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Reilly

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Reilly: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1998–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1998 to 2025, ranging from #3409 to #5927.1998200220042005200620072011201220152016201720202025#3409#5927
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1998#3848
2002#3409
2004#4598
2005#4798
2006#4157
2007#4294
2011#4049
2012#4838
2015#5730
2016#4763
2017#5765
2020#3899
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #535 among boys in Scotland, #3688 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2006–2017

    Highest recorded position: #291 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 2006–2017).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #291 in Northern Ireland in 2008.

Reilly's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#36845HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#216010HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#30486HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#23019HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#38995HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#172313HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#210410HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#168314HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#57653HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#139818HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#112325HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#57303HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#115923HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#95930HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#69247HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#48384HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#56963HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#40495HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#65250HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#72142HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#62751HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#61351HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#42944HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#73138HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#61746HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#47983HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#66639HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#45983HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#70333HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#71030HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#34094HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#103316HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#107814HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#15528HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#18506HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#14858HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#23574HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3464HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#4033HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#2915HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#3413HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#7553HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#6354HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#5355HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Reilly is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Reilly, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#569 in 2012
Northern Ireland2006–20177#291 in 2008
Republic of Ireland2018–20233#635 in 2018
Scotland20241#535 in 2024

Its high point came 16 years earlier in Northern Ireland (2008) than in Scotland (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #291 in Northern Ireland in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.