Enclosed meadow or Pendas meadow
Derived from Old English, this surname-turned-given-name likely refers to an enclosed meadow or a clearing belonging to a person named Penda. It follows the popular trend of 'ley' ending names while remaining exceptionally rare.
Less common today
Penley isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,891 in 2021.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
