Given name & surname
Reilley
“an outgoing man”·“from the rye clearing; a courageous woman”
Reilley is a variant of Reilly. One interpretation is “an outgoing man.” Reilley 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
Reilley is a variant of Reilly. One interpretation is “an outgoing man.” Reilley 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
Reilley 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 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Reilley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 287
- 107 boys · 180 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 26 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 boys is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 340 as a first name in 2020; 1,430 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Reilley’s family of names
Reilley has a related form in Riley. Reilley has a related form in Reilly.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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