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Riley

Unisex #43 in 2023

Riley is a unisex name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Riley

From Ryley in Lancashire, from ryge + leah. A variant of Reilly, from Ó Raghallaigh (see O'Reilly).

Popularity of Riley

Popularity, 1880–2023

6,268 births in 2023

1880 2023

234,610 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2008

9,904 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Germanic

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Boy · Germanic languages

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Boy · Germanic languages

Anglicized from Raghnall, itself derived from Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn + valdr, later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold

Little king; descendant of Rían

A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh

Boy · Germanic languages

A number of places elsewhere

In regular use since the Reformation

Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.