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Mobley

Quick answerMobley is an English surname derived from the Old English personal name "Mobbe" combined with the suffix "-ley" (meaning clearing or meadow), thus denoting "Mobbe's clearing." The name is primarily English in origin and has been used throughout English-speaking cultures since medieval times, with notable bearers in…

English · Boy · 2 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#4,033
TrendVintage
Peak year1919
Syllables2
OriginEnglish
LanguageEnglish
CultureEnglish-speaking
Letters6
Numerology9 Chaldean 22
Global rank#4,033

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Mobley

Mobley is an English surname derived from the Old English personal name "Mobbe" combined with the suffix "-ley" (meaning clearing or meadow), thus denoting "Mobbe's clearing." The name is primarily English in origin and has been used throughout English-speaking cultures since medieval times, with notable bearers in American history and literature.

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Etymology

Mobley is an English surname derived from the Old English personal name "Mobbe" combined with the suffix "-ley" (meaning clearing or meadow), thus denoting "Mobbe's clearing." The name is primarily English in origin and has been used throughout English-speaking cultures since medieval times, with notable bearers in American history and literature.

Mobley currently ranks #4,033 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1919.

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