Spellings
Riley or Rylee?
In the US in 2025, 66% of babies in this name family were spelled Riley and 23% Rylee. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Riley66% of the family6,107 born in 2025#48 among girls−23% since 2015Rylee23% of the family2,118 born in 2025#137 among girls−21% since 2015Rylie7% of the family644 born in 2025#476 among girls−24% since 2015Raylee2% of the family199 born in 2025#1,163 among girls−24% since 2015Reilly1% of the family108 born in 2025#2,822 among girls−33% since 2015Rhylee1% of the family85 born in 2025#2,173 among girls−30% since 2015
Ten years ago
Riley already led in 2015, with 59% of the family's births; it has 59% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 9,754 to 7,547 births (−23%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley | 5,739 | 4,441 | −23% |
| Rylee | 2,694 | 2,118 | −21% |
| Rylie | 847 | 644 | −24% |
| Raylee | 262 | 199 | −24% |
| Reilly | 90 | 60 | −33% |
| Rhylee | 122 | 85 | −30% |
How they sound
- Riley /ˈraɪli/ (RY-lee)
- Rylee /ˈraɪli/ (RY-lee)
- Rylie /ˈraɪli/ (RY-lee)
- Raylee /ˈreɪli/ (RAY-lee)
- Reilly /ˈraɪli/ (RY-lee)
- Rhylee /ˈraɪli/ (RY-lee)
In France
In France in 2025: Riley 50 births (#764 among boys). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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