Huntley
Huntley is an English surname or, more rarely, a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Huntley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Huntley is an English surname or, more rarely, a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Huntley
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Huntley as a girl name dates back to 2008, when 6 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 102 newborns named Huntley — #1,934 in the national rankings. About 65% of every Huntley on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Huntley ranks #1,975 for girls with 100 births, rising sharply (+55% over the past five years). All told, over 892 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Huntley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1925, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 100 births, good for #1,687 nationwide. About 50% of every Huntley on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Huntley ranks #1,687 for boys with 100 births, rising sharply (+46% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Huntley
Huntley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Huntley's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,687. Use the chart and map above to compare Huntley'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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