Fun Facts About the Name Reily
- 902 babies named Reily: U.S. records list 902 babies given the name Reily from 1880 through 2025. Even 366 girls received the name Reily.
What Does the Name Reily Mean?
Reily is a variant spelling of Riley, a name of Irish and English origin meaning "descendant of Raghallach" in its Irish form and "rye clearing" in its English form. The Irish name is the Gaelic surname Ó Raghallaigh, a patronymic from the personal name Raghallach. Raghallach's original sense is uncertain; the common explanation "valiant" is a traditional interpretation rather than a securely established translation. The English surname Riley is a separate topographic name from Old English ryge "rye" and leah "woodland clearing." Reily inherits both possible meanings through its relationship to Riley.
Reily Name History & Origins
Reily is an alternate spelling of Riley and corresponds to the Irish surname usually written Reilly. The Gaelic surname Ó Raghallaigh belonged to a family that ruled East Breifne, in what is now County Cavan. English-language records rendered the name in several forms, including O'Reilly, Reilly, Riley, and Reily. The English surname Riley arose independently as a topographic name, and its spelling later converged with the anglicized Irish name. Reily is a respelling within that mixed English and Irish surname tradition rather than a separate Gaelic original.
Riley is also used as a given name, and Reily appears as a spelling of that given name. The spelling variants do not indicate different origins or meanings.
How Popular is the Name Reily?
Reily has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #2,440 in 2006.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,735 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #17,098 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #11,904 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #17,446 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #15,253 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #15,531 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #12,641 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #18,628 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #16,116 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #13,190 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #8,533 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #12,049 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #7,615 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #7,672 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #10,015 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #4,661 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2005 | #5,398 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #6,157 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #8,941 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #5,628 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #5,762 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #6,418 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #4,998 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #4,216 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1997 | #6,421 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #6,656 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #15,184 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #11,480 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #13,694 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #9,480 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #8,673 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #11,828 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #6,992 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #7,999 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #5,345 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #3,862 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #3,767 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #3,222 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2009 | #3,616 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2008 | #2,621 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 2007 | #2,635 | 47 | 0.0023% |
| 2006 | #2,440 | 51 | 0.0025% |
| 2005 | #2,792 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2004 | #6,067 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #4,240 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #5,088 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #4,257 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #5,833 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #4,713 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #3,819 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #4,895 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #6,972 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #6,847 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #7,583 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #6,119 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #8,234 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Reily Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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