Given name & surname
Radley
“from the red meadow”
Radley is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the red meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the red 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 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Radley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,731
- 1,597 boys · 134 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 119 babies
- 2025
- 98
- #1,834 for boys · #9,324 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 88% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 87 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,834 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 11 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,143 as a first name in 2020; 1,869 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.
Radley’s family of names
Radley has a related form in Radiee. Radley has a related form in Radlea. Radley has a related form in Radleah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 23
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Radley
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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95% boys · 5% girls
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75% boys · 25% girls
Hudson
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