66%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɑɹt.li/(American English) /ˈhɑːt.li/(British English) [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 serious Categories animals, currently out of the US top 1000, deer, fauna, nature, place names, rare English, surnames, y vowels