How common is the last name Riley?

129,431 people in the United States have the last name Riley, about 1 in 2,309. It ranks #224 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

RILEY

#224

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
129,431
About
1 in 2,309
This common or more
23.6%
Who bears it

Of the 129,431 people with the last name Riley, 69.6% reported their origin as White, 21.2% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Riley

#222 Duncan · 129,708#223 Lane · 129,618#225 Andrews · 129,205#226 Carroll · 129,163

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Riley, most common first.

#61,734 Rile · 351#67,004 Rilley · 318#72,902 Rilea · 287#102,571 Rieley · 187#113,565 Rilee · 164

Also a first name

As a first name, Riley ranks #291 of 53,615, with 191,103 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2008, with 9,906 births. See Riley as a first name

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