Farley

Where Farley comes from

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and doublet of Farnley.
— Wiktionary's entry for Farley
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1884
    Debut at its peak, #971
    #971 among boys with 5 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1885
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1921
    Farley Mowat born
    Canadian writer and environmentalist
  4. 1925
    Farley Granger born
    American actor
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Farley Granger · American actor, 1925–2011
  • Farley Mowat · Canadian writer and environmentalist, 1921–2014

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.