Harley is a unisex given name. The name is derived from the Old English words hara meaning hare, and lēah, meaning wood or clearing and meadow in later development of the language. The name Harley means "hare's meadow".
Harley first became popular in the year 1880, where it was the 180th most popular masculine given name in the United States, the name first became popular as a feminine given name in 1991, and became the 668th most popular feminine given name during that year.
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Academics
Harley Flanders (1925–2013), American mathematician
Harley Rutledge (1926–2006), American physics professor and ufologist
Artists
Harley Parker (1915–1992), Canadian artist, designer, curator, professor and scholar
Harley Schwadron, American cartoonist
Harley Refsal, American artist and woodcarver
Performers
Harley Allen (1956–2011), American country singer and songwriter
Harley Alexander-Sule (born 1991), English singer in Rizzle Kicks
Harley Bird (born 2001), English actress and voice actress, best known for providing the voice of Peppa Pig from 2007 to 2020
Harley Brinsfield, American radio personality and host of The Harley Show
Harley Cross (born 1978), American film and television actor
Harley Flanagan (born 1968), musician and member of the 1980s hardcore punk band Cro-Mags
Harley Granville-Barker (1877–1946), English actor, director, producer, critic and playwright
Harley Jane Kozak (born 1957), American actress and author
Harley Morenstein (born 1985), Canadian YouTuber and host of Epic Meal Time
Harley Quinn Smith (born 1999), American actress and musician
Harley Edward Streten (born 1991), Australian DJ known professionally as Flume
Harley Venton (born 1953), American actor
Politicians
Harley Desjarlais, Canadian regional Métis leader
Harley Frank, Canadian First Nations leader
Harley M. Jacklin (1889–1970), American politician
Harley M. Kilgore (1893–1956), United States Senator from West Virginia
Harley E. Knox (1899–1956), American independent politician
Harley A. Martin (1880–1951), American politician
Harley Orrin Staggers (1907–1991), American politician
Harley O. Staggers Jr. (born 1951), American politician
Sportspeople
Harley Boss (1908–1964) a Major League Baseball first baseman
Harley Dillinger (1894–1959), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Harley Hisner (1926–2015), Major League Baseball pitcher
Harley Lewis (born 1971), American professional wrestler
Harley Marques Silva (born 1975), Brazilian beach volleyball player
Harley McCollum (1916–1984), American football tackle
Harley Payne (1868–1935), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Harley Sewell (1931–2011), American football guard
Harley Race (1943–2019), American professional wrestler and promoter
Harley Roberts (1912–1989), English cricketer and amateur golfer
Harley Windsor (born 1996), Australian ice skater
Others
Harley H. Christy (1870–1950), United States Navy vice admiral
Harley Earl (1894–1969), car designer and coachbuilder, the first styling chief at General Motors
Harley Hotchkiss (1927–2011) Canadian businessman
Harley Pasternak (born 1974), Canadian personal trainer, public speaker and author
Harley Peyton, American television producer and writer
Harley O. Teets (1906–1957), American law enforcement official and warden of San Quentin State Prison
Fictional characters
Harley Hartwell, a teenage detective from the Case Closed/Detective Conan anime
Harley Keener, a character in Iron Man 3 and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Harley Quinn, a DC Comics character who first appeared in Batman: The Animated Series in September 1992
Harley Warren, in H. P. Lovecraft's story "The Statement of Randolph Carter"