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Riley name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Riley ranks #48 in female records (4,441 reported) and #208 in male records (1,666 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Riley becoming more popular?

Riley's reported female count decreased by 216 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #42 to #48. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Riley in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for RileyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.7,1590201620252016: 7,159 female records2017: 6,368 female records2018: 6,010 female records2019: 5,712 female records2020: 5,339 female records2021: 5,225 female records2022: 4,914 female records2023: 4,643 female records2024: 4,657 female records2025: 4,441 female records2016: 1,728 male records2017: 1,471 male records2018: 1,470 male records2019: 1,374 male records2020: 1,368 male records2021: 1,452 male records2022: 1,600 male records2023: 1,632 male records2024: 1,573 male records2025: 1,666 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20254,441481,666208
20244,657421,573229
20234,643431,632223
20224,914391,600225
20215,225371,452245
20205,339331,368257
20195,712301,374263
20186,010281,470250
20176,368251,471252
20167,159221,728224

Questions about Riley’s popularity

How common is Riley in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Riley ranks #48 in female records (4,441 reported) and #208 in male records (1,666 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Riley?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Riley only.

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