Baby Names That End In -Ley
Ashley started it, and today there is a whole raft of stylish baby names that end with -ley -- if not literally those letters, then at least the sound. Most -ley baby names are for girls but some work for boys too. The downside: The -ley ending is so trendy that baby names that carry it can feel more popular than they are.
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Ainsley
While theoretically unisex, this surname name has been edging up the girls’ names list, perhaps originally as an Ashley substitute, and is now in... Read More
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Annesley
Latter-day Ashley that comes in a range of spelling variations. Ansley and Ainsley have both hit the Top 1000 in recent years.Read More
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Arley
Sounds a bit like Harley pronounced with a cockney accent. Read More
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Ashley
Ashley was a sensation in the 1980s and 1990s; it hit Number 1 in 1991 and just fell out of the Top 100, to 101, last year. Ashley is still pretty but more and more parents are turning to newer... Read More
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Bailey
Bailey -- a jaunty surname -- was first used for a female TV character in 1978 in the show WKRP in Cincinnaati, then caught on big time. Bailey's still an appealing choice, though, and a... Read More
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Berkeley
The Brits say BARK-lee, but we pronounce it the same as the name of the California college: either way it's quite pretentious and of another era. Read More
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Blakesley
Blakesley is the name of a village in England, also sometimes found as a surname along with Blakely and Blakeley, turned into a first name for their daughter by reality stars Trista and Ryan... Read More
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Bradley
An English surname name, Bradley has a long history, dating way back to at least 1086, but as a first name it actually succeeded in the US before it reached England--though Dickens used it in his... Read More
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Briley
Similar to Brielle and Riley, this name lags quite far behind these more common variations. It peaked at Number 622 in 2009 in the US, but it is now descending the ranks.Read More
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Brinley
Brinley was a surprise entrant to the girls’ names list in 2009, coming in at Number 778; it has since risen to Number 337. We've also seen it... Read More
