Riley-Jay
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RY-lee-JAY
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Riley-Jay is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “rye clearing + jay (the bird)”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Riley-Jay mean?
English: Riley + Jay
“rye clearing + jay (the bird)”
Joins Riley (English, “rye clearing”) and Jay (English, “jay (the bird)”).
Meanings borrowed from Riley and Jay.
Is Riley-Jay a girl's or a boy's name?
Riley-Jay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Riley-Jay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Riley-Jay, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 50 boys.
Half of all the boys named Riley-Jay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Riley-Jay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 26 | #1,163 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,112 |
| 2014 | 28 | #1,079 |
| 2013 | 33 | #960 |
| 2012 | 50 | #732 |
| 2011 | 31 | #993 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
Names like Riley-Jay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Riley Brody Stanley Finley Zachary Cody Kayden Sidney Rowan Oscar Ronnie Oakley
Names related to Riley-Jay
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie Hazel Carter
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Riley-Jay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/riley-jay, updated 20 October 2026.