boy's name

Hurley

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 2,674

Hurley is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1919, when 54 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1881.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Hurley over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Hurley by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 36
1890s 74
1900s 76
1910s 298
1920s 406
1930s 407
1940s 338
1950s 276
1960s 148
1970s 93
1980s 69
1990s 25
2000s 108
2010s 244
2020s (to 2024) 61

How popular is Hurley?

In 2024, Hurley was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Hurley is used

Canada #3,114 5 in 2012
England & Wales #5,910 3 in 2020
United States #8,940 9 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Hurley

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Hurley also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hurley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Hurley

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hurley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Hurley

How popular is the name Hurley?

In 2024, Hurley was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Hurley a girl's or a boy's name?

Hurley is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Hurley?

Hurley has 2 syllables.

When was Hurley most popular?

Hurley peaked in 1919, when 54 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.