Riley

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Riley is a given name of English, Irish origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (30% of births). There have been 240,821 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 137,477 as girls and 103,344 as boys. Riley gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2016 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #338 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	6,211
2023	6,268
2022	6,505
2021	6,667
2020	6,706
2019	7,083
2018	7,479
2017	7,837
2016	8,887
2015	7,831
2014	7,244
2013	7,500
2012	7,723
2011	8,505
2010	9,192
2009	9,427
2008	9,904
2007	9,185
2006	9,452
2005	9,237
2004	9,092
2003	8,320
2002	7,865
2001	6,697
2000	5,973
1999	5,282
1998	4,890
1997	4,502
1996	3,543
1995	2,888
1994	2,344
1993	1,931
1992	1,491
1991	1,151
1990	1,052
1989	844
1988	653
1987	564
1986	502
1985	398
1984	274
1983	262
1982	234
1981	206
1980	184
1979	178
1978	180
1977	126
1976	113
1975	118
1974	93
1973	97
1972	85
1971	96
1970	78
1969	79
1968	99
1967	73
1966	93
1965	79
1964	106
1963	99
1962	112
1961	102
1960	107
1959	113
1958	115
1957	147
1956	134
1955	130
1954	166
1953	164
1952	170
1951	151
1950	152
1949	170
1948	179
1947	192
1946	166
1945	139
1944	171
1943	176
1942	162
1941	179
1940	150
1939	139
1938	141
1937	145
1936	156
1935	156
1934	156
1933	153
1932	131
1931	137
1930	167
1929	169
1928	168
1927	162
1926	179
1925	165
1924	168
1923	179
1922	163
1921	160
1920	166
1919	194
1918	174
1917	139
1916	166
1915	142
1914	101
1913	97
1912	87
1911	47
1910	63
1909	49
1908	42
1907	40
1906	37
1905	34
1904	32
1903	29
1902	37
1901	30
1900	53
1899	35
1898	39
1897	44
1896	39
1895	49
1894	38
1893	36
1892	39
1891	28
1890	39
1889	44
1888	37
1887	46
1886	39
1885	58
1884	47
1883	45
1882	54
1881	47
1880	41