NameTides

Reilly

Reilly was the #2,822 girls' name in the US in 2025 (60 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Reilly as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Reilly as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Reilly as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,822 (60)#5,927 (3)—#3,478 (5)
2024#2,694 (64)——#2,975 (6)
2023#3,225 (50)———
2022#2,661 (65)——#2,835 (6)
2021#2,638 (65)——#1,876 (11)
2020#2,216 (81)#3,899 (5)——
2019#2,249 (81)——#3,266 (5)
2018#2,457 (72)———
2017#2,401 (75)#5,765 (3)#808 (3)—
2016#1,996 (99)#4,763 (4)—#2,195 (9)
2015#2,123 (90)#5,730 (3)—#2,363 (8)
2014#2,139 (89)——#2,905 (6)
2013#1,929 (103)——#2,595 (7)
2012#1,859 (108)#4,838 (4)—#2,158 (9)
2011#1,564 (140)#4,049 (5)—#2,348 (8)

Reilly as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Reilly as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Reilly as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,676 (48)#3,684 (5)———#2,527 (7)
2024#2,789 (46)#3,689 (5)#535 (5)——#2,238 (8)
2023#2,416 (56)#2,161 (10)#533 (5)—#770 (3)#2,614 (6)
2022#2,493 (55)#3,049 (6)———#2,810 (5)
2021#2,300 (60)#2,301 (9)——#755 (3)#2,061 (8)
2020#2,505 (51)#1,723 (13)———#2,013 (8)
2019#2,020 (72)#2,104 (10)#701 (3)——#1,256 (16)
2018#2,029 (71)#1,683 (14)#433 (7)—#635 (4)#1,219 (16)
2017#2,130 (64)#1,398 (18)#442 (7)#415 (3)—#1,074 (20)
2016#1,663 (95)#1,123 (25)#486 (6)——#1,198 (17)
2015#1,790 (84)#1,159 (23)#337 (10)#415 (3)—#1,319 (14)
2014#1,536 (104)#959 (30)#399 (8)#346 (4)—#1,107 (18)
2013#1,444 (114)#692 (47)#366 (9)——#1,028 (20)
2012#1,202 (149)#569 (63)#235 (19)#403 (3)—#1,257 (15)
2011#1,219 (143)#652 (50)#261 (15)——#1,268 (15)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1998 at #623.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1978.
  • In 2025, 56% of US babies named Reilly were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 27,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 27,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 36,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Reilly is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 36,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Reilly by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,240ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Reilly (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ReillyCanadaGirls#3,4785
ReillyCanadaBoys#2,5277
ReillyEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
ReillyEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
ReillyIrelandBoys—too few
ReillyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ReillyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ReillyScotlandGirls—too few
ReillyScotlandBoys—too few
ReillyUSGirls#2,82260
ReillyUSBoys#2,67648