Trend of the Popularity of Riley as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 4,644 female babies that were named Riley in the US, which was 0.29% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Riley peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2016 with a count of 7,159 babies, which was 0.40% of the total female babies born in the US in 2016.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Riley, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Riley.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Riley in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Riley in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Riley from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Riley as a Female Baby Name in the us

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Year Number of Female Babies Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980 20 0.00
1981 25 0.00
1982 36 0.00
1983 37 0.00
1984 22 0.00
1985 64 0.00
1986 99 0.01
1987 88 0.01
1988 124 0.01
1989 169 0.01
1990 238 0.01
1991 286 0.02
1992 424 0.02
1993 553 0.03
1994 756 0.04
1995 969 0.06
1996 1150 0.07
1997 1669 0.10
1998 1877 0.11
1999 2312 0.13
2000 2552 0.14
2001 3044 0.17
2002 3906 0.22
2003 4243 0.23
2004 4982 0.27
2005 5127 0.28
2006 5056 0.27
2007 5212 0.27
2008 5773 0.31
2009 5636 0.31
2010 5543 0.31
2011 5043 0.29
2012 4833 0.27
2013 4941 0.28
2014 4798 0.27
2015 5738 0.32
2016 7159 0.40
2017 6366 0.37
2018 6009 0.35
2019 5710 0.34
2020 5338 0.33
2021 5219 0.32
2022 4906 0.30
2023 4637 0.29
2024 4644 0.29