Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Staley 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 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Staley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 413
- 256 boys · 157 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #13,025 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,025 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 413 as a first name in 2020; 17,009 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.
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