Dooley - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Dooley \do(o)-ley\ is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "dark hero". In the early 20th century author Finley Peter Dunne wrote popular newspaper essays that saw the world through the eyes of Martin Dooley, a fictitious Irish bartender on Chicago's West Side. Actor Paul Dooley.

Baby names that sound like Dooley are Dailey, Daley, Dawley and Doyle. Other similar baby names are Coley, Colley, Denley, Dudley, Dunley, Roley and Rowley.

Dooley is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Dooley. Compare Dooley with related baby names.