Given name & surname
Beckley
“wood, clearing”
Beckley is a surname from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Beckley goes back to a word meaning “wood, clearing.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Beckley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 133
- 5 boys · 128 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,545 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,545 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,078 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.
Beckley’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Beckley, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Brimley
“broom”
>99% girls
Tansley
“twig, branch”
>99% girls
Hatley
“woodland clearing, glade”
>99% girls
Tinley
Tinley is a feminine given name, probably from Old English.
>99% girls
Kensley
Kensley is a feminine given name from Old English.
3% boys · 97% girls
Eveleigh
“woodland clearing, glade”
>99% girls
Journey
“one who likes to travel”
9% boys · 91% girls
Hathaway
“heath, untilled land”
>99% girls