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Girl Names Ending with -ley

There are 65 -ley names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are -ley names 1 to 20. Within these names, Ashley (English) was the most popular in 2008, followed in descending order by Bailey (English), Ainsley (English and Scottish), Carley (English), and Ansley (English). The unusual -ley names are Ailey (English), Asheley (English), Asley (English), Aynsley (English), Bailley (English), Bayley (English), Beverley (English and German), Brantley (English), Brynley (English), Caeley (English), Cailey (English), Calley (English), Cayley (English), Celesley (English), and Charley (English).

-ley names are popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1900s up to the 1930s; before that, they were of modest use only. Their usage peaked in 1935 with 3.930% of baby girls being given -ley names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 2 -ley names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, their total usage was 1.940% with 18 -ley names listed among the top 1000. Among all -ley names, Ashley (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #18 and a usage of 0.453%.

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Ailey hazelnut; bird ... language of origin is Old French and it is ... variant form of Eileen ...

Ainsley Popularity Trend of Ainsley
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 441 441 wood, clearing, meadow; ... has its origins in the Old English ... used largely in English and Scottish ...

Ansley Popularity Trend of Ansley
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 719 719 wood, clearing, meadow; ... used mostly in English and it is of Old ... variant form of Ainsley ...

Asheley ash wood ... used chiefly in the English language ... variant of Ashley ... unusual as a baby name for girls ...

Ashley Popularity Trend of Ashley
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 18 18 ash wood ... has its origins in the Old English ... represents the transferred use of the ...

Asley east meadow ... language of origin is Old English and it is used ... unusual as a baby girl name ...

Aynsley wood, clearing, meadow; ... of Old English origin and it is used ... variant of Ainsley ...

Bailey Popularity Trend of Bailey
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 82 82 bailiff; berry wood ... of Old English origin and it is used ... represents the transferred use of the job ...

Bailley bailiff; berry wood ... language of origin is Old English and it is ... variant of Bailey ...

Bayley bailiff; berry wood ... of Old English origin and it is used ... form of Bailey ... not in the top 1000 names ...

Beverley Popularity Trend of Beverley
from 1900 to 2008. beaver meadow ... language of origin is Old English ... predominantly used in English and German ...

Brantley brandy ... of English origin and it is also used ... variant form of Brandy ...

Brynley hill ... of Welsh origin and it is used mainly ... form of Brynn ... not often used as a baby girl name ...

Caeley descendant of Caollaidhe ... used predominantly in the English ... variant spelling of Kayley ...

Cailey descendant of Caollaidhe ... of Celtic origin and it is used largely ... variant spelling of Kayley ...

Calley man, free man; a beauty, ... of various origins and it is used ... variant of Callie ...

Carley Popularity Trend of Carley
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 637 637 man, free man ... of Germanic origin and it is used ... variant form of Carla ... Its ranking then was #389 ...

Cayley descendant of Caollaidhe ... language of origin is Celtic and it is used ... variant spelling of Kayley ...

Celesley heavenly, of sky ... mainly used in the English language ... variant form of Celeste ...

Charley man, free man ... language of origin is Germanic and it is ... form of Charlotte ...


Popularity Trend
for -ley Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for -ley Names
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