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Adley is a feminine name in current use in the United States: it ranked #805 for girls in the United States in 2025. Wiktionary calls Adley possibly a variant of Hadley, which Behind the Name derives from an Old English place name meaning "heather field". The full derivation, and how far the sources will carry it, is set out below.
Meaning and etymology
Wiktionary records Adley as an English habitational surname from Old English and as a female given name taken from that surname, and says it is "Possibly a variant of Hadley". Behind the Name derives Hadley "From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning 'heather field' in Old English". Wiktionary's own hedge is why this is recorded as likely.
Editorial confidence: likely
Popularity
Adley ranked #805 for girls in the United States in 2025. The figure comes from the Social Security Administration's national file for that year.
| Region | Year | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | #805 | ssa-2025 |
Frequently asked questions
What does the name Adley mean?
Wiktionary calls Adley possibly a variant of Hadley, which Behind the Name derives from an Old English place name meaning "heather field".
Is Adley a popular name?
Adley ranked #805 for girls in the United States in 2025. (Social Security Administration data).
Is Adley a boy's or a girl's name?
In the 2025 SSA data Adley appears in the girls' list.
Sources
- U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names — national data, year of birth 2025 — supports popularity, gender usage.
- Wiktionary: Adley — Wiktionary, the free dictionary — supports surname, use as a female given name, possible link to Hadley.
- Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Hadley — supports gloss of Hadley.
- Behind the Name: Behind the Name search for Adley (no entry) — supports absence of an entry for this spelling.
