EveryBabyNames

Riley

4 countries#48 in United States, 2025
US
#48
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#83
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#77
in Northern Ireland, 2025
FR
#696
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
252,743
Peak year (United States)
2008
Peak-year count
9,906
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Riley was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandNorthern IrelandFrance

Country by country

United States

246,985 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #48 · peaked in 2008 with 9,906 births

Most common in: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

3,285 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #83 · peaked in 2012 with 426 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

1,299 births recorded 2001–2025 · currently #77 · peaked in 2012 with 189 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

France

1,174 births recorded 1992–2022 · currently #696 · peaked in 2022 with 121 births

Most common in: Seine-Saint-Denis, Essonne, Val-d'Oise, Seine-et-Marne, Guyane

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Riley’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#56
2007#52↑4
2008#39↑13
2009#38↑1
2010#40↓2
2011#47↓7
2012#47
2013#45↑2
2014#47↓2
2015#35↑12
2016#22↑13
2017#25↓3
2018#28↓3
2019#30↓2
2020#33↓3
2021#37↓4
2022#39↓2
2023#43↓4
2024#42↑1
2025#48↓6

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