Is Hanley a boy or girl name?

Hanley is a unisex name. Of the 943 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 29.1% were girls and 70.9% were boys. It changed hands in 2019, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Hanley

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Hanley was most popular in 2014, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,388 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 943 people named Hanley.

Hanley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hanley’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hanley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hanley is a unisex name — 29.1% of the 943 Americans given it were girls and 70.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 2019 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 46% girls and 54% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org