Herley
Herley Industries, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is an American company that specializes in supplying microwave and millimeter wave products to the defense and aerospace industries. They provide solutions for radars, flight instrumentation, weapon sensors, electronic warfare systems, and guidance systems for contractors, the U.S. government, and governments and militaries worldwide.
Meaning & Origin of Herley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Herley Industries, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is an American company that specializes in supplying microwave and millimeter wave products to the defense and aerospace industries. They provide solutions for radars, flight instrumentation, weapon sensors, electronic warfare systems, and guidance systems for contractors, the U.S. government, and governments and militaries worldwide.
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Origin & history
The Story of Herley
The earliest SSA record of Herley as a baby boy name dates back to 1915, when 5 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Herley — #2,801 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Herley on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Herley last appeared in the published SSA data in 1956, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 149 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Herley
Herley is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 149 births in the dataset. Herley's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #2,801. Use the chart and map above to compare Herley'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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