US rank #5375 Girls' name Peak 2019 637 births

Rhyleigh — #5375 US girls' name

637 babies named Rhyleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s932010s3682020s176
#5375
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Rhyleigh was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

56 babies were named Rhyleigh in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhyleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 637 babies named Rhyleigh between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rhyleigh currently holds the #5375 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhyleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 368 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rhyleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Rhyleigh in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhyleigh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 637 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rhyleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

637

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2019

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,375

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rhyleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
56
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0204060 202420212018201520122009200620032002 6

Rhyleigh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
368 births that decade — 58% of Rhyleigh's all-time total
2000s932010s3682020s176

Rhyleigh by state

Where Rhyleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Rhyleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
55 8.6%
#2 Georgia
20 3.1%
#3 Mississippi
17 2.7%
#4 Louisiana
12 1.9%
#5 Florida
10 1.6%
Texas share of Rhyleigh's total US births 8.6%
Even split

55 of 637 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhyleigh?
637 babies have been named Rhyleigh since 2002. It currently ranks #5375 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 56 births.
When was Rhyleigh most popular?
Rhyleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 368 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Rhyleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Rhyleigh are Texas (55 births), Georgia (20 births), Mississippi (17 births).
How long has the name Rhyleigh been used?
Rhyleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rhyleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhyan, Rhylee, Rhys, Rhylie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.