Girls' name · since 2003
Rialey
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Rialey, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #53,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
11 girls have been named Rialey since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rialey recorded 11 times among girls since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2011.
- #53,983 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rialey ranks #53,983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #53,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rialey's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rialey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rialey's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rialey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2011
- Peak year (2003)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Rialey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Rialey's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Rialey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rialey's data
- Rialey's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rialey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~8 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rialey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.