Unisex name · since 1992
Reily
Reily has 536 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 536
- total births
- 1992–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Reily is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 536 have been recorded since 1992.
Reily has 536 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2019.
- 536 total births
- 1992–2019 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
536 boys have been named Reily since 1992, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.
- 536
- total births
- 1992–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
55% of everyone ever named Reily was born in this single decade.
51 babies were named Reily in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Reily's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reily's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reily at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Reily popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2019
- Peak year (2006)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2019.
536 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 51 births in a single year.
Reily popularity over time - girls
366 total births recorded since 1994 (Reily as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Reily accounts for 41% of total recorded use across both genders.
Reily by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Reily's strongest decade.
294 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Reily births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 85
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
294 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 294 births (55% of all-time use).
Reily decade highlights
- Peak decade 294 births
- Runner-up 157 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Reily compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Reily's total volume
Reily vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Reily by state
Where Reily concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 3.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 15 | 2.8% |
52 of 536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.7% of nationwide
- Texas 3.2% of nationwide
- New York 2.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Reily's data
- Reily's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (294 total births) through the 2010s (157) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Reilys (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Reily: Baby Name Since 1992 - 536 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/reily. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Reily draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.
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