Riley is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2008 and remains in steady use.
Riley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #48 among girls (4,441) and #208 among boys (1,666) — overall #74 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,107 | 6,107 | #48 | #208 |
| 2024 | 6,230 | 6,230 | #42 | #229 |
| 2023 | 6,275 | 6,275 | #43 | #223 |
| 2022 | 6,514 | 6,514 | #39 | #225 |
| 2021 | 6,677 | 6,677 | #37 | #245 |
| 2020 | 6,707 | 6,707 | #33 | #257 |
| 2019 | 7,086 | 7,086 | #30 | #263 |
| 2018 | 7,480 | 7,485 | #28 | #250 |
| 2017 | 7,839 | 7,839 | #25 | #252 |
| 2016 | 8,887 | 8,893 | #22 | #224 |
| 2015 | 7,833 | 7,838 | #35 | #194 |
| 2014 | 7,248 | 7,248 | #47 | #174 |
| 2013 | 7,500 | 7,500 | #45 | #158 |
| 2012 | 7,723 | 7,728 | #47 | #133 |
| 2011 | 8,507 | 8,507 | #47 | #111 |
| 2010 | 9,192 | 9,197 | #40 | #105 |
| 2009 | 9,428 | 9,428 | #38 | #107 |
| 2008 | 9,906 | 9,911 | #39 | #106 |
| 2007 | 9,185 | 9,185 | #52 | #109 |
| 2006 | 9,452 | 9,452 | #56 | #101 |
| 2005 | 9,237 | 9,237 | #54 | #106 |
| 2004 | 9,092 | 9,092 | #58 | #106 |
| 2003 | 8,320 | 8,320 | #72 | #104 |
| 2002 | 7,865 | 7,865 | #77 | #99 |
| 2001 | 6,697 | 6,697 | #106 | #105 |
| 2000 | 5,973 | 5,973 | #131 | #109 |
| 1999 | 5,282 | 5,282 | #138 | #127 |
| 1998 | 4,890 | 4,890 | #166 | #128 |
| 1997 | 4,502 | — | #184 | #135 |
| 1996 | 3,543 | — | #247 | #146 |
| 1995 | 2,888 | — | #287 | #170 |
| 1994 | 2,344 | — | #350 | #194 |
| 1993 | 1,932 | — | #453 | #218 |
| 1992 | 1,491 | — | #556 | #267 |
| 1991 | 1,151 | — | #727 | #297 |
| 1990 | 1,052 | — | #826 | #311 |
| 1989 | 844 | — | #1,016 | #342 |
| 1988 | 653 | — | #1,216 | #378 |
| 1987 | 564 | — | #1,482 | #399 |
| 1986 | 502 | — | #1,337 | #431 |
| 1985 | 398 | — | #1,779 | #473 |
| 1984 | 274 | — | #3,690 | #549 |
| 1983 | 261 | — | #2,542 | #563 |
| 1982 | 233 | — | #2,686 | #613 |
| 1981 | 205 | — | #3,409 | #635 |
| 1980 | 182 | — | #4,271 | #678 |
| 1979 | 178 | — | #4,566 | #671 |
| 1978 | 179 | — | #5,137 | #653 |
| 1977 | 126 | — | #6,224 | #795 |
| 1976 | 113 | — | #7,913 | #814 |
| 1975 | 117 | — | #5,418 | #809 |
| 1974 | 93 | — | #6,717 | #877 |
| 1973 | 97 | — | #7,241 | #841 |
| 1972 | 85 | — | — | #876 |
| 1971 | 96 | — | — | #827 |
| 1970 | 78 | — | — | #908 |
| 1969 | 79 | — | — | #867 |
| 1968 | 99 | — | #7,909 | #769 |
| 1967 | 73 | — | — | #841 |
| 1966 | 93 | — | — | #761 |
| 1965 | 79 | — | #6,354 | #864 |
| 1964 | 106 | — | — | #748 |
| 1963 | 99 | — | — | #770 |
