girls:
618 births since 1991
#5098 (11th percentile)
boys:
324 births since 1994
#4262 (7th percentile)
overall:
942 births since 1991
#6797 (12th percentile)
The name Reiley is the #6,797 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 942 recorded births since 1991. This represents the 12.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 12.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,098 (10.8% percentile) for all time with 618 births since 1991. For boys, it ranks #4,262 (7.0% percentile) for all time with 324 births since 1994.
Reiley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1991 (1991 for girls and 1994 for boys). Birth data for Reiley is available in 31 out of the 33 years between 1991 and 2023 (31 years for girls and 24 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Reiley has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (65.6% of all recorded births). In 2023, 50.0% of babies named Reiley were girls.
For girls, Reiley reached its peak popularity in 1998, achieving the 3.7% percentile (ranked #842) with 19 births per million. The name was most common in 1998, with 19 births per million (ranked 3.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Reiley ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 15.0% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Reiley reached its peak popularity in 2006, achieving the 2.3% percentile (ranked #855) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 2009, with 12 births per million (ranked 2.2% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2014, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Reiley ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 23.2% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Reiley".
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These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Reiley", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 59 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Riley" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Riley..
Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Reiley. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 62.8% confident that Reiley is pronounced as RAI-lee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is REE-lee, at 20.9% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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