Rye clearing or wood clearing
Wriley is a modern phonetic spelling variant of the English surname Riley. It originates from Old English words 'ryge' (rye) and 'leah' (wood, clearing, meadow), originally denoting someone who lived near a rye field.
Less common today
Wriley isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,742 in 2011.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
