Given name & surname
Huntley
“from the hunter's meadow”
Huntley is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the hunter's meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the hunter's meadow.”
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 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Huntley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,847
- 1,067 boys · 780 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 200 babies
- 2025
- 156
- #2,201 for girls · #2,065 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +45%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 51% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 84 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,201 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 57.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 72 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Alabama had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,083 as a first name in 2020; 12,121 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.
Huntley’s family of names
Huntley has a related form in Huntle. Huntley has a related form in Huntlea. Huntley has a related form in Huntleah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Huntley
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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