Reilley
Reilley is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Reilley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reilley is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Reilley
As a girl name
Reilley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 17 Reilleys were born — ranking #6,767 that year. As of 2026, Reilley ranks #13,149 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 180 Reilleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Reilley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 16 Reilleys were born — ranking #5,486 that year. As of 2026, Reilley ranks #12,182 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 107 Reilleys 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 Reilley
Reilley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 180 births in the dataset. Reilley's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #6,767. Use the chart and map above to compare Reilley'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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