Halley - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Halley \ha(l)-ley\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "meadow near the hall; holy". Different from the homonym Haley. Hallie is popular as a girl's name. Astronomer Edmund Halley.

Baby names that sound like Halley are Hayley, Hailey, Halle and Hawley. Other similar baby names are Hadley, Hagley, Hallen, Hallem, Halsey, Hallsy, Hallsey, Hanley and Harley.

Halley 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 Halley. Click here to compare Halley with related baby names.