Greeley \g-ree-ley\ as a boy's name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Greeley is "gray meadow". Place name, also possibly "green meadow". American use of the name may be homage to 19th-century journalist and politician Horace Greeley.

Greeley has 3 variant forms: Greelea, Greeleigh and Greely.

Baby names that sound like Greeley are Carley, Corley, Curley, Gerrell, Gorrell and Guriel.