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Forms of Riley include the English names Rylee, Ryleigh, and Rylie. Riley is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also perceived as trendy. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. Its usage peaked modestly in 2005 with 0.253% of baby girls being named Riley. It was #53 in rank then. In 2007, it ranked at #52 with a usage of 0.247%, and it was the most popular among all girl names in its family. Riley was used 98% more than the 2nd most popular name, the English Rylee, in 2007. Although Riley is used more commonly as a girl name today, there was a period prior to 2001 that it was more popular with boys. After 2002, increasingly the name became more popular with girls than with boys. In 2006, 21% more girls than boys were given the name Riley. Baby names that sound like Riley include the Italian Rachele, the German Rahel, the English Richelle, the English Rylee, the English Ryleigh, and the English Rylie. KEY: Pronunciation for Riley: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
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