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Michael Riley

in the US

There are 1,811 people with the name "Michael Riley" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
Michael	4
Riley	201
Michael Riley	1,772

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is 5th most common David
is 6th most common William
is 7th most common Mary
is 8th most common Richard
is 9th most common Thomas

is 197th most common Hudson
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is 200th most common Chapman
is 201st most common Riley
is 202nd most common Perkins
is 203rd most common Lawrence
is 204th most common Matthews
is 205th most common Alvarez

is 1,768th most common Sung Kim
is 1,769th most common David Wagner
is 1,770th most common David Ellis
is 1,771st most common James Arnold
is 1,772nd most common Michael Riley
is 1,773rd most common Rosa Martinez
is 1,774th most common John Shaw
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is 1,776th most common Richard Bailey

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Meaning & History

Michael

Riley

(male) English form of a common biblical name (meaning ‘who is like God?’ in Hebrew) borne by one of the archangels, the protector of the ancient Hebrews, who is also regarded as a saint of the Catholic Church. In the Middle Ages, Michael was regarded as captain of the heavenly host (see Revelation 12:7–9), symbol of the Church Militant, and patron of soldiers. He was often depicted bearing a flaming sword. The name is also borne by a Persian prince and ally of Belshazzar mentioned in the Book of Daniel. Since the early 1900s it has been one of the most enduringly popular boys' names in the English-speaking world. See also Michal.

Cognates: Irish: Mícheál. Scottish Gaelic: Mìcheal. Welsh: Meical, Mihangel. German: Michael. Dutch: Michaël, Machiel. Scandinavian: Mikael. Danish, Norwegian: Mikkel. French: Michel. Spanish, Portuguese: Miguel. Catalan: Miquel. Italian: Michele. Russian: Mikhail. Polish: Michał. Czech: Michal. Croatian: Mihovil. Serbian: Mihajlo. Slovenian: Mihael. Finnish: Mikko. Hungarian: Mihály.