Reilly - Meaning of Reilly
What does Reilly mean?
[ 2 syll. rei-(l)ly, re-i-lly ] The baby girl name Reilly is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being slightly more popular. It is pronounced RiyLiy- †. Reilly is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in English. Reilly is a spelling variant of the English Riley.
See also the related category english.
Reilly is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1998, 0.020% of baby girls were named Reilly. It was #623 in rank then. The baby name has markedly slipped in popularity since then, and is used only on an infrequent scale today. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Reilly, Riley was the most popular in 2018. Though there were times from 1997 to 2004 when more girls than boys were given the name Reilly, the name is today somewhat more frequently used for boys.
Baby names that sound like Reilly include Reilley, Reily, Rielly, Riely, Riley (English), Rylee (English), Raele, Raelle, Rahel (German, Hungarian, and Polish), Rahil (Slavic), Raleigh, Raley, Raylee, Raylie, Rayly, Reiley, Reli, Rella, Rhiley, and Rhylee.
† Pronunciation for Reilly: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"
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