankings
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Harley on lists
Famous Harleys
- Harley Jane Kozak
American actress
- Harley Viera
Newton, American model/DJ
- Harley Bird
English actress known for "Peppa Pig"
- Harley Graham
American actress
- Harley Moon Kemp (b. 1989)
daughter of singers Shirlie Holliman and Martin Kemp
- Harley Quinn Smith (b. 1999)
daughter of director Kevin Smith and actress Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
- Harley Loraine Tiller (b. 2013)
daughter of R&B singer Bryson Tiller
- Harley Rose Worley (b. 2015)
daughter of singer Jocelyn Oxlade and Brandon Worley
Harley in pop culture
- Harley Quinn aka Harleen Quinzel
girlfriend of the Joker in the Batman series
- Harley Davidson Cooper
character on American soap "Guiding Light"
- Harley Diaz
main character on Disney's "Stuck in the Middle"
- Harley
Davidson motorcycles