Riley
RYE-lee Girl and boy English / Irish
Rye clearing
Etymology
From Old English ryge (rye) + leah (clearing, meadow). Also a variant of the Irish surname Reilly, from Ó Raghallaigh.
Variants
- Ryley
Rank by region
| Region | Boys | Girls | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | — | 2025 | |
| New South Wales | 2025 | ||
| Victoria | 2025 | ||
| Queensland | 2025 | ||
| Western Australia | 2025 | ||
| South Australia | 2025 | ||
| United States | 2025 | ||
| England and Wales | 2025 | ||
| Scotland | 2024 | ||
| Northern Ireland | 2025 | ||
| Ireland | 2025 | ||
| Canada | 2024 | ||
| New Zealand | 2025 |
Near Riley in Australia, 2025
Australia top boysPopularity
Stable
#49 2025 · 446 babies
| Year | Australia | NSW | Victoria | Queensland | WA | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #9 | #21 | Not ranked | #13 | #8 | #9 |
| 2007 | #6 | #7 | Not ranked | #6 | #3 | #6 |
| 2008 | #5 | #6 | #8 | #5 | #3 | #2 |
| 2009 | #7 | #10 | #13 | #5 | #3 | #2 |
| 2010 | #12 | #20 | #19 | #7 | #7 | #8 |
| 2011 | #14 | #20 | #22 | #8 | #10 | #12 |
| 2012 | #21 | #29 | #25 | #12 | Not ranked | #6 |
| 2013 | #26 | #31 | #36 | #18 | Not ranked | #26 |
| 2014 | #37 | #39 | #46 | #27 | Not ranked | #20 |
| 2015 | #33 | #40 | #48 | #26 | Not ranked | #15 |
| 2016 | #34 | #35 | #51 | #27 | Not ranked | #26 |
| 2017 | #46 | #45 | #61 | #39 | Not ranked | #25 |
| 2018 | #48 | #61 | #57 | #36 | Not ranked | #33 |
| 2019 | #45 | #56 | #57 | #34 | Not ranked | #30 |
| 2020 | #50 | #53 | #62 | #48 | Not ranked | #40 |
| 2021 | Not ranked | #61 | #79 | #36 | Not ranked | #43 |
| 2022 | #46 | #58 | #48 | #44 | Not ranked | #35 |
| 2023 | Not ranked | #68 | #68 | #47 | Not ranked | #39 |
| 2024 | Not ranked | #71 | #61 | #44 | #44 | #50 |
| 2025 | #49 | #66 | #62 | #53 | #28 | #41 |
Stable and still inside the top 50.
Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.
Rising
#208 2025 · 1,666 babies
| Year | US |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #101 |
| 2007 | #109 |
| 2008 | #106 |
| 2009 | #107 |
| 2010 | #105 |
| 2011 | #111 |
| 2012 | #133 |
| 2013 | #158 |
| 2014 | #174 |
| 2015 | #194 |
| 2016 | #224 |
| 2017 | #252 |
| 2018 | #250 |
| 2019 | #263 |
| 2020 | #257 |
| 2021 | #245 |
| 2022 | #225 |
| 2023 | #223 |
| 2024 | #229 |
| 2025 | #208 |
Rising, but still outside the top 50.
Recognisable, but likely to feel uncommon in most classrooms.
Falling
#83 2025 · 619 babies
| Year | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #64 |
| 2007 | #57 |
| 2008 | #33 |
| 2009 | #29 |
| 2010 | #25 |
| 2011 | #13 |
| 2012 | #8 |
| 2013 | #21 |
| 2014 | #35 |
| 2015 | #40 |
| 2016 | #40 |
| 2017 | #43 |
| 2018 | #58 |
| 2019 | #62 |
| 2020 | #67 |
| 2021 | #70 |
| 2022 | #79 |
| 2023 | #80 |
| 2024 | #80 |
| 2025 | #83 |
Falling and now outside the top 50.
Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.
