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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,666 male babies that were named Riley in the US, which was 0.10% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Riley peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2006 with a count of 4,396 babies, which was 0.21% of the total male babies born in the US in 2006.

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

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

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

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Riley from 1980 to 2025.

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	164	0.01
1981	180	0.01
1982	198	0.01
1983	225	0.01
1984	252	0.01
1985	334	0.02
1986	403	0.02
1987	476	0.03
1988	529	0.03
1989	675	0.03
1990	814	0.04
1991	865	0.04
1992	1067	0.05
1993	1379	0.07
1994	1588	0.08
1995	1919	0.10
1996	2393	0.13
1997	2833	0.15
1998	3013	0.16
1999	2970	0.16
2000	3421	0.17
2001	3653	0.19
2002	3959	0.20
2003	4077	0.21
2004	4110	0.21
2005	4110	0.21
2006	4396	0.21
2007	3973	0.19
2008	4132	0.20
2009	3791	0.19
2010	3649	0.19
2011	3462	0.18
2012	2890	0.15
2013	2559	0.14
2014	2448	0.13
2015	2094	0.11
2016	1728	0.09
2017	1471	0.08
2018	1470	0.08
2019	1374	0.08
2020	1368	0.08
2021	1452	0.08
2022	1600	0.09
2023	1632	0.10
2024	1573	0.09
2025	1666	0.10