66%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɑɹt.li/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From an English surname that was derived from a place name, itself from Old English heorot "hart, male deer" and leah "woodland, clearing". Related Names RootHartley (surname) PopularityDetails Last ranked #951 in 1909 United States People think this name isRate·Details strong strange simple Categories animals, currently out of the US top 1000, deer, fauna, nature, place names, rare English, surnames, y vowels