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Baby name
Riley
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57% girls / 43% boys
Origin of the name
Riley comes from the Irish surname Reilly, Ó Raghallaigh, and from an English place name.
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Where babies named Riley are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Riley is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Riley is most common in Delaware (1.8 times), New Hampshire (1.6) and Vermont (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Riley are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Riley is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Riley is most common in Alaska (2.8 times), Utah (2.7) and Idaho (2.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 0% | 100% |
| 1920s | 1% | 99% |
| 1930s | 1% | 99% |
| 1940s | 1% | 99% |
| 1950s | 1% | 99% |
| 1960s | 1% | 99% |
| 1970s | 6% | 94% |
| 1980s | 17% | 83% |
| 1990s | 35% | 65% |
| 2000s | 53% | 47% |
| 2010s | 71% | 29% |
| 2020s | 76% | 24% |