girls:
5.4k births since 1978
#2280 (60th percentile)
boys:
4.5k births since 1953
#1813 (60th percentile)
overall:
9.9k births since 1953
#2693 (65th percentile)
The name Reilly is the #2,693 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 9,867 recorded births since 1953. This represents the 65.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 65.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #2,280 (60.1% percentile) for all time with 5,403 births since 1978. For boys, it ranks #1,813 (60.5% percentile) for all time with 4,464 births since 1953.
Reilly first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1953 (1953 for boys and 1978 for girls). Birth data for Reilly is available in 50 out of the 71 years between 1953 and 2023 (49 years for boys and 45 years for girls). 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 Reilly is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 52.8% of babies named Reilly were boys. Interestingly, until around 1996, the name was more popular for boys (56.3% boys from 1953 to 1995), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (56.1% girls from 1996 to 2023).
For girls, Reilly reached its peak popularity in 1998, achieving the 39.6% percentile (ranked #528) with 196 births per million. The name was most common in 1998, with 196 births per million (ranked 39.6% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2001, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Reilly ranks #902 for girls (4.8% percentile) with 29 births per million, which is 14.6% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Reilly reached its peak popularity in 2002, achieving the 24.4% percentile (ranked #615) with 99 births per million. The name was most common in 2002, with 99 births per million (ranked 24.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2009, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Reilly ranks #860 for boys (5.6% percentile) with 31 births per million, which is 31.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Reilly".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Reilly. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 70.5% confident that Reilly is pronounced as RAI-lee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is REE-lee, at 29.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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