Robley as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Robley

What is the meaning of the name Robley ?

The baby name Robley is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ROB-lee (IPA: /ˈrɒbli/ or /ˈrɑbli/).

Robley is English in Origin.

Robley is an English surname-turned-given name formed with the Old English suffix -ley, meaning “clearing” or “meadow.” The first element likely comes from the personal name Rob/Robert, yielding the sense “Robert’s meadow” or “Rob’s clearing.” The name appears in northern English records as a family name and later crossed the Atlantic, where it was occasionally adopted as a first name. Despite the visual overlap, it is unrelated to Spanish roble, “oak.”

Used sparingly as a given name since the 18th–19th centuries, Robley gained modest notice via figures such as physician Robley Dunglison and U.S. admiral Robley D. Evans. It remains rare today, fitting the modern taste for surname names. Variants and spellings include Robly and Roblee; short forms Rob, Robbie, and Lee are natural diminutives. Related names by origin include Robert, Robin, and the many -ley surnames derived from leah.

⚙ Robley is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Robley appears only 2 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.