girls:
72 births since 2001
#5644 (1st percentile)
boys:
69 births since 2000
#4517 (1st percentile)
overall:
141 births since 2000
#7598 (2nd percentile)
The name Rilley is the #7,598 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 141 recorded births since 2000. This represents the 1.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 1.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,644 (1.2% percentile) for all time with 72 births since 2001. For boys, it ranks #4,517 (1.4% percentile) for all time with 69 births since 2000.
Rilley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2000 (2000 for boys and 2001 for girls). Birth data for Rilley is available in 16 out of the 22 years between 2000 and 2021 (12 years for girls and 11 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 Rilley is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2021, 100.0% of babies named Rilley were girls. Interestingly, until around 2011, the name was more popular for boys (59.2% boys from 2000 to 2010), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (74.4% girls from 2011 to 2021).
For girls, Rilley reached its peak popularity in 2012, achieving the 0.3% percentile (ranked #934) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 2011, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.3% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 2021.
For boys, Rilley reached its peak popularity in 2002, achieving the 0.5% percentile (ranked #809) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 2002, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.5% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2012.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Rilley".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Rilley. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 59.5% confident that Rilley is pronounced as RIH-lee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is RAI-lee, at 40.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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