Riley

Given to 246,985 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −17% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#48

recorded as girls

6 since 2024

#207

recorded as boys

22 since 2024

Babies in 2025

6,107

girls 4,441 · boys 1,666

Peak year

2016

7,159 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

246,985

since 1880

Born a Riley? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Riley was most popular in 2016, when 7,159 babies recorded as girls got the name (4.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,441 babies were named Riley, ranking #48 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	4,441	48	1,666	207
2024	4,657	42	1,573	229
2023	4,643	43	1,632	223
2022	4,914	39	1,600	225
2021	5,225	37	1,452	245
2020	5,339	33	1,368	257
2019	5,712	30	1,374	263
2018	6,010	28	1,470	250
2017	6,368	25	1,471	252
2016	7,159	22	1,728	224
2015	5,739	35	2,094	194
2014	4,800	47	2,448	174
2013	4,941	45	2,559	157
2012	4,833	47	2,890	133
2011	5,045	47	3,462	111
2010	5,543	40	3,649	105
2009	5,637	38	3,791	107
2008	5,774	39	4,132	106
2007	5,212	52	3,973	109
2006	5,056	56	4,396	101
2005	5,127	54	4,110	106
2004	4,982	58	4,110	106
2003	4,243	72	4,077	104
2002	3,906	77	3,959	99
2001	3,044	106	3,653	105
2000	2,552	131	3,421	109
1999	2,312	138	2,970	127
1998	1,877	166	3,013	128
1997	1,669	184	2,833	135
1996	1,150	246	2,393	146
1995	969	287	1,919	170
1994	756	349	1,588	194
1993	553	453	1,379	218
1992	424	555	1,067	266
1991	286	726	865	297
1990	238	822	814	311
1989	169	1014	675	342
1988	124	1210	529	378
1987	88	1470	476	398
1986	99	1327	403	431
1985	64	1760	334	473
1984	22	3613	252	547
1983	36	2516	225	562
1982	35	2645	198	611
1981	25	3340	180	635
1980	18	4148	164	678
1979	16	4420	162	671
1978	13	4931	166	651
1977	10	5888	116	793
1976	7	7296	106	809
1975	11	5161	106	808
1974	8	6258	85	867
1973	7	6666	90	839
1972	<5	—	85	873
1971	<5	—	96	822
1970	<5	—	78	905
1969	<5	—	79	861
1968	5	7016	94	765
1967	<5	—	73	836
1966	<5	—	93	757
1965	6	5817	73	859
1964	<5	—	106	747
1963	<5	—	99	766
1962	<5	—	112	725
1961	<5	—	102	762
1960	<5	—	107	745
1959	<5	—	113	721
1958	<5	—	115	699
1957	6	5377	141	648
1956	<5	—	134	655
1955	<5	—	130	648
1954	<5	—	166	573
1953	<5	—	164	551
1952	7	4483	163	546
1951	5	5414	146	566
1950	<5	—	152	548
1949	<5	—	170	510
1948	<5	—	179	492
1947	6	4764	186	495
1946	<5	—	166	501
1945	<5	—	139	507
1944	<5	—	171	467
1943	5	4691	171	473
1942	5	4622	157	492
1941	5	4420	174	446
1940	<5	—	150	471
1939	<5	—	139	488
1938	<5	—	141	487
1937	6	3800	139	481
1936	<5	—	156	450
1935	<5	—	156	456
1934	<5	—	156	450
1933	<5	—	153	448
1932	<5	—	131	501
1931	<5	—	137	491
1930	5	4550	162	466
1929	6	4053	163	461
1928	<5	—	168	471
1927	<5	—	162	478
1926	<5	—	179	453
1925	<5	—	165	467
1924	<5	—	168	478
1923	5	4967	174	465
1922	<5	—	163	482
1921	<5	—	160	489
1920	<5	—	166	472
1919	<5	—	194	421
1918	<5	—	174	450
1917	<5	—	139	488
1916	<5	—	166	436
1915	<5	—	142	461
1914	<5	—	101	483
1913	<5	—	97	432
1912	<5	—	87	418
1911	<5	—	47	420
1910	<5	—	63	311
1909	<5	—	49	330
1908	<5	—	42	349
1907	<5	—	40	341
1906	<5	—	37	342
1905	<5	—	34	355
1904	<5	—	32	354
1903	<5	—	29	357
1902	<5	—	37	317
1901	<5	—	30	325
1900	<5	—	53	284
1899	<5	—	35	294
1898	<5	—	39	298
1897	<5	—	44	263
1896	<5	—	39	296
1895	<5	—	49	257
1894	<5	—	38	285
1893	<5	—	36	287
1892	<5	—	39	292
1891	<5	—	28	318
1890	<5	—	39	275
1889	<5	—	44	244
1888	<5	—	37	289
1887	<5	—	46	239
1886	<5	—	39	272
1885	<5	—	58	209
1884	<5	—	47	251
1883	<5	—	45	237
1882	<5	—	54	222
1881	<5	—	47	222
1880	<5	—	41	262