Whaley

WAY-lee /ˈweɪli/
boy 2 syllables fading

Whaley is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Whaley is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1947. Whaley was first reported in SSA data in 1938 and peaked in 1947 (6 births).

About the name Whaley

PronunciationWAY-lee /ˈweɪli/
6peak births 1947
1938first in SSA data

Names similar to Whaley

How popular is Whaley?

Boys named Whaley
1938194019451947
Boys named Whaley per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1938–1947 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1947) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Whaley total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19476—#3,724
19385—#4,019