Oak meadow
Derived from Old English elements 'ac' (oak) and 'leah' (wood, clearing, or meadow). It originally served as a topographic surname for someone living near an oak grove.
Less common today
Ackley isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,420 in 2020.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Robert Ackley, a character and roommate of Holden Caulfield · The Catcher in the Rye