Falling
#85 2024 · 60 babies
| Year | Scotland |
|---|---|
| 2005 | #137 |
| 2006 | #132 |
| 2007 | #98 |
| 2008 | #64 |
| 2009 | #60 |
| 2010 | #41 |
| 2011 | #14 |
| 2012 | #4 |
| 2013 | #15 |
| 2014 | #27 |
| 2015 | #40 |
| 2016 | #36 |
| 2017 | #48 |
| 2018 | #74 |
| 2019 | #53 |
| 2020 | #68 |
| 2021 | #96 |
| 2022 | #79 |
| 2023 | #85 |
| 2024 | #85 |
Falling and now outside the top 50.
Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.
Stable
#78 2025 · 31 babies
| Year | N. Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #148 |
| 2007 | #110 |
| 2008 | #84 |
| 2009 | #66 |
| 2010 | #66 |
| 2011 | #18 |
| 2012 | #9 |
| 2013 | #20 |
| 2014 | #31 |
| 2015 | #60 |
| 2016 | #66 |
| 2017 | #71 |
| 2018 | #77 |
| 2019 | #78 |
| 2020 | #74 |
| 2021 | #86 |
| 2022 | #99 |
| 2023 | #94 |
| 2024 | #110 |
| 2025 | #78 |
Stable, still outside the top 50.
Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.
Falling
#194 2025 · 25 babies
| Year | Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #578 |
| 2007 | #321 |
| 2008 | #274 |
| 2009 | #218 |
| 2010 | #163 |
| 2011 | #124 |
| 2012 | #101 |
| 2013 | #112 |
| 2014 | #119 |
| 2015 | #105 |
| 2016 | #139 |
| 2017 | #168 |
| 2018 | #148 |
| 2019 | #155 |
| 2020 | #151 |
| 2021 | #147 |
| 2022 | #156 |
| 2023 | #140 |
| 2024 | #147 |
| 2025 | #194 |
Falling and now outside the top 50.
Recognisable, but likely to feel uncommon in most classrooms.
Rising
#140 2024 · 230 babies
| Year | Canada |
|---|---|
| 2005 | #51 |
| 2006 | #53 |
| 2007 | #59 |
| 2008 | #58 |
| 2009 | #56 |
| 2010 | #67 |
| 2011 | #80 |
| 2012 | #102 |
| 2013 | #110 |
| 2014 | #107 |
| 2015 | #124 |
| 2016 | #125 |
| 2017 | #147 |
| 2018 | #164 |
| 2019 | #187 |
| 2020 | #146 |
| 2021 | #151 |
| 2022 | #155 |
| 2023 | #170 |
| 2024 | #140 |
Rising, but still outside the top 50.
Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.
Falling
#66 2025 · 59 babies
| Year | NZ |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #25 |
| 2007 | #17 |
| 2008 | #6 |
| 2009 | #10 |
| 2010 | #19 |
| 2011 | #22 |
| 2012 | #34 |
| 2013 | #32 |
| 2014 | #44 |
| 2015 | #40 |
| 2016 | #42 |
| 2017 | #41 |
| 2018 | #50 |
| 2019 | #54 |
| 2020 | #53 |
| 2021 | #61 |
| 2022 | #51 |
| 2023 | #45 |
| 2024 | #47 |
| 2025 | #66 |
Falling and now outside the top 50.
Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.
Outside the top 50
2025
| Year | Australia | NSW | Victoria | Queensland | WA | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2018 | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2019 | Not ranked | #83 | #100 | Not ranked | Not ranked | #84 |
| 2020 | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2021 | Not ranked | #88 | #84 | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2022 | Not ranked | #77 | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2023 | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not ranked | #85 | Not ranked | #90 |
| 2024 | Not ranked | #84 | #98 | Not ranked | #84 | Not ranked |
| 2025 | Not ranked | #93 | #98 | #87 | #79 | #83 |
Outside the combined top 50 for 2025.
Falling
#48 2025 · 4,441 babies
| Year | US |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #56 |
| 2007 | #52 |
| 2008 | #39 |
| 2009 | #38 |
| 2010 | #40 |
| 2011 | #47 |
| 2012 | #47 |
| 2013 | #45 |
| 2014 | #47 |
| 2015 | #35 |
| 2016 | #22 |
| 2017 | #25 |
| 2018 | #28 |
| 2019 | #30 |
| 2020 | #33 |
| 2021 | #37 |
| 2022 | #39 |
| 2023 | #43 |
| 2024 | #42 |
| 2025 | #48 |
Falling, but still inside the top 50.
Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.
Rising
#188 2025 · 270 babies
| Year | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #736 |
| 2007 | #634 |
| 2008 | #600 |
| 2009 | #590 |
| 2010 | #838 |
| 2011 | #698 |
| 2012 | #1071 |
| 2013 | #1092 |
| 2014 | #777 |
| 2015 | #545 |
| 2016 | #302 |
| 2017 | #262 |
| 2018 | #270 |
| 2019 | #244 |
| 2020 | #231 |
| 2021 | #207 |
| 2022 | #219 |
| 2023 | #222 |
| 2024 | #175 |
| 2025 | #188 |
Rising, but still outside the top 50.
Recognisable, but likely to feel uncommon in most classrooms.
Rising
#111 2024 · 40 babies
| Year | Scotland |
|---|---|
| 2005 | #408 |
| 2006 | #530 |
| 2007 | #542 |
| 2008 | #560 |
| 2009 | #388 |
| 2010 | #295 |
| 2011 | #568 |
| 2012 | #460 |
| 2013 | #494 |
| 2014 | #467 |
| 2015 | #556 |
| 2016 | #260 |
| 2017 | #236 |
| 2018 | #149 |
| 2019 | #148 |
| 2020 | #126 |
| 2021 | #113 |
| 2022 | #128 |
| 2023 | #135 |
| 2024 | #111 |
Rising, but still outside the top 50.
Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.
Rising
#158 2025 · 12 babies
| Year | N. Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Not ranked |
| 2007 | #501 |
| 2008 | #307 |
| 2009 | #303 |
| 2010 | #230 |
| 2011 | #272 |
| 2012 | #374 |
| 2013 | #552 |
| 2014 | Not ranked |
| 2015 | #412 |
| 2016 | #226 |
| 2017 | #178 |
| 2018 | #193 |
| 2019 | #259 |
| 2020 | #273 |
| 2021 | #261 |
| 2022 | #240 |
| 2023 | #379 |
| 2024 | #210 |
| 2025 | #158 |
Rising, but still outside the top 50.
Recognisable, but likely to feel uncommon in most classrooms.
Falling
#270 2025 · 16 babies
| Year | Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Not ranked |
| 2007 | Not ranked |
| 2008 | #722 |
| 2009 | #865 |
| 2010 | #881 |
| 2011 | #410 |
| 2012 | #601 |
| 2013 | #857 |
| 2014 | #271 |
| 2015 | #343 |
| 2016 | #202 |
| 2017 | #182 |
| 2018 | #137 |
| 2019 | #169 |
| 2020 | #141 |
| 2021 | #201 |
| 2022 | #170 |
| 2023 | #147 |
| 2024 | #207 |
| 2025 | #270 |
Falling and now outside the top 50.
Recognisable, but likely to feel uncommon in most classrooms.
Stable
#74 2024 · 327 babies
| Year | Canada |
|---|---|
| 2005 | #153 |
| 2006 | #151 |
| 2007 | #146 |
| 2008 | #133 |
| 2009 | #157 |
| 2010 | #145 |
| 2011 | #138 |
| 2012 | #182 |
| 2013 | #137 |
| 2014 | #126 |
| 2015 | #111 |
| 2016 | #64 |
| 2017 | #63 |
| 2018 | #66 |
| 2019 | #77 |
| 2020 | #73 |
| 2021 | #74 |
| 2022 | #78 |
| 2023 | #79 |
| 2024 | #74 |
Stable, still outside the top 50.
Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.
Falling
#51 2025 · 68 babies
| Year | NZ |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #59 |
| 2007 | #76 |
| 2008 | #80 |
| 2009 | #75 |
| 2010 | #60 |
| 2011 | #108 |
| 2012 | #92 |
| 2013 | #110 |
| 2014 | #105 |
| 2015 | #61 |
| 2016 | #50 |
| 2017 | #51 |
| 2018 | #56 |
| 2019 | #34 |
| 2020 | #30 |
| 2021 | #30 |
| 2022 | #40 |
| 2023 | #41 |
| 2024 | #49 |
| 2025 | #51 |
Falling and now outside the top 50.
Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.