Rye clearing or courageous
A variant of the Irish surname Reilly or the English place name Riley. It traditionally refers to a meadow where rye is grown or stems from the Irish name Raghallach, meaning valiant or courageous.
Less common today
Riely isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,604 in 2002.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
