Given name & surname · also English
Hurley
“a healthy woman”·“of the sea tide”
Hurley is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a healthy woman” (English) and “of the sea tide” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a healthy woman” (English) and “of the sea tide” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with English and Irish naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hurley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,659
- 2,581 boys · 78 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,132 as a first name in 2020; 38,388 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.
Hurley’s family of names
Hurley has a related form in Hurlea. Hurley has a related form in Hurleah. Hurley has a related form in Hurlee.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Harleyvariant · English
- Hurlievariant
- Hurlivariant
- Hurleevariant
- Hurleahvariant
- Hurleavariant
- Hurleighvariant
- Hurlyvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Appears in
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