Hafsa vs Riley
Hafsa and Rileycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Hafsa was ranked #476 and Riley #108 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hafsa was ranked #220 and Riley #175 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Hafsa was ranked #608 and Riley #266 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Hafsa and Riley over time
Hafsa and Riley appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Riley moved ahead of Hafsa in England and Wales · Girls — #216 and #221 the year before became #220 and #175.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Hafsa #216 in 2023, Riley #175 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Hafsa held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Riley in 7.
Highest recorded here: Hafsa #216 in 2023, Riley #175 in 2024.
The order changed in 2024: Riley moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #216 and #221; by 2024 that had become #220 and #175.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hafsa #220, Riley #175.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2012–2025
Hafsa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Riley in 11.
Highest recorded here: Hafsa #555 in 2023, Riley #138 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hafsa #608, Riley #266.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Hafsa | Riley |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | An Irish surname (variant of Reilly) or an English surname meaning 'rye clearing' — its use as a first name is relatively modern, dating from the 1980s-90s. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish/English (surname origin), dual tradition |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɹaɪ.li/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #403 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #66 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Riley has a recorded origin (Irish/English (surname origin), dual tradition); Hafsa does not have one recorded yet.
- Hafsa and Riley both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Riley; Hafsa doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Hafsa
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #216 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #403 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Riley
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1755 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #91 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls