Henley

“High clearing, high meadow” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #2194 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Henley reached its best rank, #1557, in 2015 and ranked #2194 in 2025. Roughly 1,500 boys have been named Henley since 1912. It is also an American family name — about 21,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census. About 81% of babies named Henley in recent years have been girls.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,500 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 8,400 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Henleys

Henley Grose-Smith — entomologist (1833-1911)
Henley Gray — American NASCAR driver
Henley Spiers — British underwater photographer
Henley McKegg — New Zealand-born Cook Islands politician (1921–1961)

In stories & tradition

Henley — The Freethinker

Similar names: Ridley · Enoc · Adley · Knight · Radley · Weslee

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