Adley
Adley was the 805th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 339 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 509th with 611 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 27 places. More babies were named Adley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning possibly a variant of Hadley (heath clearing) · English, Old English
Say it AD-lee /ˈædli/
- Rank in 2025
- #805 girls, down 266 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 339girls
- Girls and boys
- 90% girls, 10% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021611 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,823babies recorded
What does the name Adley mean?
Adley is a habitational English surname, and Wiktionary suggests it is possibly a variant of Hadley. Hadley, a place name found in London and Shropshire, comes from Old English hǣth, heath, and lēah, a woodland clearing, so "heath clearing." If the link holds, Adley means the same. In the US Adley has been used occasionally since the 1910s for both sexes and has risen recently.
hǣþ (Old English, “heath”)lēah (Old English, “woodland clearing”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Wiktionary says 'possibly' a variant of Hadley.
Related names: Hadley, Adleigh, Bradley.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Adley' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Hadley' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Adley popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #805 | #2,572 | 339 | 51 |
| 2020 | #539 | #4,143 | 558 | 24 |
| 2010 | #2,386 | #4,680 | 79 | 20 |
| 2000 | — | #10,382 | — | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Adley, counting every spelling?
Adley is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #728 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #805 for Adley on its own. Together these spellings went to 388 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adley | 339 | #805 | 2,208 |
| Adlee | 37 | #3,906 | 323 |
| Addley | 12 | #8,366 | 81 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Adley?
339 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adley (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adley?
About 6,100 people born in the US named Adley are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 10. That makes Adley a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Adley by state
How common Adley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (3.9×), Maryland (3.1×), Kentucky (3.0×), Louisiana (3.0×), Mississippi (2.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, Massachusetts, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adley, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Adley · Sibling names for Adley
Questions about the name Adley
What does Adley mean?
Adley is usually explained as “possibly a variant of Hadley (heath clearing)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Adley?
Adley was the 805th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 339 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 509th with 611 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 27 places. More babies were named Adley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 90% girls, 10% boys given the name Adley in the US.
Where is Adley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adley was most common in South Dakota (1.26 per 1,000 girls), followed by West Virginia and Maryland.