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Refers To Those Who Lived Close To A Rye Field. Also Used For Boys.
Riley Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
44.39%
Male
55.61%
Female
Riley is predominantly a girls name, with 55.61% of Rileys being girls, and 44.39% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 98140 males named Riley, and 122933 females given the name
Popularity of Riley by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Riley in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Riley: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Riley' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Riley in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Riley's average ranking is 7433.13, with it's highest ever rank being #70. Riley has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 0 times, and has reached the top hundred names 19 times.
Riley has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 221073 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Riley gained the most popularity as a baby name in 2016, when it's usage went up by 125.86%. During this year, 7110 babies were named Riley, which was 0.1965% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.197%, in this year alone more than 7000 girls were named Riley.
Popular 'R' Names - Girls
| Name | 'R-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley | 1. | 70. | 7110 | 0.197% |
| Ruby | 2. | 174. | 3796 | 0.105% |
| Reagan | 3. | 228. | 3081 | 0.085% |
| Rylee | 4. | 242. | 2947 | 0.081% |
| Rose | 5. | 352. | 2016 | 0.056% |
| Raelynn | 6. | 360. | 1971 | 0.054% |
| Ryleigh | 7. | 378. | 1877 | 0.052% |
| Rachel | 8. | 382. | 1854 | 0.051% |
| Reese | 9. | 390. | 1815 | 0.05% |
| Rebecca | 10. | 448. | 1563 | 0.043% |
| Rowan | 11. | 509. | 1344 | 0.037% |
| Rosalie | 12. | 540. | 1241 | 0.034% |
| Raegan | 13. | 589. | 1129 | 0.031% |
| River | 14. | 597. | 1118 | 0.031% |
| Remi | 15. | 612. | 1095 | 0.03% |
| Ruth | 16. | 621. | 1081 | 0.03% |
| Raelyn | 17. | 648. | 1024 | 0.028% |
| Rylie | 18. | 665. | 1003 | 0.028% |
| Regina | 19. | 861. | 733 | 0.02% |
| Rosemary | 20. | 863. | 729 | 0.02% |