Given name & surname
Denley
“from the meadow near the valley”
Denley is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the valley.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Denley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 52
- 52 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 177 as a first name in 2020; 837 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.
Denley’s family of names
Denley has a related form in Denlea. Denley has a related form in Denleah. Denley has a related form in Denlee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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