Is Hurley a boy or girl name?

Hurley is a boy’s name. Of the 2,659 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.9% were girls and 97.1% were boys.

Hurley

Recorded 1881–2024 · United States

Hurley was most popular in 1919, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,809 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,659 people named Hurley.

Hurley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hurley’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hurley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hurley is a boy’s name — 2.9% of the 2,659 Americans given it were girls and 97.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Hurley

Where Hurley is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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