Given name & surname

Connley

Connley is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Connley isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Connley through the years

Babies since 1880
16
16 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2011
8 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Connley in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2011–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 345 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.

Connley’s family of names

Connley may belong to the same name family as Conley. This is a tentative spelling connection.

Walk Connley’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Connley, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Turkish · Modern

Candan

“a sincere man”

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Kahden

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>99% boys

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Obeth

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>99% boys

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Ramzey

Ramzey is a variant of Ramsey. One English interpretation is “from the raven island; from the island of wild garlic.”

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Carrson

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% boys

Modern

Carper

Carper is a surname.

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>99% boys

Modern

Zacorey

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>99% boys

Modern

Cadian

“rhythmic and melodious; a musical woman” · “rhythmic and melodious; a musical man”

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Connley’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Connley

A sister for Connley