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What does Riley mean?
Riley 
as a boys' name (also used more regularly as girls' name Riley) is pronounced RYE-lee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Riley is "rye clearing". Variant of Ryley. From a different root as the similar-sounding Reilly.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, clearing (meadow)
Variations
SEE ALSO Briley
OTHER FORM VIA REILLY, RYLEY Reilley
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Rilea, ..
(female) Riale, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Riley Caleb (R.C.), ..
How popular is Riley?
Riley is a somewhat prominent first name for males (#669 out of 1220, Top 55%) and an even more prominent last name for both adults and children (#210 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Riley reached its peak position of #99 in the U.S. in 2002, and is presently at #250. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Rylee (#1528 IN 2018), Briley, Reilly and Ryley are the popular varying forms of Riley (#250). These forms of Riley were favored as baby names 12 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.25%) and are now much less popular (ADOPTION 0.09%, ▼64.6%).
Similar Names
Riley is alike in pronunciation to Ralegh, Rawley, Rawly, Roley, Rollo, Rolly, Rowlea, Rowlee, Rowley and Rowly. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adley, Alley, Arley, Atley, Bailey▼, Baley, Birley, Cailey, Caley, Coley, Dailey, Daley, Finley▲, Gilbey, Gilley, Hailey, Haley, Juley, Kaley, Kiley, Linley, Mikey, Olley, Paley, Radley, Ramey, Redley, Rey▲, Rice, Richy, Rickey▼, Ricky▼, Riddley, Rider, Ridlea (see Ridley), Ridley, Ridly (see Ridley), Rien, Ries, Rigel, Rike, Riker, Rikky, Ripley, Riply (see Ripley), Rislea (see Risley), Rislee (see Risley), Risley, Risly (see Risley), River▲, Rives, Rorey, Rudey, Rutley, Wiley▼ and Willey. These names tend to be less commonly used than Riley.
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