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Name meaning & stats

Riley

Riley means “rye clearing”. 241,388 US babies since 1940, peak 2008.

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What it means

“rye clearing”

Well documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2008

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

241,388 US babies were named Riley between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Riley (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 85% of the family

  • Riley 85%
  • Rylie 9%
  • Reilly 4%
  • Rylei <1%
  • Rhiley <1%
  • Reiley <1%
  • Ryli <1%
  • Rhylie <1%
  • Rielly <1%
  • Riely <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2008)