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The baby name Ley is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /leɪ/ ("LAY"); Spanish /lej/; Chinese/Hawaiian pronunciations often similar to /leɪ/..

Ley is Chinese, English, Hawaiian, Polynesian, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese, English, Hawaiian, Polynesian, Spanish
Pronunciation: /leɪ/ ("LAY"); Spanish /lej/; Chinese/Hawaiian pronunciations often similar to /leɪ/.

What is the meaning of the name Ley ?

The baby name Ley is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /leɪ/ ("LAY"); Spanish /lej/; Chinese/Hawaiian pronunciations often similar to /leɪ/..

Ley is Chinese, English, Hawaiian, Polynesian, Spanish in Origin.

Ley is a concise unisex name with deep toponymic roots. It descends from Old English lēah, “woodland clearing” or “meadow,” whose Middle English spellings included ley/lea/leigh. The element is ubiquitous in English place names (e.g., Henley, Ashley) and gave rise to surnames that later converted into given names. As a standalone first name, Ley appears sporadically from the late 19th century and more steadily in the late 20th–21st centuries, favored for its streamlined look and simple sound.

Variants and near-equivalents include Leigh, Lee, and Lea; Ley can also be viewed as a modern respelling of these. The -ley suffix features in many related names such as Hadley, Finley, and Kimberley. In German and Dutch toponymy, Ley/Ley- can mean “rock” or “cliff” (cf. Loreley), offering a secondary geographic sense. Note that Spanish ley “law” is a semantic coincidence rather than the name’s origin.

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Ley – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AZ Girls 0 #74 2 1,051
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
QA 0 #104 3 7,011
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
PR Girls 0 #165 3 3,171
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
AR 0 #191 3 2,915
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
NA Boys 0 #251 3 6,830
MO Girls 0 #255 9 7,056
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
EC Girls 0 #257 2 3,650
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
TW Girls 0 #286 4 8,139
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
MY 0 #320 11 12,352
CN Boys 0 #328 4 9,639
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
QA Girls 0 #336 8 15,378
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
PH Girls 0 #368 23 13,098
PH Boys 0 #371 13 11,440
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
BO 0 #402 7 6,868
OM Girls 0 #419 6 15,987
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
MX 0 #444 2 8,339
CO 0 #463 18 7,768
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
PA Girls 0 #471 11 9,861
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
RU Girls 0 #485 14 11,913
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
KW Girls 0 #505 11 19,177
IR Girls 0 #511 20 8,334
CR Girls 0 #516 17 11,342
IQ Girls 0 #518 8 11,303
RU Boys 0 #524 3 12,621
UY Girls 0 #529 8 6,731
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
AE Girls 0 #544 10 20,968
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
SG Girls 0 #558 29 18,916
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
AR Girls 0 #571 29 8,289
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
BH 0 #581 7 17,937
BO Girls 0 #594 18 9,488
HK Girls 0 #603 13 16,104
BO Boys 0 #617 6 9,244
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
IL Girls 0 #644 2 11,648
SG Boys 0 #686 12 17,960
LB 0 #688 3 13,263
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
BR Boys 0 #729 23 12,213
Germany Girls 0 #803 36 4,949
TN 0 #810 20 13,765
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
CL Girls 0 #833 19 14,098
PE Boys 0 #851 28 14,506
PE Girls 0 #860 84 14,861
MY Girls 0 #878 117 24,821
CO Boys 0 #886 35 15,656
SA Girls 0 #903 33 25,931
OM Boys 0 #917 2 17,948
Spain Boys 0 #919 12 5,610
CO Girls 0 #920 159 16,140
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
BR Girls 0 #931 11 12,708
NL Boys 0 #940 12 5,873
MX Boys 0 #942 41 16,355
NL Girls 0 #942 14 5,933
Spain Girls 0 #946 38 5,561
MY Boys 0 #960 152 25,439
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,007 3 14,742
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MX Girls 0 #1,060 124 17,781
MA 0 #1,109 20 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,137 7 22,615
DZ 0 #1,145 32 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,169 10 25,619
TR 0 #1,178 34 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,230 7 25,928
IT Girls 0 #1,425 22 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,595 20 28,008

Ley is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Ley

Ley is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Ley is a one syllable name, pronounced /leɪ/ ("LAY"); Spanish /lej/; Chinese/Hawaiian pronunciations often similar to /leɪ/..
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Lei, Lee, Leigh and Leyh.
Ley is a name of Chinese origin, traditionally used in China. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within China and its diaspora communities.