Celtic · unisex

Riley

A well-loved girl name with real staying power.

Rank 2024

#42

Trend

stable

Band

common

Styles

classic · unisex

Meaning

Courageous, or from the rye clearing

Riley is a common unisex name with Celtic roots. In 2024, 4,644 newborns in the U.S. were given the name — ranking it #42 nationally, and its popularity has held steady in recent years. Its style leans classic, unisex — tags you can match against your partner's picks in the combiner.

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About Celtic names

Celtic names come from the old languages of Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany, and they carry that landscape with them — names meaning fair, little fire, born of the sea. Spellings can look mysterious to American eyes (Saoirse, Niamh) because Gaelic follows its own elegant rules. Many arrive with myths attached: warriors, queens, and figures from stories a thousand years deep.

Meaning and origin are editorial; U.S. popularity comes from Social Security Administration public files.

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