Riley dog name
We found 2,747 dogs named Riley in the public pet registers of 25 places. Combining all places, Riley is the #36 dog name. It is a top-ten name in Framingham. 48% of dogs named Riley are female.
🐱 Riley is also a cat name (#209 for cats, 31 cats).
Riley as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #25 of 51,228 | 1,410 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #38 of 34,500 | 824 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #22 of 10,500 | 213 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #46 of 8,191 | 59 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #75 of 4,586 | 33 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #51 of 4,375 | 29 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #74 of 4,602 | 19 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #419 of 5,788 | 3 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #159 of 3,045 | 10 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #209 of 2,965 | 7 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #51 of 2,906 | 19 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #63 of 2,440 | 15 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #847 of 3,446 | 1 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #49 of 2,588 | 15 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #100 of 1,974 | 10 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #147 of 2,062 | 6 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #269 of 1,888 | 3 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #7 of 1,965 | 29 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #20 of 2,347 | 16 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #22 of 1,917 | 15 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #214 of 1,161 | 2 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #88 of 1,280 | 4 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #110 of 958 | 2 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #88 of 518 | 2 | 2016 |
| Burlington United States | #122 of 641 | 1 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Riley. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
1,141 female and 1,253 male dogs named Riley, in the places that record sex.
Riley over the years
Dogs named Riley per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Riley
Compared to all dogs, Riley is especially common among Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers (3.5×), Whippets (2.3×), Cairn Terriers (2.2×), Shetland Sheepdogs (2.1×) and Golden Retrievers (1.9×).
Based on 2,220 dogs named Riley with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Riley
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Riley as a baby name
Riley was the #48 girls' name in the US in 2025 (4,441 babies).Riley was the #207 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,666 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #50 for girls in New Zealand, #60 for girls in Canada (Ontario), #62 for boys in Australia (Victoria) and #66 for boys in Australia (New South Wales). See Riley as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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