Riley
#48 for girls in 2025, 4,441 births · #207 for boys in 2025, 1,666 births
Given to girls 57.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2016 · 7,159 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 24 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 141,960since 1923
Riley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #48 | 4,441 | #207 | 1,666 |
| 2024 | #42 | 4,657 | #229 | 1,573 |
| 2023 | #43 | 4,643 | #223 | 1,632 |
| 2022 | #39 | 4,914 | #225 | 1,600 |
| 2021 | #37 | 5,225 | #245 | 1,452 |
| 2020 | #33 | 5,339 | #257 | 1,368 |
| 2019 | #30 | 5,712 | #263 | 1,374 |
| 2018 | #28 | 6,010 | #250 | 1,470 |
| 2017 | #25 | 6,368 | #252 | 1,471 |
| 2016 | #22 | 7,159 | #224 | 1,728 |
| 2015 | #35 | 5,739 | #194 | 2,094 |
| 2014 | #47 | 4,800 | #174 | 2,448 |
| 2013 | #45 | 4,941 | #157 | 2,559 |
| 2012 | #47 | 4,833 | #133 | 2,890 |
| 2011 | #47 | 5,045 | #111 | 3,462 |
| 2010 | #40 | 5,543 | #105 | 3,649 |
| 2009 | #38 | 5,637 | #107 | 3,791 |
| 2008 | #39 | 5,774 | #106 | 4,132 |
| 2007 | #52 | 5,212 | #109 | 3,973 |
| 2006 | #56 | 5,056 | #101 | 4,396 |
| 2005 | #54 | 5,127 | #106 | 4,110 |
| 2004 | #58 | 4,982 | #106 | 4,110 |
| 2003 | #72 | 4,243 | #104 | 4,077 |
| 2002 | #77 | 3,906 | #99 | 3,959 |
| 2001 | #106 | 3,044 | #105 | 3,653 |
| 2000 | #131 | 2,552 | #109 | 3,421 |
| 1999 | #138 | 2,312 | #127 | 2,970 |
| 1998 | #166 | 1,877 | #128 | 3,013 |
| 1997 | #184 | 1,669 | #135 | 2,833 |
| 1996 | #246 | 1,150 | #146 | 2,393 |
| 1995 | #287 | 969 | #170 | 1,919 |
| 1994 | #349 | 756 | #194 | 1,588 |
| 1993 | #453 | 553 | #218 | 1,379 |
| 1992 | #555 | 424 | #266 | 1,067 |
| 1991 | #726 | 286 | #297 | 865 |
| 1990 | #822 | 238 | #311 | 814 |
| 1989 | #1,014 | 169 | #342 | 675 |
| 1988 | #1,210 | 124 | #378 | 529 |
| 1987 | #1,470 | 88 | #398 | 476 |
| 1986 | #1,327 | 99 | #431 | 403 |
| 1985 | #1,760 | 64 | #473 | 334 |
| 1984 | #3,613 | 22 | #547 | 252 |
| 1983 | #2,516 | 36 | #562 | 225 |
| 1982 | #2,645 | 35 | #611 | 198 |
| 1981 | #3,340 | 25 | #635 | 180 |
| 1980 | #4,148 | 18 | #678 | 164 |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 | #671 | 162 |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 | #651 | 166 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #793 | 116 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #809 | 106 |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | #808 | 106 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #867 | 85 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #839 | 90 |
| 1972 | — | #873 | 85 | |
| 1971 | — | #822 | 96 | |
| 1970 | — | #905 | 78 | |
| 1969 | — | #861 | 79 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #765 | 94 |
| 1967 | — | #836 | 73 | |
| 1966 | — | #757 | 93 | |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #859 | 73 |
| 1964 | — | #747 | 106 | |
| 1963 | — | #766 | 99 | |
| 1962 | — | #725 | 112 | |
| 1961 | — | #762 | 102 | |
| 1960 | — | #745 | 107 | |
| 1959 | — | #721 | 113 | |
| 1958 | — | #699 | 115 | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #648 | 141 |
| 1956 | — | #655 | 134 | |
| 1955 | — | #648 | 130 | |
| 1954 | — | #573 | 166 | |
| 1953 | — | #551 | 164 | |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #546 | 163 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #566 | 146 |
| 1950 | — | #548 | 152 | |
| 1949 | — | #510 | 170 | |
| 1948 | — | #492 | 179 | |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #495 | 186 |
| 1946 | — | #501 | 166 | |
| 1945 | — | #507 | 139 | |
| 1944 | — | #467 | 171 | |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #473 | 171 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #492 | 157 |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #446 | 174 |
| 1940 | — | #471 | 150 | |
| 1939 | — | #488 | 139 | |
| 1938 | — | #487 | 141 | |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #481 | 139 |
| 1936 | — | #450 | 156 | |
| 1935 | — | #456 | 156 | |
| 1934 | — | #450 | 156 | |
| 1933 | — | #448 | 153 | |
| 1932 | — | #501 | 131 | |
| 1931 | — | #491 | 137 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #466 | 162 |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #461 | 163 |
| 1928 | — | #471 | 168 | |
| 1927 | — | #478 | 162 | |
| 1926 | — | #453 | 179 | |
| 1925 | — | #467 | 165 | |
| 1924 | — | #478 | 168 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #465 | 174 |
| 1922 | — | #482 | 163 | |
| 1921 | — | #489 | 160 | |
| 1920 | — | #472 | 166 | |
| 1919 | — | #421 | 194 | |
| 1918 | — | #450 | 174 | |
| 1917 | — | #488 | 139 | |
| 1916 | — | #436 | 166 | |
| 1915 | — | #461 | 142 | |
| 1914 | — | #483 | 101 | |
| 1913 | — | #432 | 97 | |
| 1912 | — | #418 | 87 | |
| 1911 | — | #420 | 47 | |
| 1910 | — | #311 | 63 | |
| 1909 | — | #330 | 49 | |
| 1908 | — | #349 | 42 | |
| 1907 | — | #341 | 40 | |
| 1906 | — | #342 | 37 | |
| 1905 | — | #355 | 34 | |
| 1904 | — | #354 | 32 | |
| 1903 | — | #357 | 29 | |
| 1902 | — | #317 | 37 | |
| 1901 | — | #325 | 30 | |
| 1900 | — | #284 | 53 | |
| 1899 | — | #294 | 35 | |
| 1898 | — | #298 | 39 | |
| 1897 | — | #263 | 44 | |
| 1896 | — | #296 | 39 | |
| 1895 | — | #257 | 49 | |
| 1894 | — | #285 | 38 | |
| 1893 | — | #287 | 36 | |
| 1892 | — | #292 | 39 | |
| 1891 | — | #318 | 28 | |
| 1890 | — | #275 | 39 | |
| 1889 | — | #244 | 44 | |
| 1888 | — | #289 | 37 | |
| 1887 | — | #239 | 46 | |
| 1886 | — | #272 | 39 | |
| 1885 | — | #209 | 58 | |
| 1884 | — | #251 | 47 | |
| 1883 | — | #237 | 45 | |
| 1882 | — | #222 | 54 | |
| 1881 | — | #222 | 47 | |
| 1880 | — | #262 | 41 | |
The first year at least five girls were named Riley! It came in at #4,967, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1923–1928, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Riley is popular in 1993
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#139 · 1 in 535
- Idaho#155 · 1 in 613
- Nebraska#189 · 1 in 944
- Minnesota#215 · 1 in 1,362
- Washington#229 · 1 in 1,189
Best ever in a state: #6 in Hawaii, 2016.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #139 | 6 | 1 in 535 |
| Idaho | #155 | 9 | 1 in 613 |
| Nebraska | #189 | 9 | 1 in 944 |
| Minnesota | #215 | 19 | 1 in 1,362 |
| Washington | #229 | 25 | 1 in 1,189 |
| Oregon | #232 | 14 | 1 in 1,141 |
| Utah | #251 | 11 | 1 in 1,230 |
| Iowa | #285 | 8 | 1 in 1,861 |
| Colorado | #292 | 13 | 1 in 1,559 |
| Massachusetts | #292 | 19 | 1 in 1,803 |
| Michigan | #299 | 28 | 1 in 1,979 |
| Indiana | #318 | 16 | 1 in 2,073 |
| Arizona | #322 | 16 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Virginia | #342 | 16 | 1 in 2,204 |
| Oklahoma | #345 | 8 | 1 in 2,055 |
| Wisconsin | #357 | 11 | 1 in 2,463 |
| Kansas | #368 | 6 | 1 in 2,152 |
| South Carolina | #390 | 7 | 1 in 2,512 |
| Tennessee | #403 | 10 | 1 in 2,923 |
| Missouri | #425 | 10 | 1 in 3,053 |
| California | #436 | 97 | 1 in 2,573 |
| Illinois | #442 | 26 | 1 in 2,892 |
| Alabama | #472 | 7 | 1 in 3,050 |
| Maryland | #507 | 7 | 1 in 3,670 |
| Texas | #544 | 40 | 1 in 3,426 |
| Ohio | #556 | 15 | 1 in 4,403 |
| Pennsylvania | #697 | 11 | 1 in 6,019 |
| Florida | #703 | 14 | 1 in 5,319 |
| Louisiana | #709 | 5 | 1 in 4,623 |
| North Carolina | #768 | 6 | 1 in 6,397 |
| New York | #839 | 17 | 1 in 6,653 |
| New Jersey | #946 | 5 | 1 in 8,900 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Riley
- 6 spots since 2024 (#42 → #48)
- 15 spots since 2020 (#33 → #48)
- 13 spots since 2015 (#35 → #48)
- Biggest jump: 192 spots in 1990 (#1,014 → #822)
- Biggest drop: 7 spots in 2011 (#40 → #47)
- Debuted 1923
- Peaked 2016 at #22 (7,159 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 2002–2025
- Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1990–2025
- Highest: 1 in 248 girls born in 2016 were named Riley (0.40%)
- Latest: 1 in 362 girls born in 2025 (0.28%)
- 39.6% of all girls named Riley (56,150) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2002, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 11 | #4,053 (1929) | #4,510 |
| 1930s | 11 | #3,800 (1937) | #4,175 |
| 1940s | 21 | #4,420 (1941) | #4,624 |
| 1950s | 18 | #4,483 (1952) | #5,091 |
| 1960s | 11 | #5,817 (1965) | #6,417 |
| 1970s | 72 | #4,420 (1979) | #5,803 |
| 1980s | 680 | #1,014 (1989) | #2,304 |
| 1990s | 10,234 | #138 (1999) | #393 |
| 2000s | 45,533 | #38 (2009) | #68 |
| 2010s | 56,150 | #22 (2016) | #37 |
| 2020s | 29,219 | #33 (2020) | #40 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Riley in 1993
Top girls' names in 1993
Top boys' names in 1993
More about 1993
girls
1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 3,271 of them was named Riley, which outranked 97.1% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 1,422 of them was named Riley, which outranked 97.9% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.