Riley - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Riley \r(i)-ley\ is pronounced RY-lee. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "courageous". Variant of O'Reilly. Lately adopted for girls and boys.

Riley has 6 variant forms: Reilley, Reilly, Rilee, Rileigh, Rylee and Ryley.

Baby names that sound like Riley are Raley and Railey.

Riley is a very rare female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Riley. Click here to compare Riley with related baby names.