Roe deer meadow or rye clearing
Raley is an English surname-turned-given name likely derived from Old English elements. It most commonly refers to a 'rye clearing' (ryge leah) or a 'roe deer meadow' (ra leah), following the pattern of many English habitational names ending in -ley.
Less common today
Raley isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,639 in 2007.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
