Recorded 1996–2016 Unisex name Peak 2005 203 births

Rieley — unisex name

203 babies named Rieley in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s352000s1362010s32
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Rieley was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

21 babies were named Rieley in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rieley

The Social Security Administration has registered 203 babies named Rieley between 1996 and 2016, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rieley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 21 babies received it in a single year. Rieley is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 111 additional births since 1994.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rieley performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rieley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rieley 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 203 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.

Rieley at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

203

Since 1996

21 years of records

Peak year

2005

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1996

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2016

Rieley popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1996

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2005)
21
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
510152025 2016201020072004200119981996 8

Rieley popularity over time — boys

111 total births recorded since 1994 (Rieley as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 111 births
4681012 201320082006200320011999199719951994 5

Rieley by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
136 births that decade — 67% of Rieley's all-time total
1990s352000s1362010s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rieley?
203 babies have been named Rieley since 1996. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2005 with 21 births.
When was Rieley most popular?
Rieley was most popular in the 2000s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Is Rieley a unisex name?
Yes, Rieley is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 203 births, and as a boy's name it has 111 births.
How long has the name Rieley been used?
Rieley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 21 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Rieley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rielle, Rielly, Rielyn, Rielynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1996–2016 (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.