Conley

Where Conley comes from

Anglicization of Irish Ó Conghalaigh and Ó Conghaile, patronyms of Conghalach. Doublet of Connolly
— Wiktionary's entry for Conley
  • Irish
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Conley through the years
  1. 1882
    First appearance
    #943 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1905
    Peak, #699
    12 babies named Conley, its best rank.
  3. 1908
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,373.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Irish, transferred from the surname.
Namesakes

No widely recognized namesakes for Conley in Wikidata.

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.