Herley — boys' name

What the Data Says About Herley

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Herley between 1915 and 1956, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Herley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Herley performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Herley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Herley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Herley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 149 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.