Name: Riley
Gender: Male
Usage: Riley, of anglo-saxon origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Riley are in general originating from Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Riley across the world, see Reilly.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Riley is: Rye clearing, Valiant.
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Numerology of the first name Riley: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Riley is ranked on the 1,091st position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 478300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.007% of the population. The name Riley has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Riley for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Riley is a given name for males and females, which first appeared as Raghallach, which was originated on a man who died in the Battle of Clontarf. Its source gives its meaning as "valiant".
Though originally a given name, it is more popular and well known as a surname. The surname's first variant is Ó Raghallaigh (Descendent of/Of Raghallach) which was later adapted in English as O'Reilly which itself has been anglicized into "Reilly". The surname "Riley" is an over time translated version of Reilly.
It currently is #8 in England and Wales, #9 in Northern Ireland, #15 in Scotland, #30 in Australia and New Zealand, #64 in Canada, #156 in the United States, and #198 in the Netherlands.
English: in some cases a transferred use of the English surname, originally a local name from a place named with the Old English elements ryge rye + lēah clearing, meadow. There is one such place in Devon and another in Lancashire. In other cases it probably represents a respelling of the Irish surname Reilly, which is from an old Irish personal name, Raghallach, of unknown origin.
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