Given name & surname
Adley
“from the field of heather”·“from the heather meadow”·“God is just”
In English use, Adley has a related form in Hadley. Interpretations include “from the field of heather” (English) and “from the heather meadow” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions. Adley is a variant of Adlai. Interpretations include “God is just” (Hebrew), “The Lord is just; an orna-i ment” (Hebrew), and “my ornament” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Adley has a related form in Hadley. Interpretations include “from the field of heather” (English) and “from the heather meadow” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions. Adley is a variant of Adlai. Interpretations include “God is just” (Hebrew), “The Lord is just; an orna-i ment” (Hebrew), and “my ornament” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Adley has a related form in Hadley. An origin associated with Hadley is English. Adley is a variant of Adlai. An origin associated with Adlai is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Adley is a variant of Adlai. The history of Adlai gives this family its wider story. Adlai appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Adley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,823
- 663 boys · 6,160 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 630 babies
- 2025
- 390
- #805 for girls · #2,572 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 339 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 805 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 51 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,665 as a first name in 2020; 657 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Adley’s family of names
Adley has a related form in Adlai. In English usage, Adley has a related form in Hadley.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Adley
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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