Harley
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Harley
You can ride one, you can use it as a baby name – or, as is often the case, both! Harley is currently trending up for girls and down for boys in the US, although it remains predominantly masculine in the UK. A lesser-used -ley ending choice for boys, Harley has a current sound but an old-school biker appeal.
Harley for girls#418 US
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 #1083 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #164 in 1887.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #640 | 411 | #350 | 949 |
| 2015 | #654 | 395 | #278 | 1,135 |
| 2016 | #674 | 379 | #224 | 1,432 |
| 2017 | #647 | 401 | #202 | 1,531 |
| 2018 | #775 | 300 | #224 | 1,414 |
| 2019 | #804 | 286 | #273 | 1,221 |
| 2020 | #781 | 300 | #286 | 1,113 |
| 2021 | #920 | 247 | #306 | 1,045 |
| 2022 | #920 | 251 | #330 | 980 |
| 2023 | #998 | 221 | #345 | 891 |
| 2024 | #1,017 | 218 | #397 | 795 |
| 2025 | #1,083 | 199 | #418 | 748 |
World rankings
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Famous Harleys
- Harley EarleBoy
iconic early GM car designer
- Harley GranvilleBoy
Barker, British stage actor
- Harley AlexanderBoy
Sule, member of British duo Rizzle Kicks
- Harley CrossBoy
Canadian actor
- Harley BennellBoy
Australian Rules football player
- Harley StretenBoy
Australian electronic artist known as "Flume"
- Harley CliffordBoy
wakeboard world champion
- Harley PasternakBoy
personal trainer for many celebrities
- Harley RaynerBoy
New Zealand musician; son of musician Eddie Rayner
- Harley Christian Barrett (b. 2010)Boy
son of singer Edele Lynch of B*Witched and Michael Barrett
- Harley Jane KozakGirl
American actress
- Harley VieraGirl
Newton, American model/DJ
- Harley BirdGirl
English actress known for "Peppa Pig"
- Harley GrahamGirl
American actress
- Harley Moon Kemp (b. 1989)Girl
daughter of singers Shirlie Holliman and Martin Kemp
- Harley Quinn Smith (b. 1999)Girl
daughter of director Kevin Smith and actress Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
- Harley Loraine Tiller (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of R&B singer Bryson Tiller
- Harley Rose Worley (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of singer Jocelyn Oxlade and Brandon Worley
Harley in pop culture
- Harley BagotBoy
character in Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy"
- Harley KeinerBoy
bad boy from the TV series "Boy Meets World"
- Harley KeenerBoy
little boy in movie " Iron Man 3"
- Harley TaylorBoy
character from British TV series "Waterloo Road"
- Harley CanningBoy
character from Australian TV soap "Neighbours"
- Jade HarleyBoy
one of the Beta Kids from the popular webcomic 'Homestuck'
- Harley Cohen aka TriphammerBoy
character in the "Powers" comics
- Harley Quinn aka Harleen QuinzelGirl
girlfriend of the Joker in the Batman series
- Harley Davidson CooperGirl
character on American soap "Guiding Light"
- Harley DiazGirl
main character on Disney's "Stuck in the Middle"
- HarleyGirl
Davidson motorcycles