Popularity trend for the name Riley in Aotearoa New Zealand, based on Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations.
Riley reached its highest rank of #6 for boys in 2008. In 2025, 127 babies were registered as Riley, ranking #66 for boys. Its popularity is falling compared with five years earlier. Riley is used for both boys and girls (70% boys overall).
About this data: figures come from Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations for 1954-2025. The DIA only publishes a name for a given year when at least 10 babies were registered with it, so rarer names - and rarer spellings - are missing entirely, and a name can drop out of the record in quieter years. Spelling variants are counted separately, and counts reflect first names as registered.