Fun Facts About the Name Rylee
- A favorite of earlier generations: Rylee appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 2 separate runs, totaling 2 years. Its last run lasted 1 consecutive years, from 2021 through 2021.
- More than 74 thousand babies named Rylee: U.S. records list 74,532 babies given the name Rylee from 1880 through 2025. Even 5,545 boys received the name Rylee - about 1 boy for every 12 girls.
What Does the Name Rylee Mean?
Rylee is a modern respelling of Riley. Riley is a surname with two independent origins, so it carries more than one meaning. The Irish origin is the surname Ó Raghallaigh, "descendant of Raghallach," built on the old personal name Raghallach; the meaning of that personal name is not securely known, though it is commonly glossed as "valiant." The English origin is a habitational surname formed from the Old English ryge, "rye," and lēah, "wood" or "clearing," so its literal sense is "rye clearing." In modern use Rylee is usually linked to the Irish association, and "valiant" is best understood as a customary interpretation rather than a firm translation.
Rylee Name History & Origins
Riley was long established as a surname in both England and Ireland before it became a first name. In Ireland it represents the Gaelic family Ó Raghallaigh, a leading lineage of County Cavan and the surrounding region, whose surname was anglicized in various ways, including O'Reilly and Reilly. In England, Riley and its variants arose separately from habitational surnames tied to settlements where rye was grown.
Riley entered given-name use in the English-speaking world in the 20th century, at first mainly for boys. The spelling Rylee belongs to a later set of respellings - alongside Rylie and Ryleigh - that developed as the name also came into wide use for girls. Rylee is a modern variant of the same surname turned given name, not a separate name with its own independent history.
How Popular is the Name Rylee?
Rylee recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2010. Rylee ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 2019 through 2019, then returned in 2021 and remained through 2021.
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 | #137 | 2,118 | 0.1318% |
| 2024 | #125 | 2,229 | 0.1382% |
| 2023 | #118 | 2,334 | 0.1456% |
| 2022 | #107 | 2,585 | 0.1577% |
| 2021 | #98 | 2,714 | 0.1655% |
| 2020 | #102 | 2,701 | 0.1672% |
| 2019 | #100 | 2,778 | 0.1656% |
| 2018 | #101 | 2,912 | 0.1713% |
| 2017 | #104 | 2,863 | 0.1659% |
| 2016 | #105 | 2,969 | 0.1676% |
| 2015 | #120 | 2,692 | 0.1508% |
| 2014 | #113 | 2,778 | 0.1555% |
| 2013 | #109 | 2,901 | 0.1654% |
| 2012 | #109 | 2,799 | 0.1590% |
| 2011 | #102 | 2,876 | 0.1635% |
| 2010 | #102 | 2,984 | 0.1679% |
| 2009 | #118 | 2,829 | 0.1540% |
| 2008 | #116 | 2,936 | 0.1553% |
| 2007 | #130 | 2,627 | 0.1366% |
| 2006 | #135 | 2,600 | 0.1368% |
| 2005 | #128 | 2,521 | 0.1364% |
| 2004 | #136 | 2,375 | 0.1293% |
| 2003 | #167 | 2,018 | 0.1105% |
| 2002 | #202 | 1,615 | 0.0899% |
| 2001 | #240 | 1,330 | 0.0739% |
| 2000 | #290 | 1,102 | 0.0607% |
| 1999 | #333 | 906 | 0.0511% |
| 1998 | #384 | 724 | 0.0410% |
| 1997 | #420 | 624 | 0.0358% |
| 1996 | #602 | 380 | 0.0217% |
| 1995 | #690 | 309 | 0.0176% |
| 1994 | #911 | 210 | 0.0118% |
| 1993 | #1,057 | 174 | 0.0096% |
| 1992 | #1,377 | 120 | 0.0065% |
| 1991 | #1,977 | 71 | 0.0038% |
| 1990 | #1,777 | 82 | 0.0043% |
| 1989 | #2,473 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1988 | #2,920 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1987 | #3,083 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1986 | #3,256 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1985 | #4,811 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #7,980 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #6,133 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #5,818 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #11,739 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #8,857 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,885 | 84 | 0.0049% |
| 2024 | #1,691 | 99 | 0.0058% |
| 2023 | #1,515 | 117 | 0.0068% |
| 2022 | #1,555 | 115 | 0.0066% |
| 2021 | #1,392 | 132 | 0.0076% |
| 2020 | #1,382 | 127 | 0.0074% |
| 2019 | #1,602 | 104 | 0.0058% |
| 2018 | #1,526 | 112 | 0.0062% |
| 2017 | #1,399 | 126 | 0.0068% |
| 2016 | #1,154 | 167 | 0.0088% |
| 2015 | #1,115 | 173 | 0.0090% |
| 2014 | #880 | 247 | 0.0129% |
| 2013 | #947 | 211 | 0.0112% |
| 2012 | #840 | 257 | 0.0136% |
| 2011 | #735 | 308 | 0.0162% |
| 2010 | #731 | 314 | 0.0164% |
| 2009 | #799 | 279 | 0.0141% |
| 2008 | #737 | 311 | 0.0152% |
| 2007 | #802 | 268 | 0.0129% |
| 2006 | #796 | 259 | 0.0126% |
| 2005 | #767 | 259 | 0.0130% |
| 2004 | #781 | 233 | 0.0117% |
| 2003 | #846 | 205 | 0.0104% |
| 2002 | #937 | 172 | 0.0089% |
| 2001 | #995 | 154 | 0.0079% |
| 2000 | #1,069 | 134 | 0.0068% |
| 1999 | #1,112 | 120 | 0.0062% |
| 1998 | #1,143 | 110 | 0.0058% |
| 1997 | #1,204 | 99 | 0.0053% |
| 1996 | #1,653 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 1995 | #2,390 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1994 | #2,213 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1993 | #3,128 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #2,451 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1991 | #3,432 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #3,283 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #5,102 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #5,143 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #7,381 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,371 | 7 | 0.0004% |
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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