Reilly
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning descendant of Raghallaigh; valiant or brave.
Reilly by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Reilly. In the US, 139 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 379 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Reilly. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Reilly
Names that are said the same way as Reilly, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Reyli14 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean courage
Like Reilly, each of these has courage in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Andrewmanly, brave8,228 in the US (2017)
- Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
- Everettbrave as a wild boar3,814 in the US (2017)
- Tristanbold, sorrowful; from Pictish origin3,333 in the US (2017)
- Emersonson of Emery, brave power3,275 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Reilly
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