Fenley
Fenley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Molissa Fenley, American choreographer Stanley Fenley (1896–1972), English cricketer Warren Fenley (1922–2009), American basketball player
Meaning & Origin of Fenley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fenley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Molissa Fenley, American choreographer Stanley Fenley (1896–1972), English cricketer Warren Fenley (1922–2009), American basketball player
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The Story of Fenley
As a girl name
Fenley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2008, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 6 births, good for #13,584 nationwide. About 55% of every Fenley on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Fenley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Fenley as a boy name dates back to 2020, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Fenley — #12,015 in the national rankings. Fenley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Fenley
Fenley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Fenley's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #13,584. Use the chart and map above to compare Fenley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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