Riley

Riley \ri-ley, ril-ey\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Riley used as a name girl name origin, with the latter form being more common. Its pronunciation is RIYLiy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Riley: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Riley?

Riley is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Old English origins. The name is of the meaning rye field. The name is derived from the surname, itself from the English place name in Devon, Lancashire, and elsewhere; the place name is of the elements 'ryge' (rye) and 'leah' (wood, clearing, meadow). In Ireland, the first name is sometimes derived from the surname Reilly, or else from the Old Irish personal name Raghallach. Riley has 16 variants. Alternatives consist of Reilly meaning of name, Reyly name variations, meaning of Rhiley, short names for Rhylee, Rhyley meaning and origin, what does the name Rieley mean, name Rielly origin, what does the name Riely mean, Rilee name variations, Rilley meaning, what does the name Rilo mean, Rily meaning and origin, Rilye meaning and origin, meaning of Rylee, and Rylie meaning of name. The variant spelling meaning of Ryley is another English form. See also the related form, name Briley meaning. Riley is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1960s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2006, 0.201% of baby boys were given the name Riley. Its ranking then was #101. In 2010, its usage was 0.177% and its ranking #105, and it was the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, Riley was used 12 times more than the subsequent ranked name, baby name Rylee. Though Riley is more popular as a girl name today, there was a period before 2001 that it was given more often to boys. From 2002 on, increasingly more girls than boys were named Riley. In 2009, 55% more girls than boys were given the name Riley.

A famous person named Riley is Guitarist B.B. King, born Riley B. King, 16 September 1925, Itta Bena, Mississippi.

List of baby names Riley:

name Reilly (English), what does the name Rielly mean, Riely name variations, Rylee name popularity (English), meaning of Raelee, name Rahul meaning (English and Indian), nicknames for Raileigh, Railey name, short names for Ralee, short names for Raleigh (English), Raley meaning and origin, Rali name popularity, meaning of Ralie, name Rally origin (English), name Raly meaning, baby name Raoul (English, French, and Spanish), meaning of Rauel, Rawleigh name popularity (English), nicknames for Rawley (English), and Rawli name.

The baby name Riley fun facts:

The name Riley in reverse order is "Yelir".

The numerological value of the name Riley is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Riley?

Riley is in the top names in USA.