Riley

Regional variations

Europe

In the United Kingdom, it is still primarily a boy's name, and was the 40th most popular name for boys in 2016.

United States

Until the 1990s and early 2000s, Riley was primarily a boy's name in the United States. However, it has become a popular name for girls in the United States and remains in wide use there for girls, with many variant spellings also in use, including Reiley, Reilly, Reily, Rhilee, Rhiley, Rhylee, Rhylei, Rhyleigh, Rhyley, Rhyli, Rhylie, Rielee, Rilee, Rileigh, Rilie, Ryelee, Rylea, Rylee, Rylei, Ryleigh, Ryley, Ryli, Rylie, Ryliee, and Ryliegh. It also remains a well-used name there for boys, also with variant spellings.

People with the name

A

Riley Adams (born 1996), American baseball player

Riley Amos (born 2002), American cyclist

Riley Armstrong (ice hockey) (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Riley Armstrong (musician) (born 1976), Canadian singer-songwriter

Riley Ayre (born 1996), Australian cricketer

B

Riley Balsom (born 1996), Canadian politician

Riley Barber (born 1994), American ice hockey player

Riley Bartholomew (1807–1894), American politician and pioneer

Riley Baugus, American guitarist

Riley P. Bechtel (born 1952), American businessman

Riley A. Bender (1890–1973), American businessman and politician

Riley Bidois (born 2002), New Zealand footballer

Riley Biggs (1900–1971), American football player

Riley Black, American paleontologist

Riley Bonner (born 1997), Australian rules footballer

Riley Breckenridge (born 1975), American musician

Riley Brengman (born 2002), American ice hockey player

Riley Brett (1895–1982), American race car driver

Riley Brockington (born 1975), Canadian politician

Riley Brown (born 1984), Australian rugby union footballer

Riley Bullough (born 1993), American football player

Riley Burruss (born 2002), American television personality

C

Riley Chamberlain (born 2004), American runner

Riley Chamberlin (1852–1917), American actor

Riley Clemmons (born 1999), American musician

Riley Cooper (born 1987), American football player

Riley Cote (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player

D

Riley Damiani (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player

Riley Darnell (1940–2020), American lawyer and politician

Riley Day (born 2000), Australian sprinter

Riley Dean (born 2001), Irish rugby union footballer

Riley Dickinson (born 2002), American racing driver

Riley Dixon (born 1993), American football player

Riley Dodge (born 1988), American football player

Riley Dolezal (born 1985), American javelin thrower

Riley Duran (born 2002), American ice hockey player

E

Riley Etheridge Jr., American singer-songwriter

F

Riley Ferguson (born 1995), American football player

Riley Fitzsimmons (born 1996), Australian canoeist

G

Riley Gaines (born 2000), American swimmer

Riley Gardner (1921–2007), American psychologist

Riley Gentry (born 1999), American stock car racing driver

Riley Gibbs (born 1996), American sailor

Riley Gill (born 1985), American ice hockey player

Riley Grant (born 1995), American soccer player

Riley Green (singer) (born 1988), American singer-songwriter

Riley Greene (born 2000), American baseball player

Riley Griffiths (born 1997), American football player

Riley Gunnels (1937–2024), American football player

H

Riley Harbottle (born 2000), English footballer

Riley Hardeman (born 2005), Australian rules footballer

Riley Hatch (1862–1925), American singer

Riley Hawk (born 1992), American skateboarder

Riley Hekure (born 1994), Papua New Guinean cricketer

Riley Herbst (born 1999), American stock car racing driver

Riley Hern (1878–1929), Canadian ice hockey player

Riley Higgins (born 2002), New Zealand rugby union footballer

Riley Hill (actor) (1914–1993), American actor

Riley Hohepa (born 1995), New Zealand rugby union footballer

Riley Holzapfel (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player

Riley Hoover (born 1998), Guamanian-American footballer

Riley D. Housewright (1913–2003), American microbiologist

I

Riley Ingram (born 1941), American politician

J

Riley Jackson (born 2005), American soccer player

Riley Janes (born 1980), Canadian swimmer

Riley Jones (disambiguation), multiple people

K

Riley Keaton (born 1997), American politician

Riley Keough (born 1989), American actress

Riley Knight (born 1995), Australian rules footballer

Riley B. King, American blues artist

L

Riley Larkin, American football coach

Riley Lee (born 1951), American-Australian shakuhachi player

Riley Leonard (born 2002), American football player

Riley Loos (born 2000), American gymnast

Riley Lumb (born 2004), English rugby league footballer

M

Riley MacLeod (born 2002), Canadian football player

Riley Mahlman (born 2002), American football player

Riley Mants (born 1978), Canadian swimmer

Riley Martin (1946–2015), American author

Riley Martin (baseball) (born 1998), American baseball player

Riley Masters (born 1990), American runner

