Hanley
Hanley is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Hanley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hanley is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Hanley
As a girl name
Hanley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 22 Hanleys were born — ranking #5,935 that year. As of 2026, Hanley ranks #12,120 for girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-50%). In total, more than 263 Hanleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Hanley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1913, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 36 Hanleys were born — ranking #3,060 that year. As of 2026, Hanley ranks #8,287 for boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-49%). In total, more than 660 Hanleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hanley
Hanley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 660 births in the dataset. Hanley's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #3,060. Use the chart and map above to compare Hanley'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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