Admirable or hawk-like
Shaely is a modern American coinage, likely a blend of the Irish name Shea, meaning 'admirable' or 'stately,' and the popular suffix -ly. It may also be interpreted as a variant of Shae, which is derived from the Gaelic word for a hawk.
Less common today
Shaely isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,267 in 2003.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
