Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 57% girls / 43% boys
Riley is a transferred use of an English surname derived from Old English ryge 'rye' + lēah 'wood, clearing'. It is also derived from the Irish surname O'Reilly, which originated from the Irish name Raghallach, of unknown meaning.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Riley yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 5 | #5,572 |
| 1929 | 6 | #4,483 |
| 1930 | 5 | #5,120 |
| 1937 | 6 | #4,174 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,949 |
| 1942 | 5 | #5,233 |
| 1943 | 5 | #5,235 |
| 1947 | 6 | #5,175 |
| 1951 | 5 | #6,053 |
| 1952 | 7 | #4,834 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,931 |
| 1965 | 6 | #6,354 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,909 |
| 1973 | 7 | #7,241 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,717 |
| 1975 | 11 | #5,417 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,914 |
| 1977 | 10 | #6,224 |
| 1978 | 13 | #5,138 |
| 1979 | 16 | #4,566 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 25 | #3,409 |
| 1982 | 36 | #2,628 |
| 1983 | 37 | #2,506 |
| 1984 | 22 | #3,690 |
| 1985 | 64 | #1,779 |
| 1986 | 99 | #1,337 |
| 1987 | 88 | #1,482 |
| 1988 | 124 | #1,216 |
| 1989 | 169 | #1,016 |
| 1990 | 238 | #826 |
| 1991 | 286 | #727 |
| 1992 | 424 | #556 |
| 1993 | 553 | #453 |
| 1994 | 756 | #350 |
| 1995 | 969 | #287 |
| 1996 | 1,150 | #247 |
| 1997 | 1,669 | #184 |
| 1998 | 1,877 | #166 |
| 1999 | 2,312 | #138 |
| 2000 | 2,552 | #131 |
| 2001 | 3,044 | #106 |
| 2002 | 3,906 | #77 |
| 2003 | 4,243 | #72 |
| 2004 | 4,982 | #58 |
| 2005 | 5,127 | #54 |
| 2006 | 5,056 | #56 |
| 2007 | 5,212 | #52 |
| 2008 | 5,773 | #39 |
| 2009 | 5,636 | #38 |
| 2010 | 5,543 | #40 |
| 2011 | 5,043 | #47 |
| 2012 | 4,833 | #47 |
| 2013 | 4,941 | #45 |
| 2014 | 4,798 | #47 |
| 2015 | 5,738 | #35 |
| 2016 | 7,159 | #22 |
| 2017 | 6,366 | #25 |
| 2018 | 6,009 | #28 |
| 2019 | 5,710 | #30 |
| 2020 | 5,338 | #33 |
| 2021 | 5,219 | #37 |
| 2022 | 4,906 | #39 |
| 2023 | 4,637 | #43 |
| 2024 | 4,644 | #42 |
