Riley Name Popularity

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How popular is Riley?

Ranking 28th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Riley is very popular.

Currently in the top 50, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #22 in 2016 with 7,141 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Riley was less than 5, most recently in 1972.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Riley occurred roughly during the years 1976-2004, 2005-2008, and 2012-2016.

Riley became more popular as a girls name in 2003.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

How popular will Riley be?

Riley's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Riley for their newborn has risen.

The name Riley is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Riley (Girl)		Riley (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5,976	28	1,455	250
2017		6,353	25	1,465	253
2016		7,141	22	1,717	225
2015		5,730	35	2,088	194
2014		4,794	47	2,444	174
2013		4,935	45	2,552	158
2012		4,830	47	2,881	133
2011		5,033	47	3,459	111
2010		5,538	40	3,642	105
2009		5,635	38	3,786	107
2008		5,768	39	4,129	106
2007		5,209	52	3,970	109
2006		5,055	56	4,394	101
2005		5,124	54	4,110	106
2004		4,982	58	4,109	106
2003		4,242	72	4,077	104
2002		3,906	77	3,959	99
2001		3,044	106	3,652	105
2000		2,552	131	3,421	109
1999		2,312	138	2,970	127
1998		1,877	166	3,013	128
1997		1,669	184	2,833	135
1996		1,148	248	2,393	146
1995		969	287	1,918	170
1994		755	350	1,588	194
1993		552	453	1,377	219
1992		425	555	1,067	266
1991		285	730	865	297
1990		238	827	813	311
1989		168	1,020	676	341
1988		124	1,216	528	378
1987		88	1,481	476	399
1986		99	1,337	403	431
1985		64	1,781	333	473
1984		22	3,690	253	549
1983		37	2,504	225	563
1982		36	2,628	199	612
1981		24	3,510	181	632
1980		18	4,271	164	678
1979		15	4,791	162	671
1978		13	5,137	167	650
1977		10	6,225	117	793
1976		7	7,910	106	814
1975		11	5,414	107	808
1974		8	6,714	85	878
1973		8	6,516	90	840
1972		< 5	--	85	877
1971		< 5	--	96	827
1970		< 5	--	78	908
1969		< 5	--	79	866
1968		5	7,905	94	769
1967		< 5	--	73	841
1966		< 5	--	93	761
1965		6	6,349	73	867
1964		< 5	--	106	748
1963		< 5	--	99	770
1962		< 5	--	112	727
1961		< 5	--	102	767
1960		< 5	--	108	745
1959		< 5	--	112	726
1958		< 5	--	116	699
1957		6	5,928	141	646
1956		< 5	--	134	656
1955		< 5	--	130	649
1954		< 5	--	166	575
1953		< 5	--	163	556
1952		7	4,834	164	546
1951		5	6,051	146	570
1950		< 5	--	152	548
1949		< 5	--	169	514
1948		< 5	--	180	493
1947		6	5,176	186	495
1946		< 5	--	166	503
1945		< 5	--	139	509
1944		< 5	--	171	467
1943		5	5,235	171	474
1942		5	5,234	157	493
1941		5	4,948	174	446
1940		< 5	--	150	474
1939		< 5	--	140	485
1938		< 5	--	140	491
1937		6	4,174	139	483
1936		< 5	--	156	452
1935		< 5	--	156	456
1934		< 5	--	155	452
1933		< 5	--	154	448
1932		< 5	--	131	504
1931		< 5	--	137	491
1930		5	5,122	162	467
1929		6	4,482	162	463
1928		< 5	--	168	471
1927		< 5	--	162	478
1926		< 5	--	179	453
1925		< 5	--	165	471
1924		< 5	--	168	478
1923		5	5,572	174	467
1922		< 5	--	163	482
1921		< 5	--	160	491
1920		< 5	--	166	473
1919		< 5	--	194	421
1918		< 5	--	174	450
1917		< 5	--	139	489
1916		< 5	--	166	436
1915		< 5	--	142	461
1914		< 5	--	101	486
1913		< 5	--	97	433
1912		< 5	--	87	419
1911		< 5	--	47	424
1910		< 5	--	63	315
1909		< 5	--	49	332
1908		< 5	--	42	353
1907		< 5	--	40	348
1906		< 5	--	37	344
1905		< 5	--	34	357
1904		< 5	--	32	356
1903		< 5	--	29	359
1902		< 5	--	37	325
1901		< 5	--	30	332
1900		< 5	--	53	286
1899		< 5	--	35	299
1898		< 5	--	39	305
1897		< 5	--	44	268
1896		< 5	--	39	300
1895		< 5	--	49	259
1894		< 5	--	38	288
1893		< 5	--	36	289
1892		< 5	--	39	297
1891		< 5	--	28	322
1890		< 5	--	39	277
1889		< 5	--	44	248
1888		< 5	--	37	296
1887		< 5	--	46	240
1886		< 5	--	39	274
1885		< 5	--	58	210
1884		< 5	--	47	253
1883		< 5	--	45	238
1882		< 5	--	54	224
1881		< 5	--	47	222
1880		< 5	--	41	265

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.