Names Like Foley — Find Similar Baby Names
Foley is a 5-letter Irish boys' name meaning “Plunders”. This page collects 104 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Fahey and Farley, Irish cousins like Abban and Abiageal, rhyming names ending in -ley like Ley and Adley, and names sharing the “plunders” concept like Rypan.
For the full Foley profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Foley page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Foley
24 baby names that differ from Foley by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fahey | 2 | From The Green Field | Irish | Male |
| Farley | 2 | From The Bull's Pasture | English | Male |
| Fola | 2 | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "Honor." | African | Female |
| Fowler | 2 | Game Warden | English | Male |
| Frey | 2 | Lord | English | Male |
| Faber | 3 | Derived From The Roman Clan Name Fabius: A Name Given Several Roman... | English | Male |
| Fae | 3 | Variant Of Faith. Confidence: Trust: Belief. | English | Female |
| Faelen | 3 | Faelen Is Irish Gaelic And Means Wolf | English | Male |
| Faer | 3 | Traveler | English | Male |
| Fagen | 3 | Ardent | Gaelic | Male |
| Fahy | 3 | From The Green Field | Irish | Male |
| Fajer | 3 | Wicked One | Arabic | Male |
| Fala | 3 | Choctaw Name Meaning "Crow." FLO | Native American | Female |
| Falak | 3 | Star | Arabic | Female |
| Falk | 3 | Surname Relating To Falconry. | German | Male |
| Falke | 3 | Surname Relating To Falconry. | German | Male |
| Falken | 3 | Surname Relating To Falconry. | German | Male |
| Fallyn | 3 | In Charge. | Irish | Female |
| Falon | 3 | In Charge. | Irish | Female |
| Falyn | 3 | Iris. Variant Of Fallon. | English | Female |
| Fane | 3 | Joyful | English | Male |
| Fanny | 3 | Pet Name Meaning Free: Variant Of Frances. | English | Female |
| Faolan | 3 | Little Wolf | Gaelic | Male |
| Faren | 3 | Adventurous. | English | Female |
More Irish Names
24 baby names that share Foley’s Irish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abban | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Male |
| Abiageal | Irish Form Of Abigail (Brings Joy) ADARA, ATHDARA | Female |
| Abracham | Irish Form Of Abraham | Male |
| Adare | From The Ford Of The Oak Tree | Male |
| Addergoole | From Between Two Fords | Male |
| Adeen | Little Fire | Female |
| Aderrig | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aeary | Scholar | Male |
| Afric | Pleasant | Female |
| Africa | Pleasant | Female |
| Agata | Kind | Female |
| Agate | Kind | Female |
| Aghaderg | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aghadreena | From The Field Of The Sloe Bushes | Female |
| Aghamora | From The Great Field | Female |
| Aghamore | From The Great Field | Male |
| Aghaveagh | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghavilla | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghna | Irish Form Of Agnes | Female |
| Aghy | Friend Of Horses | Male |
| Aguistin | Majestic | Male |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Female |
| Ahane | From The Little Ford | Male |
| Aideen | Little Fire | Female |
5-Letter F-Names Like Foley
24 names that share Foley's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Foley's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Foley
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Foley.
Names That Rhyme with Foley
18 baby names that share Foley's last 3 letters — -ley. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ley | Meadow | English | Female |
| Adley | Judicious | Hebrew | Male |
| Ailey | Light | Irish | Female |
| Arley | From The Hare's Meadow | English | Male |
| Auley | Irish Form Of Olaf | Irish | Male |
| Caley | Slender | Gaelic | Male |
| Coley | Variant Of Nicholas People's Victory. | English | Male |
| Daley | Lives In The Valley | English | Male |
| Haley | Field Of Hay. Usually A Surname. | English | Female |
| Kaley | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | English | Female |
| Kiley | Boomerang. Variant Of Kylie. Pretty. | Irish | Female |
| Miley | English | Female | |
| Oxley | From The Ox Enclosure | English | Male |
| Raley | From The Roe Deer Meadow | English | Male |
| Riley | Valliant. Rye. Form Of Ryley. | English | Male |
| Ryley | Island Meadow. | Irish | Male |
| Wiley | Well-Watered Meadow. | English | Male |
| Zaley | English | Female |
Names That Start Like Foley
1 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Foley — Fol-. Good for parents who like Foley's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fola | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "Honor." | African | Female |