Ackley \a-ck-ley\ as a boy's name is a variant of Ackerley (Old English), and the meaning of Ackley is "oak meadow". The baby name Ackley sounds like Acklea, Acklie, Oakley and Wickley. Other similar baby names are Adley, Alley, Arley, Ashley, Atley, Attley, Audley, Buckley, Hockley and Rockley.