Fun Facts About the Name Rhylee
- More than 2 thousand babies named Rhylee: U.S. records list 2,765 babies given the name Rhylee from 1880 through 2025. Even 262 boys received the name Rhylee - about 1 boy for every 10 girls.
What Does the Name Rhylee Mean?
Rhylee is a modern spelling of Riley, a given name taken from an Irish surname. That surname, Ó Raghallaigh, means "descendant of Raghallach," a personal name of uncertain meaning. Reference works often gloss Raghallach as "valiant," but the Old Irish elements behind it are not securely documented, so the gloss is better treated as a customary interpretation than a literal translation.
The spelling Rhylee does not change the meaning. An English surname Riley also exists, explained in some surname references as a habitational name from a place named with Old English ryge (rye) and lēah (woodland clearing). Families of that English line and families of the Irish Ó Raghallaigh line arrived at similar spellings from unrelated sources, so the shared look does not prove a shared origin. The given name Rhylee follows the Irish line.
Rhylee Name History & Origins
The surname behind Rhylee belongs to a powerful Gaelic family of what is now County Cavan, in Ireland. Its members were known as Ó Raghallaigh, taking the name from an ancestor called Raghallach, and the surname was later written in English as O'Reilly, Reilly and Riley. Riley is the form that passed into English-speaking use as a first name.
Like many English given names, Riley began as a surname used as a first name, first for boys and later for girls as well. Rhylee is one of several respellings of that name, alongside Rylee, Ryleigh and Rylie. These spellings use the -ee ending common in modern feminine names, and Rhylee adds an Rh- opening found in names such as Rhys and Rhonda. The spelling reflects the established pronunciation of Riley rather than a separate origin or meaning.
How Popular is the Name Rhylee?
Rhylee has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #1,081 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,191 | 85 | 0.0053% |
| 2024 | #2,022 | 97 | 0.0060% |
| 2023 | #2,240 | 84 | 0.0052% |
| 2022 | #1,703 | 123 | 0.0075% |
| 2021 | #1,574 | 134 | 0.0082% |
| 2020 | #1,340 | 165 | 0.0102% |
| 2019 | #1,081 | 232 | 0.0138% |
| 2018 | #1,209 | 196 | 0.0115% |
| 2017 | #1,887 | 108 | 0.0063% |
| 2016 | #1,678 | 128 | 0.0072% |
| 2015 | #1,727 | 122 | 0.0068% |
| 2014 | #2,135 | 90 | 0.0050% |
| 2013 | #1,629 | 132 | 0.0075% |
| 2012 | #1,637 | 132 | 0.0075% |
| 2011 | #2,055 | 95 | 0.0054% |
| 2010 | #1,882 | 108 | 0.0061% |
| 2009 | #2,203 | 90 | 0.0049% |
| 2008 | #2,574 | 73 | 0.0039% |
| 2007 | #3,321 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2006 | #3,407 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2005 | #3,714 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2004 | #3,802 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2003 | #4,508 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2002 | #4,052 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2001 | #6,019 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #7,493 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #14,031 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #8,453 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #10,579 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #11,512 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #13,055 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,475 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #10,650 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #9,552 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #7,639 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #8,033 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #11,706 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #6,038 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #7,503 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #5,473 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #4,286 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #5,240 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #7,445 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #6,533 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #4,645 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #7,395 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #6,303 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #8,843 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #7,594 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #7,480 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #6,816 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #7,010 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #11,048 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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