NameTides

Riley

Riley was the #48 girls' name in the US in 2025 (4,441 babies), and #186 in England & Wales and #97 in Canada.

Riley as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Riley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies 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.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USScotlandCanadaNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesIreland
Riley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies 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.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#48 (4,441)#186 (270)#122 (37)#154 (12)#266 (16)#97 (261)#91 (78)#96 (67)
2024#42 (4,657)#175 (280)#108 (40)#192 (9)#197 (22)#71 (341)#84 (86)#98 (60)
2023#43 (4,643)#221 (212)#133 (32)#328 (4)#143 (33)#79 (311)——
2022#39 (4,914)#219 (219)#124 (34)#218 (8)#169 (30)#77 (308)#77 (89)—
2021#37 (5,225)#207 (246)#112 (40)#237 (7)#198 (24)#73 (359)#87 (84)#84 (71)
2020#33 (5,339)#229 (202)#124 (37)#246 (6)#138 (36)#73 (339)——
2019#30 (5,712)#243 (199)#144 (32)#243 (7)#165 (31)#75 (335)#82 (86)#100 (66)
2018#28 (6,010)#270 (178)#143 (33)#179 (11)#134 (41)#67 (383)——
2017#25 (6,368)#260 (191)#229 (19)#174 (12)#178 (29)#63 (411)——
2016#22 (7,159)#301 (165)#240 (17)#211 (9)#200 (25)#64 (398)——
2015#35 (5,739)#539 (80)#509 (6)#358 (4)#316 (15)#111 (271)——
2014#47 (4,800)#763 (51)#430 (8)—#264 (19)#127 (243)——
2013#45 (4,941)#1,075 (33)#449 (7)#440 (3)#747 (4)#137 (218)——
2012#47 (4,833)#1,058 (33)#426 (8)#330 (5)#560 (7)#185 (176)——
2011#47 (5,045)#692 (56)#515 (6)#246 (7)#393 (12)#138 (222)——

Riley as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Riley as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies 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.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaIrelandUS
Riley as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies 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.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#207 (1,666)#83 (619)#83 (64)#77 (31)#188 (25)#173 (196)#66 (122)#62 (115)
2024#229 (1,573)#80 (685)#85 (60)#108 (21)#144 (36)#140 (230)#71 (108)#60 (121)
2023#223 (1,632)#80 (639)#82 (64)#92 (27)#138 (41)#167 (192)#68 (117)#68 (92)
2022#225 (1,600)#79 (720)#79 (69)#98 (26)#154 (37)#154 (222)#58 (143)#48 (121)
2021#245 (1,452)#70 (817)#96 (62)#84 (35)#146 (41)#151 (244)#61 (149)#79 (93)
2020#257 (1,368)#67 (842)#67 (79)#73 (40)#147 (39)#146 (245)#53 (165)#62 (114)
2019#263 (1,374)#62 (1,048)#52 (104)#76 (42)#151 (38)#186 (203)#56 (156)#57 (124)
2018#250 (1,470)#58 (1,168)#74 (91)#75 (40)#144 (42)#163 (232)#61 (148)#56 (113)
2017#252 (1,471)#43 (1,427)#47 (125)#70 (46)#166 (36)#147 (265)#45 (182)#60 (107)
2016#224 (1,728)#40 (1,556)#36 (157)#64 (49)#136 (48)#124 (324)#35 (234)#51 (120)
2015#194 (2,094)#40 (1,728)#40 (156)#59 (56)#105 (68)#126 (324)#40 (208)#48 (121)
2014#174 (2,448)#35 (2,177)#27 (223)#31 (85)#119 (60)#106 (380)#39 (209)#46 (133)
2013#157 (2,559)#21 (3,122)#15 (265)#20 (117)#112 (65)#110 (372)#31 (278)#36 (171)
2012#133 (2,890)#8 (4,825)#4 (418)#9 (184)#101 (75)#101 (400)#29 (278)#25 (217)
2011#111 (3,462)#13 (4,226)#14 (306)#18 (139)#123 (59)#80 (463)#20 (359)#22 (216)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2016 at #22.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1923.
  • In 2025, 73% of US babies named Riley were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 360 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 3. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 360common
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 940common
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 480common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 610common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 570common
USBoys2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 440common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 310common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 270common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 950common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 810common

Next year

On its recent trend, Riley is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 380 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 360 to 1 in 390.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Riley by state, 2025Alaska: #60AKMaine: #73MEWisconsin: #46WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: #29NHWashington: #53WAIdaho: #74IDMontana: #62MTNorth Dakota: #58NDMinnesota: #58MNIllinois: #58ILMichigan: #40MINew York: #48NYMassachusetts: #41MAOregon: #27ORNevada: #53NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #139SDIowa: #111IAIndiana: #83INOhio: #37OHPennsylvania: #22PANew Jersey: #48NJConnecticut: #24CTRhode Island: #23RICalifornia: #72CAUtah: #139UTColorado: #33CONebraska: #110NEMissouri: #45MOKentucky: #27KYWest Virginia: #57WVVirginia: #29VAMaryland: #44MDDelaware: #31DEArizona: #74AZNew Mexico: #37NMKansas: #54KSArkansas: #47ARTennessee: #35TNNorth Carolina: #44NCSouth Carolina: #46SCDistrict of Columbia: #34DCOklahoma: #94OKLouisiana: #27LAMississippi: #45MSAlabama: #31ALGeorgia: #31GAHawaii: #36HITexas: #70TXFlorida: #52FL
Riley (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#60151
Quebec2025#17932

Riley (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RileyCanadaGirls#97261
RileyCanadaBoys#173196
RileyEngland & WalesGirls#186270
RileyEngland & WalesBoys#83619
Riley-England & WalesBoys—too few
RileyIrelandGirls#26616
RileyIrelandBoys#18825
RileyNorthern IrelandGirls#15412
RileyNorthern IrelandBoys#7731
RileyNSWGirls#9178
RileyNSWBoys#66122
RileyScotlandGirls#12237
RileyScotlandBoys#8364
RileyUSGirls#484,441
RileyUSBoys#2071,666
RileyVICGirls#9667
RileyVICBoys#62115