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“Rye meadow or clearing” — Old English origin
Girl's name · #48 in the US (2025) · 2010s
Riley reached its best rank, #22, in 2016 and remains near the top at #48 today. About 142,000 girls have carried it since 1923. About 75% of babies named Riley in recent years have been girls. Together with its spelling variants Rylee (#137) and Rylie (#478), Riley would rank around #14 with about 7,200 births last year — the newborns split about 62/29/9 across Riley, Rylee, and Rylie. A popular twin pairing with Riley is Reagan for a girl.
Around the world: #51 in New Zealand (2025) · #74 in Canada (2024) · #86 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #91 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #96 in Australia (VIC) (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 347 notable people named Riley:
Sports figures appear 3.04× more often than among typical names — e.g. Riley Day, Australian athlete.
Similar names: Rylee · Brooklyn · Reese · Hailey · Avery · Hadley
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