Meaning of name Riley

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Meaning

The name Riley has the following meaning:

Courageous.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Riley as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby boy name, Riley is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 108 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Riley fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 1 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 107 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Riley in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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See worldwide popularity rankings of Riley as a baby name (outside USA)

Pronunciation

The name Riley is pronounced as ry-lee

Origins

Riley originates from the Irish language.
See other suggested Irish baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Riley and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Riley: Boys - Harmon, Sean, Sullivan, Girls - Breana, Omie, Both genders - Brady, Brian, Cody, Darby, Ennis, Gale

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Riley: Reiley, Reilley, Reilly, Reily, Rhiely, Rhilea, Rhilee, Rhiley, Rhilie, Rhily, Rhylee, Rhyley, Rieley, Rielly, Riely, Rilea, Rileah, Rilee, Rileigh, Rili, Rilie, Rilley, Rillie, Rily, Rilye, Ryely, Rylee, Ryley (English), Rylie

Style

We think the name Riley should fall under the following style category: For Both Genders.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Riley to be: Athletic and muscular chap

In one word, you might describe Riley as a(n) "muscular" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Riley (or its variants) are:

Riley Mackey Odoms, born on 1 March , a famous footballer. Riley Mackey Odoms's background: A former American football tight end for the Denver Broncos from 1972-1983.

Riley Bryant Smith, born on 12 April, a famous actor. Riley Bryant Smith's background: An American actor. He had a recurring role in the Emmy-nominated CBS series Joan of Arcadia, the shortlived WB series Summerland and the NBC show Hawaii.

Riley H. Smith, born on 14 July, a famous footballer. Riley H. Smith's background: An American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He was the first player that signed from the draft that played in the NFL.