Meaning:
Its source is hara leah, an Old English name meaning "Hare wood."
Variant Forms: Arleigh and Arley
Popularity:
The name Harley ranked 442nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 526th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.
Narrative:
This name might have evolved from the phrase hoer leah, meaning ''rocky wood,'' or from another Old English expression meaning ''eagle wood.''