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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 4,441 female babies that were named Riley in the US, which was 0.28% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, 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 2025.

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 18 0.00
1981 25 0.00
1982 35 0.00
1983 36 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 5774 0.31
2009 5637 0.31
2010 5543 0.31
2011 5045 0.29
2012 4833 0.27
2013 4941 0.28
2014 4800 0.27
2015 5739 0.32
2016 7159 0.40
2017 6368 0.37
2018 6010 0.35
2019 5712 0.34
2020 5339 0.33
2021 5225 0.32
2022 4914 0.30
2023 4643 0.29
2024 4657 0.29
2025 4441 0.28