Girls name
Riley
Riley is a girls' name given to 141,004 girls in the United States since 1985, peaking in 2016 with 7,159 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 6th among girls names in Hawaii in 2016.
Which states favor Riley
Riley by state
Top states by all-time births named Riley. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 13,869 | #72 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 10,490 | #70 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 7,683 | #48 (2025) |
| 4 | Florida | 7,561 | #53 (2025) |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 7,093 | #22 (2025) |
| 6 | Ohio | 6,844 | #37 (2025) |
| 7 | Illinois | 5,246 | #58 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 5,240 | #41 (2025) |
| 9 | North Carolina | 5,197 | #45 (2025) |
| 10 | Georgia | 4,905 | #31 (2025) |
| 11 | Virginia | 4,077 | #30 (2025) |
| 12 | New Jersey | 4,015 | #48 (2025) |
| 13 | Tennessee | 3,479 | #35 (2025) |
| 14 | Missouri | 3,351 | #45 (2025) |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 3,281 | #42 (2025) |
| 16 | Indiana | 3,070 | #86 (2025) |
| 17 | Washington | 3,007 | #54 (2025) |
| 18 | Maryland | 2,788 | #45 (2025) |
| 19 | Arizona | 2,737 | #74 (2025) |
| 20 | Colorado | 2,638 | #33 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).