Old English origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “moor” + “wood”
From Old English mor (“moor”) + leah (“wood”). Equivalent to moor + -ley (“lea”).
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: MorleyCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“moor” + “wood”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Morley is a unisex given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Old English mor, from the components “moor” + “wood”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Morley (English)
Meaning: “moor” + “wood”
From Old English mor (“moor”) + leah (“wood”). Equivalent to moor + -ley (“lea”).
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2024: 6 girls (rank 13477). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1917–2013 Spelling: MORLEY
Recorded category boys
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Source: Government of Ontario · Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Published integer frequencies retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 32 | 127 | observed |
| 1918 | 32 | 122 | observed |
| 1919 | 29 | 134 | observed |
| 1920 | 39 | 122 | observed |
| 1921 | 38 | 120 | observed |
| 1922 | 21 | 171 | observed |
| 1923 | 39 | 116 | observed |
| 1924 | 25 | 152 | observed |
| 1925 | 34 | 127 | observed |
| 1926 | 32 | 127 | observed |
| 1927 | 24 | 147 | observed |
| 1928 | 36 | 113 | observed |
| 1929 | 37 | 110 | observed |
| 1930 | 33 | 124 | observed |
| 1931 | 29 | 129 | observed |
| 1932 | 34 | 116 | observed |
| 1933 | 23 | 139 | observed |
| 1934 | 20 | 152 | observed |
| 1935 | 29 | 122 | observed |
| 1936 | 24 | 141 | observed |
| 1937 | 24 | 137 | observed |
| 1938 | 13 | 203 | observed |
| 1939 | 23 | 142 | observed |
| 1940 | 18 | 168 | observed |
| 1941 | 17 | 177 | observed |
| 1942 | 13 | 211 | observed |
| 1943 | 28 | 149 | observed |
| 1944 | 18 | 176 | observed |
| 1945 | 23 | 161 | observed |
| 1946 | 22 | 176 | observed |
| 1947 | 17 | 199 | observed |
| 1948 | 15 | 214 | observed |
| 1949 | 17 | 203 | observed |
| 1950 | 10 | 275 | observed |
| 1951 | 15 | 233 | observed |
| 1952 | 14 | 251 | observed |
| 1953 | 10 | 322 | observed |
| 1954 | 9 | 378 | observed |
| 1955 | 13 | 311 | observed |
| 1956 | 8 | 411 | observed |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | 8 | 458 | observed |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | 9 | 448 | observed |
| 1961 | 8 | 474 | observed |
| 1962 | 9 | 438 | observed |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | 7 | 514 | observed |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | 5 | 599 | observed |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | 6 | 611 | observed |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “MORLEY” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · OGL-ON-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.