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Herley

100% boys · last recorded 1956

Herley has been given to about 149 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 45
Median age today87 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Herley per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1922 · 10
  • Born in 20250
  • All time149

How popular is Herley?

Its best year was 1922, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 2895th. The typical living American called Herley is about 87 years old today.

Names that sound like Herley

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Henley0.88
  2. Harley0.80
  3. Berkley0.79
  4. Wesley0.75
  5. Charley0.71
  6. Harvey0.68
  7. Bentley0.68
  8. Westley0.68

Middle names for Herley

Ranked by flow score
  1. Herley Paul0.77
  2. Herley John0.77
  3. Herley Blake0.76
  4. Herley Wade0.76
  5. Herley Ross0.76
  6. Herley Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Herley

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.64
  2. Winonasister · 0.62
  3. Cleoeither · 0.62
  4. Ilasister · 0.61
  5. Archiebrother · 0.56
  6. Juniorbrother · 0.55

Where Herley is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Herley Anderson0.77
    2. Herley White0.72
    3. Herley Nguyen0.72
    4. Herley Moore0.72
    5. Herley Brown0.72
    6. Herley Wright0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Herley

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.