Harley - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Harley \ha(r)-ley\ is pronounced HAR-lee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "hare meadow; the long field". May also possibly mean "rocky meadow" or "eagle meadow". Familiar as the name of a great motorcycle, the Harley-Davidson.

Harley has 7 variant forms: Arlea, Arleigh, Arley, Harlea, Harlee, Harleigh and Harly.

Baby names that sound like Harley are Hurley, Harel, Harrel, Harlow, Harloe, Harlo, Hurly and Hurlee.

Harley is a popular 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 Harley. Click here to compare Harley with related baby names.