Riley (given name)
Riley is a unisex given name derived either from the English surname Riley or the Irish surname Reilly.[1] Until the 1990s and early 2000s, Riley was primarily a boys name in the United States. However, in 2017, it was the 25th most popular name for girls and the 252nd most popular for boys.[2] In the United Kingdom, it is still primarily a boy's name, and was the 40th most popular name for boys in 2016.[3]
| Pronunciation | /ˈraɪli/ RY-lee |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Rylee, Ryleigh, Rylie, Reilly, Reily, Rheilly, Rilie |
People with first name "Riley"
Male
- Riley Armstrong (ice hockey) (born 1984)
- Riley Armstrong (musician) (born 1976)
- Riley P. Bechtel (born 1952), American businessman
- Riley A. Bender (1890–1973), American businessman and politician
- Riley Biggs (1900–1971), American football player
- Riley Breckenridge (born 1975), American musician
- Riley Brett (1895–1982), American race car driver
- Riley Chamberlin (1852–1917), American silent film actor
- Riley Cooper (born 1987) American football player
- Riley Cote (born 1982) , Canadian ice hockey player
- Riley Darnell (1940–2020), American lawyer and politician
- Riley Dolezal (born 1985), American javelin thrower
- Riley Ferguson (born 1995), American football player
- Riley Gardner (1921–2007), American psychologist
- Riley B. King (B.B. King) (1925–2015), American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
- Riley Knight (born 1995), Australian rules football player
- Riley Martin (1946–2015), American author
- Riley Matheson (1914–1987), American football player
- Riley Mattson (born 1938), American football player
- Riley Franklin McConnell (1884–1940), American recipient of the Navy Cross
- Riley Nash (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
- Riley Dobi Noel (1972–2004), American murderer
- Riley O'Neill (born 1985), Canadian soccer player
- Riley Odoms (born 1950), American football player
- Riley L. Pitts (1937–1967), first African-American officer to be awarded the Medal of Honor
- Riley Puckett (1894–1946), American musician
- Riley Reiff (born 1988), American football player
- Riley Ridley (born 1996), American football player
- Riley Salmon (born 1976), American volleyball player
- Riley Skinner (born 1986), American college football player
- Riley Smith (born 1978), American actor
- Riley Smith (American football) (1911–1999)
- Riley E. Stratton (1823–1866), American attorney and judge
- Riley Swanson (born 1984), American attorney and judge
- Riley Thomson (1912–1960), American animator
- Riley Wallace (born 1941), American basketball coach
- Riley Ware (born 1962), American football player
- Riley J. Wilson (1871–1946), American attorney and legislator
Female
- Riley Clemmons (born 1999), American musician
- Riley Day (born 2000), Australian sprinter
- Riley Hoover (born 1998), Guamanian-American footballer
- Riley Keough (born 1989), American actress
- Riley McCusker (born 2001), American artistic gymnast
- Riley Redgate, American author
- Riley Reid (born 1991), American pornographic actress
- Riley Schillaci (born 1982), American performance artist
- Riley Ann Sawyers (2005–2007), American murder victim
- Riley Steele (born 1987), American pornographic actress
- Riley Voelkel (born 1990), American-Canadian actress
- Riley Weston (born 1966), American actress
Fictional
- Riley Abel, a character in the video game The Last of Us: Left Behind
- Riley Andersen, a character in the film Inside Out
- Riley Biers, a character in the Twilight books
- Riley Blue, a character in the Netflix series Sense8
- Riley Daring, a character in The Replacements
- Riley Davis, a character in the 2016 reboot of MacGyver
- Riley Dawson, character in the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Riley Finn, character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Riley Freeman, character in the animated television series The Boondocks
- Riley Parker, a character in Neighbours
- Riley Poole, character in the National Treasure film franchise
- Riley Stavros, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Riley Matthews, a character in the Disney Channel spinoff, Girl Meets World
Notes
- Hanks, Patrick (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford: the University Press. ISBN 9780198610601.
- "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved Aug 12, 2019.
- "Olivia and Oliver were 2016's top baby names in England and Wales". Sep 20, 2017. Retrieved Aug 12, 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
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