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.
- #7,574 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 536
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak 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.
- #7,574 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 536 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reily ranks #7,574 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 536 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,574 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 536
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Reily's 536 recorded births place it above 83.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
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 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
Reily popularity over time - girls
366 total births recorded since 1994 (Reily as girls' name)
Reily by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (294 births, 55% of the file).
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).
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 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.
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- 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
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Reily: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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).
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 August 2026.