Berry wood or bailiff
A variant of Bailey, derived from the Old English 'beg-leah' meaning berry clearing or the Middle English 'baili' referring to a public administrator or steward. It originally served as an occupational surname for a bailiff or a topographical name for someone living near a berry wood.
Less common today
Baley isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,454 in 1997.
A character in the animated series 'The Land Before Time' · The Land Before Time
The protagonist of Isaac Asimov's Robot series · The Caves of Steel
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
