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What does Reilly mean?
Reilly 
▼ as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Reilly) is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Reilly is "outgoing people". From a different root as the similar-sounding Riley.
ASSOCIATED WITH irish
Variations
VARIANT Reilley
OTHER FORM VIA RILEY Ryley
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Reilly Cal (R.C.), ..
How popular is Reilly?
Reilly is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#780 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Reilly was first listed in 1990 and reached its peak position of #809 in the U.S. in 1997, but is not ranked currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Riley (#250 FROM RECENT DATA) and Ryley are the prominent alternative forms of Reilly appearing in the Top 2000. These relations of Reilly were at the height of their popularity a decade ago (USAGE OF 0.23%) and have become much less popular since (USAGE 0.08%, DOWN 64.9%), with the version Reilly falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Reilly▼ is alike in pronunciation to Rawley, Rawly, Roley, Rollo, Rolly, Rowley and Rowly. Other recommended sound-alike names are Beasly, Bently▼, Billy▼, Birly, Brily (see Briley), Brinly, Caily, Cully, Daily, Denly, Gridly (see Gridley), Headly, Hedly (see Hedley), Hernly, Hilly, Kealy, Keely, Kelly▼, Lesly, Lezly, Linly, Neely, Neill, Neille, Peasly, Penly, Philly, Radley, Radly, Ransly (see Ransley), Redlea, Redley, Redly (see Redley), Reggy, Rei, Reid▲, Reigh, Reinald, Reiner, Reinold, Reis, Reizo, Remmey, Renny, Reuel, Rey▲, Richy, Ricky▼, Ridley, Ridly (see Ridley), Rikky, Ripley, Riply (see Ripley), Risley, Risly (see Risley), Rockly (see Rockley), Rolle, Rutley, Scully, Seely, Shelly, Sicilly (see Sicily), Skelly, Sully, Tully, Wally, Wesly and Willy. These names tend to be more commonly used than Reilly.
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