Names / Unisex names
Riley
Current rank
#48
and easing
All-time peak
#22
in 2016
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
246,900
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #22 in 2016 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. Courageous. Stateside, it first shows up in 1880. 2016 marked its high point, reaching #22. Today it sits at #48 and is drifting lower. Across all years, more than 246,900 children have been named this.