| 1962 | 112 | — | — | #727 |
| 1961 | 102 | — | — | #767 |
| 1960 | 107 | — | — | #747 |
| 1959 | 113 | — | — | #721 |
| 1958 | 115 | — | — | #700 |
| 1957 | 147 | — | #5,931 | #648 |
| 1956 | 134 | — | — | #656 |
| 1955 | 130 | — | — | #649 |
| 1954 | 166 | — | — | #574 |
| 1953 | 164 | — | — | #553 |
| 1952 | 170 | — | #4,833 | #547 |
| 1951 | 151 | — | #6,053 | #570 |
| 1950 | 152 | — | — | #548 |
| 1949 | 170 | — | — | #511 |
| 1948 | 179 | — | — | #494 |
| 1947 | 192 | — | #5,175 | #495 |
| 1946 | 166 | — | — | #503 |
| 1945 | 139 | — | — | #509 |
| 1944 | 171 | — | — | #467 |
| 1943 | 176 | — | #5,234 | #474 |
| 1942 | 162 | — | #5,234 | #493 |
| 1941 | 179 | — | #4,948 | #446 |
| 1940 | 150 | — | — | #474 |
| 1939 | 139 | — | — | #490 |
| 1938 | 141 | — | — | #491 |
| 1937 | 145 | — | #4,174 | #483 |
| 1936 | 156 | — | — | #452 |
| 1935 | 156 | — | — | #457 |
| 1934 | 156 | — | — | #450 |
| 1933 | 153 | — | — | #448 |
| 1932 | 131 | — | — | #503 |
| 1931 | 137 | — | — | #492 |
| 1930 | 167 | — | #5,120 | #467 |
| 1929 | 169 | — | #4,483 | #461 |
| 1928 | 168 | — | — | #471 |
| 1927 | 162 | — | — | #478 |
| 1926 | 179 | — | — | #453 |
| 1925 | 165 | — | — | #471 |
| 1924 | 168 | — | — | #478 |
| 1923 | 179 | — | #5,572 | #467 |
| 1922 | 163 | — | — | #482 |
| 1921 | 160 | — | — | #491 |
| 1920 | 166 | — | — | #473 |
| 1919 | 194 | — | — | #421 |
| 1918 | 174 | — | — | #450 |
| 1917 | 139 | — | — | #489 |
| 1916 | 166 | — | — | #436 |
| 1915 | 142 | — | — | #461 |
| 1914 | 101 | — | — | #486 |
| 1913 | 97 | — | — | #433 |
| 1912 | 87 | — | — | #419 |
| 1911 | 47 | — | — | #424 |
| 1910 | 63 | — | — | #315 |
| 1909 | 49 | — | — | #332 |
| 1908 | 42 | — | — | #353 |
| 1907 | 40 | — | — | #348 |
| 1906 | 37 | — | — | #344 |
| 1905 | 34 | — | — | #357 |
| 1904 | 32 | — | — | #356 |
| 1903 | 29 | — | — | #359 |
| 1902 | 37 | — | — | #325 |
| 1901 | 30 | — | — | #332 |
| 1900 | 53 | — | — | #286 |
| 1899 | 35 | — | — | #299 |
| 1898 | 39 | — | — | #305 |
| 1897 | 44 | — | — | #268 |
| 1896 | 39 | — | — | #300 |
| 1895 | 49 | — | — | #259 |
| 1894 | 38 | — | — | #288 |
| 1893 | 36 | — | — | #289 |
| 1892 | 39 | — | — | #297 |
| 1891 | 28 | — | — | #322 |
| 1890 | 39 | — | — | #277 |
| 1889 | 44 | — | — | #248 |
| 1888 | 37 | — | — | #296 |
| 1887 | 46 | — | — | #240 |
| 1886 | 39 | — | — | #274 |
| 1885 | 58 | — | — | #210 |
| 1884 | 47 | — | — | #253 |
| 1883 | 45 | — | — | #238 |
| 1882 | 54 | — | — | #224 |
| 1881 | 47 | — | — | #222 |
| 1880 | 41 | — | — | #265 |