Girl’s name · American English, Irish

Rilee

How to say it: RY-lee · /ˈraɪli/

Modern American respelling of Riley (Irish 'valiant') - popular feminine spelling since 2000s.

Rilee was the 19th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 20 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 5% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #38 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#19for girls in 2025
1 in 349US babies
20born in 2025
#38projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
1 in 15chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Rilee
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#19
Babies born in 202520
Share of births1 in 349
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−5%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#38
In France, 2025#756 among girls’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Rilee is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 73 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Rilee is about 1 in 15.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Irish.

In France: #756 for girls in 2025.

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