Riley (given name)

Riley
Pronunciation	/ˈraɪli/ RY-lee
Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Irish Gaelic
Meaning	"valiant", "rye clearing"
Other names
Related names	Rylee, Rhiley, Rilie, Reilly, Reily, Ryleigh

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".^[1]

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.

People with first name "Riley"

• Riley Armstrong (disambiguation), multiple people
• Riley P. Bechtel (1952–), American businessman
• Riley A. Bender (1890–1973), American businessman and politician
• Riley Biggs (1900–1971), American football player
• Riley Breckenridge (1975–), American musician
• Riley Brett (1895–1982), American race car driver
• Riley Chamberlin (1852–1917), American silent film actor
• Riley Cooper (1987-) American football player
• Riley Cote (1982–), Canadian hockey player
• Riley Darnell (1940–), American Secretary of State of Tennessee
• Riley Dolezal (born 1985), American javelin thrower
• Riley Keough (born 1989), American actress and model
• Riley B. King (B.B. King) (1925–2015), American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
• Riley Martin (1946–), American author
• Riley Matheson (1914–1987), American football player
• Riley Mattson (1938–), American football player
• Riley Franklin McConnell (1884&mascot1940), American recipient of the Navy Cross
• Riley Nash (1989–), Canadian ice hockey player
• Riley Dobi Noel (1972–2004), American murderer
• Riley O'Neill (1985–), Canadian soccer player
• Riley Odoms (1950–), American football player
• Riley L. Pitts (1937–1967), first African-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor
• Riley Puckett (1894–1946), American musician
• Riley Salmon (1976–), American volleyball player
• Riley Skinner (1986–), American college football playerno
• Riley Smith (1978–), American actor
• Riley Smith (American football) (1911–1999), American
• Riley E. Stratton (1823–1866),
• Riley Swanson (1984–), American
• Riley Thomson (1912–1960),
• Riley Voelkel (1990–), American
• Riley Wallace (1941–), American
• Riley Ware (1962–), American

Fictional characters

• Riley Adams, character in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Riley Biers, a character in the Twilight books
• Riley Daring, character in the Disney show The Replacements
• Riley Dawson, character in the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
• Riley Finn, character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Riley Freeman, African-American Boondocks character
• Riley Matthews, a character in the Disney show Girl Meets World
• Riley Parker, Australian character on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
• Riley Poole, character in the National Treasure franchise
• Riley Stavros, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Riley, a stray dog character and leader of a gang in the 1996 sequel Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco.
• Riley Andersen, a character in the Pixar feature film Inside Out
• Riley Perrin, a character in the Freeform (formerly ABC Family) show Baby Daddy
• Rilie R Morgan, Majority leader of the North Dakota Senate
• Riley Blue, a character in Sense8
• Riley Hicks, a character from Fast & Furious 6
• Riley, a K9 German Shephard from Call of Duty: Ghosts

Notes

1. Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). Baby Name Bible. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2