Reilly

#2,822 for girls in 2025, 60 births · #2,676 for boys in 2025, 48 births
Given to girls 54.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1997 · 360 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
5,528
since 1978

Reilly over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #622, 1997peak #799, 1997girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,82260#2,67648
2024#2,69464#2,78946
2023#3,22550#2,41656
2022#2,66165#2,49355
2021#2,63865#2,30060
2020#2,21681#2,50551
2019#2,24981#2,02072
2018#2,45772#2,02971
2017#2,40175#2,13064
2016#1,99699#1,66395
2015#2,12390#1,79084
2014#2,13989#1,536104
2013#1,929103#1,444114
2012#1,859108#1,202149
2011#1,564140#1,219143
2010#1,574139#1,137163
2009#1,432163#1,078172
2008#1,286193#954210
2007#1,244199#909218
2006#1,314178#1,043174
2005#1,011241#976178
2004#903268#988168
2003#869276#873196
2002#775305#823204
2001#737325#817202
2000#795289#824194
1999#696324#867174
1998#623379#906159
1997#622360#799183
1996#1,071173#914143
1995#1,73084#1,18795
1994#1,82778#1,45466
1993#2,01269#1,37970
1992#2,97439#1,62154
1991#2,98938#1,76845
1990#2,37452#1,80943
1989#4,35821#2,54525
1988#5,59814#1,98932
1987#4,66017#2,72519
1986#4,72416#1,76035
1985#8,3187#1,61439
1984#10,4225#2,82416
1983#8,0477#3,23013
1982#7,4698#3,69211
1981#10,4115#3,60111
1980#7,4188#6,2505
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First appearance
1978

The first year at least five girls were named Reilly! It came in at #8,562, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1979, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Reilly is popular in 2000

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #185 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 763 girlsNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedMNIllinois: #746 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,089 girlsILWisconsin: #710 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,099 girlsWIMichigan: #678 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,730 girlsMINew York: #1,074 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,369 girlsNYMassachusetts: #607 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,486 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedRIOregon: #534 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,744 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedIAIndiana: #584 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,701 girlsINOhio: #674 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,167 girlsOHPennsylvania: #589 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,147 girlsPANew Jersey: #359 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,088 girlsNJConnecticut: #359 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,167 girlsCTCalifornia: #1,199 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 10,174 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedUTColorado: #487 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedNEMissouri: #771 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,886 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedWVVirginia: #421 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,369 girlsVAMaryland: #741 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,919 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedDEArizona: #863 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,324 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #616 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,099 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedALGeorgia: #997 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,866 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Reilly, so not publishedHITexas: #1,261 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 10,212 girlsTXFlorida: #1,019 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,731 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#185 · 1 in 763
  2. New Jersey#359 · 1 in 2,088
  3. Connecticut#359 · 1 in 2,167
  4. Virginia#421 · 1 in 2,369
  5. Colorado#487 · 1 in 2,408

Best ever in a state: #167 in New Hampshire, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#18561 in 763
Connecticut#35971 in 2,167
New Jersey#359201 in 2,088
Virginia#421151 in 2,369
Colorado#487101 in 2,408
Oregon#53461 in 2,744
Indiana#58491 in 3,701
Pennsylvania#589141 in 4,147
Massachusetts#60771 in 4,486
North Carolina#616111 in 4,099
Ohio#674121 in 5,167
Michigan#678111 in 4,730
Wisconsin#71051 in 5,099
Maryland#74151 in 4,919
Illinois#746141 in 5,089
Missouri#77151 in 5,886
Arizona#86361 in 5,324
Georgia#99771 in 6,866
Florida#1,019101 in 7,731
New York#1,074121 in 8,369
California#1,199221 in 10,174
Texas#1,261151 in 10,212
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Reilly
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 128 spots since 2024 (#2,694 → #2,822)
  • 606 spots since 2020 (#2,216 → #2,822)
  • 699 spots since 2015 (#2,123 → #2,822)
  • Biggest jump: 449 spots in 1997 (#1,071 → #622)
  • Biggest drop: 108 spots in 2005 (#903 → #1,011)
Rise & fade · girls
19 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1978
  • Peaked 1997 at #622 (360 births)
  • Births halved by 2006, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 8 yrs · run 1997–2004
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,662
  • Highest: 1 in 4,662 girls born in 1998 were named Reilly (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 26,788 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #622 in 1997, was only 1 in 4,835 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 44.1% of all girls named Reilly (2,437) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2024
  • Mostly boys until 2023, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s6#8,562 (1978)#8,562
1980s108#4,358 (1989)#7,143
1990s1,596#622 (1997)#1,692
2000s2,437#737 (2001)#1,037
2010s996#1,564 (2011)#2,029
2020s385#2,216 (2020)#2,709

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Reilly in 2000

girls
#795
289 births · 1 in 6,284 girls
boys
#824
194 births · 1 in 10,124 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #795Reilly289

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #824Reilly194
More about 2000

girls

1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 6,284 of them was named Reilly, which outranked 95.5% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Reilly
  1. #792Elissa290
  2. #792Nyah290
  3. #792Shaina290
  4. #795Reilly289
  5. #796Alize287
  6. #796Amara287
  7. #798Arlene286
Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 10,124 of them was named Reilly, which outranked 93.2% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Reilly
  1. #821Deshaun195
  2. #821Josh195
  3. #821Korey195
  4. #824Reilly194
  5. #824Gerard194
  6. #824Jacoby194
  7. #824Lonnie194
  8. #829Dominik193
  9. #829Don193
  10. #829Giovanny193

Tied with 4 names at #824; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2000 →