Shanley comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Shanley" means "peaceful meadow".
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How popular is Shanley?
1993peak year
The name Shanley reached its peak in 1993, with 26 registrations (ranked #4080). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1967, roughly 26 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #14369) today, averaging about 7 new babies per year. Shanley has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 473 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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