Given name
Reileigh
“from the rye clearing; a courageous woman”
Reileigh is a variant of Riley. One interpretation is “from the rye clearing; a courageous woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Reileigh is a variant of Riley. One interpretation is “from the rye clearing; a courageous woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Reileigh is a variant of Riley. Riley has been associated with English and Irish naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Reileigh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 0 boys · 26 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2009.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Reileigh’s family of names
Reileigh has a related form in Riley.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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