Bailiff or berry clearing
Bayly is a variant of the English surname Bailey. It originally referred to an occupational name for a bailiff or officer of justice, or a locational name referring to a berry clearing or a courtyard within castle walls.
Less common today
Bayly isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,549 in 1996.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
A character in the novel 'Bayly's Bond' Β· Bayly's Bond