Feminine dossier · first seen 1923

Riley

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Riley
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2016

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

7,159

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1923Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

35.1%

2024

4,644

All-time

137,477

Riley is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 7,159 girls were named Riley.

In 2024, only 4,644 girls were given the name.

Down 35.1% from its peak.

All told, about 137,477 Americans have been named Riley and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1923.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2016

20167,159 girls named Riley

20244,644 girls named Riley

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