Rilley
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- RY-lee
- Origin
- English
Rilley is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “rye clearing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rilley mean?
English: spelling of Riley; surname from an English place name; also from Irish Reilly
“rye clearing”
From an English place name meaning rye clearing, and also a form of the Irish surname Reilly; 'the life of Riley' means easy living.
Meaning borrowed from Riley. More on Wiktionary.
Is Rilley a girl's or a boy's name?
Rilley is a girls' name.
How popular is Rilley in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 8 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Rilley in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rilley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
Names like Rilley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Daisy, Kenley, Ridley, Rynlee, Nora, Ripley, Ruby, Riley, Clara, Finley, Cora, Olive
Names related to Rilley
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Poppy, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, Harrison
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rilley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rilley, updated 20 October 2026.