Reiley
Reiley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Amy Reiley, American aphrodisiac foods authority and author Carol E.
Meaning & Origin of Reiley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reiley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Amy Reiley, American aphrodisiac foods authority and author Carol E.
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The Story of Reiley
As a girl name
Reiley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 37 Reileys were born — ranking #3,301 that year. As of 2026, Reiley ranks #15,178 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 618 Reileys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Reiley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1994, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 25 Reileys were born — ranking #3,888 that year. As of 2026, Reiley ranks #12,230 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 324 Reileys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Reiley
Reiley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 618 births in the dataset. Reiley's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #3,301. Use the chart and map above to compare Reiley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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