Riley - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Riley \r(i)-

, also used as girl's name Riley, is pronounced RYE-lee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "rye clearing". Variant of Ryley. From a different root as the similar-sounding Reilly.

Baby names that sound like Riley are Risley and Roley. Other similar baby names are Kiley, Ridley, Ripley and Wiley.

Riley is a somewhat common first name for men (#669 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#187 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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