Riley Matheson (1914–1987), American football player

Riley Mattson (born 1938), American football player

Riley McCarron (born 1993), American football player

Riley McCormick (born 1991), Canadian diver

Riley McCusker (born 2001), American artistic gymnast

Riley McGree (born 1998), Australian footballer

Riley Melanson (born 1999), Canadian kayaker

Riley Meredith (born 1996), Australian cricketer

Riley Mesepitu, Solomon Islander politician

Riley Carter Millington (born 1993/1994), English actor

Riley Milne (born 1990), Australian rules footballer

Riley Minix (born 2000), American basketball player

N

Riley Nash (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player

Riley Nelson (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player

Riley Newman (born 1993), American professional pickleball player

Riley Dobi Noel (1972–2003), American murderer

Riley Nottingham (born 1991), Australian actor

Riley Nowakowski (born 2002), American football player

O

Riley O'Brien (born 1995), American baseball player

Riley O'Neill (born 1985), Canadian soccer player

Riley Odoms (born 1950), American football player

Riley Osborne (born 1998), British professional wrestler

P

Riley Parker (disambiguation), multiple people

Riley Parsons (born 2000), English snooker player

Riley Patterson (born 1998), American football player

Riley Pettijohn (born 2007), American football player

Riley J. Petree (1853–1928), American politician

Riley Pickett (born 1997), Canadian football player

Riley Pickrell (born 2000), Canadian cyclist

Riley Pint (born 1997), American baseball player

Riley L. Pitts (1937–1967), American soldier

Riley Price (born 2001), Australian rugby league footballer

Riley Puckett (1894–1946), American musician

Q

Riley Quick (born 2004), American baseball player

R

Riley Reddish (1933–2008), American politician

Riley Redgate, American author

Riley Reid (born 1991), American pornographic actress

Riley Reiff (born 1988), American football player

Riley Ridley (born 1996), American football player

Riley Edward Robinson (1847–1921), English minister

Riley Rossmo, Canadian comic book artist

S

Riley Salmon (born 1976), American volleyball player

Riley Sawchuk (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player

Riley Ann Sawyers (2005–2007), American murder victim

Riley Schillaci (born 1982), American performance artist

Riley Senft (born 1979), Canadian humanitarian

Riley Sheahan (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player

Riley Sheehan (born 2000), American cyclist

Riley Shepard (1918–2009), American musician

Riley Skinner (born 1986), American football player

Riley Smith (born 1978), American actor

Riley Smith (American football) (1911–1999), American football player

Riley Stearns (born 1986), American filmmaker

Riley Steele (born 1987), American pornographic actress

Riley Stewart (1919–2000), American baseball player

Riley Stillman (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player

Riley E. Stratton (1823–1866), American attorney

Riley Swanson (born 1984), American attorney

T

Riley Thilthorpe (born 2002), Australian rules footballer

Riley Thomson (1912–1960), American animator

Riley Tiernan (born 2002), American soccer player

Riley Tufte (born 1998), American ice hockey player

U

Riley Uggla (born 1995), British-Canadian designer

V

Riley Voelkel (born 1990), American-Canadian actress

W

Riley Wallace (born 1941), American basketball coach

Riley "Special" Wallace (born 1983), Canadian musician

Riley Walz (born 2002), American software engineer

Riley Wang (born 1996), Canadian-Taiwanese actor

Riley Ware (born 1962), American football player

Riley Warland (born 2002), Australian footballer

Riley Watson (1859–1915), English doctor

Riley Weselowski (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player

Riley Weston (born 1966), American actress

Riley Williams (born 1998), American political figure

Riley J. Wilson (1871–1946), American attorney and legislator

Riley Woodcock (born 1995), Australian footballer

Y

Riley S. Young (1860–1952), American politician

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with the given name include:

Riley Abel, a character in the video game The Last of Us: Left Behind

Riley Andersen, a character in the Inside Out franchise

Riley Biers, a character in the novel series The Twilight Saga

Riley Blue, a character in the Netflix series Sense8

Riley Daring, a character in The Replacements

Riley Dawson, character in the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Riley Finn, character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Riley Freeman, character in the animated television series The Boondocks

Riley Griffin, a character in Power Rangers Dino Charge.

Riley Matthews, a character in the Disney Channel spinoff series Girl Meets World

Riley Parker, a character in Neighbours

Riley Roberts, a character from the Disney Channel show The Torkelsons

Riley Valdor, a character in the game Timecrest