What is the meaning of the name Riley?

The meaning of the name Riley is "courageous". The origin of the name is "Irish". The name Riley is mostly used as a girls name.

Right pronunciation of Riley

\r(i)-ley\

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Riley is not so often chosen as a first name for girls. As a last name it is really common (#187). Users of our site ranked the name with a 1.5 (2 vote(s)). Like or dislike the name by ranking this girls name above or write a comment on the name Riley.

How popular is the name Riley?

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The year 2008 was for Riley a very good year. In that year there were 6246 births with the name Riley. Find out if Riley is in the top 100 girls names 2008 or check all top 100 names for any State in any year!

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