Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- A Small Stream
- Irish
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Reilly
Pronunciation
re(il)-ly
Celebrity Babies
Son of Roma Downey
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #908, 218 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2676, 48 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #623, 379 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2822, 60 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | 60 |
| 2024 | 46 | 63 |
| 2023 | 56 | 50 |
| 2022 | 55 | 65 |
| 2021 | 60 | 65 |
| 2020 | 51 | 81 |
| 2019 | 72 | 81 |
| 2018 | 70 | 72 |
| 2017 | 64 | 75 |
| 2016 | 95 | 99 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #569, 63 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #3899, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
| 2020 | 13 | 5 |
| 2019 | 10 | – |
| 2018 | 14 | – |
| 2017 | 18 | 3 |
| 2016 | 25 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #597, 4 births); most recent 2023 (rank #733, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #235, 19 births); most recent 2024 (rank #535, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #808, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | 5 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 3 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #291, 5 births); most recent 2017 (rank #415, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #260, 11 births); most recent 2013 (rank #568, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #545, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence