See the popularity of the girl’s name Riley over time, plus its meaning, origin, common sibling names.
Riley ▲ as a boys’ name (also used less commonly as girls’ name Riley) is pronounced RYE-lee. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Riley is “courageous”. A transferred use of the surname; variant of Reilly (Irish, Gaelic) “courageous”. Actor Ben Gazzara; hockey player Pat LaFontaine; baseball player Ryne Sandberg.
STARTS/ENDS WITH Ri-, -ley
ASSOCIATED WITH irish, gaelic, surname, courageous (brave), surname
The name Riely is a boy’s name of Irish origin meaning “courageous”. Riely is ranked
Riely is a very popular first name for males (
Riely is currently not ranked on the Baby Names popularity charts
The name Riely is a boy’s name of origin meaning “courageous”.
Riely and is often added to lists like Cool Boy Names From Around the World and discussed in our forums with posts like “Baby a Day”.
From the experts:
Riley, perhaps the most popular of all Irish surnames, was used as a given name to honor the Earl of Cork and his descendants. It has been among the Top 25 boys’ names since 1994, its highest point at Number 12 in 2000. It’s also become popular for girls.
The name Riely is of Irish origin. The meaning of Riely is “descendant of raghallach”. Riely is generally used as a boy’s name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Rei-ly.
The Given Name Riely
Riely has been used in the United States ever since 2000, with over 4318 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Riely gained the most popularity as a baby name in 2016, when it’s usage went up by 123.04%. During this year, 41 babies were named Riely, which was 0.0021% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.0021%, in this year alone more than 0 boys were named Riely.
NAME: Riely
GENDER: Boy | Male
ORIGIN: Irish
MEANING: Riley is a very popular name in the US, but it is also widely used in English speaking countries such as Australia, Canada and England. The name is derived from the Old English word ‘ryge’ which means ‘mighty’. It is also a Gaelic name which can be spelt Reilly.
What does Riely mean?
Riely as a boy’s name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Riely is “rye clearing or meadow”. Place name.
STARTS WITH Ri-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, clearing (meadow), place
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS (male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Riely
Riely Dominic (R.D.), ..