Meaning and origin of Riley

The boy's and girl's name Riley \r(i)-ley\ is pronounced RYE-lee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "rye clearing". Variant of Ryley. From a different root as the similar-sounding Reilly.


Baby names that sound like Riley are Risley and Roley. Other similar baby names are Kiley, Ridley, Ripley and Wiley.

Riley is a common male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Riley

Origin: English

Meaning: Rye. Form of Ryley.


Origin: Gaelic

Meaning: Valiant.


Origin: Irish

Meaning: Rye. Form of Ryley. Surname.
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Origin and meaning of Riley

Riley
English
Mixed
Rye Meadow
1 - Briley (English girl name)
Noble, Strong Meadow
2 - Riley (English mixed name)
Rye Meadow
Meaning&Origin
Riley is a English boys and girls name.
The meaning of the name is `Rye Meadow`.
Where is it used?
The name Riley is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Ryley (In English)
For the opposite sex use:
In English: Rylee (F)
Statistics
The name Riley was given to 4201 babies in the USA in 2004. Riley was the number 172 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 4065 babies making it the number 106 name that year.
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