Girl’s name · Irish, English

Rylee

How to say it: RY-lee · /ˈraɪli/

Variant spelling of Riley, from the Irish surname Reilly of uncertain meaning or from Old English meaning 'rye clearing'. source 1source 2

Rylee was the 19th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 2,118 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, 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
2,118born in 2025
#38projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
1 in 15chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Rylee
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#19
Babies born in 20252,118
Share of births1 in 349
Peak decade2010s
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

Almost entirely a creation of recent decades, Rylee rose highest in the 2010s. Still close to that peak, it is expected to drift lower in the next few years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1,632 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Light and lilting, Rylee sounds soft and airy. Hadley goes nicely alongside it in style.

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Irish.

In France: #756 for girls in 2025.

Ireland: #439.

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