Recorded 1992–2019 Unisex name Peak 2006 536 births

Reily — boys' name

536 babies named Reily in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s852000s2942010s157
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Reily was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

51 babies were named Reily in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reily

The Social Security Administration has registered 536 babies named Reily between 1992 and 2019, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Reily currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 51 babies received it in a single year. Reily is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 361 additional births since 1994.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reily performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 294 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Reily shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 52 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Reily in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reily in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 536 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Reily at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

536

Since 1992

28 years of records

Peak year

2006

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1992

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2019

Reily popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1992

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2006)
51
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0204060 20192015201120072003199919951992 6

Reily popularity over time — girls

361 total births recorded since 1994 (Reily as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 361 births
010203040 20242017201220082004200019961994 7

Reily by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
294 births that decade — 55% of Reily's all-time total
1990s852000s2942010s157

Reily by state

Where Reily concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Reily
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
52 9.7%
#2 Texas
17 3.2%
#3 New York
15 2.8%
California share of Reily's total US births 9.7%
Even split

52 of 536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reily?
536 babies have been named Reily since 1992. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2006 with 51 births.
When was Reily most popular?
Reily was most popular in the 2000s decade with 294 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Reily most popular?
The top states for the name Reily are California (52 births), Texas (17 births), New York (15 births).
Is Reily a unisex name?
Yes, Reily is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 536 births, and as a girl's name it has 361 births.
How long has the name Reily been used?
Reily has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 28 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Reily?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reid, Reilly, Reinaldo, Reign, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.