Mostly girls · Spelling variation of Riley, Irish

Rylee

“courageous”

Say it RY-leePronunciation may vary by region.

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The story behind the name

Meet Rylee.

US birth records for 2025 list 2,118 girls named Rylee (rank #137) and 84 boys named Rylee (rank #1,885).

For girls, the recorded count fell from 2,237 in 2024 to 2,118 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 99 in 2024 to 84 in 2025.

A little perspective

How popular is Rylee?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#1372,118 recorded births
Boys · 2025#1,88584 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420252,9690
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys1,88584
2025Girls1372,118
2024Boys1,69699
2024Girls1252,237
2023Boys1,516117
2023Girls1182,338
2022Boys1,557115
2022Girls1072,585
2021Boys1,392132
2021Girls972,718
2020Boys1,383127
2020Girls1022,701
2019Boys1,602104
2019Girls1002,779
2018Boys1,526112
2018Girls1012,914
2017Boys1,400126
2017Girls1042,863
2016Boys1,154167
2016Girls1052,969
2015Boys1,108174
2015Girls1202,694
2014Boys880247
2014Girls1132,779

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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Nicknames

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Variations & related forms

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