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Harley

Harley ranks #143 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 4 places, 31 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #52 for dogs.
Harley's popularity trend

Harley's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.05%0.1%0.15%0.2%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
31
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#143
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
−52
2014 → 2019
Gender split
50% female
50% female50% male

Gender split comes from 54 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Harley mean?
/ˈhɑɹli/2 syllablesOrigin: a surname

Harley began as an English surname drawn from a place name that combined Old English hara, meaning hare, with leah, meaning wood or clearing -- so, roughly, hare's meadow. It's also closely associated with the American motorcycle brand Harley-Davidson.

Harley has a bit of an edge to it, a name that suits a companion with a free-spirited, adventurous streak, or one who just likes to look tough.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Harley shows up

Cats named Harley per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.10%
SeattleWA, US0.05%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.38%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

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