Unisex name · since 1994
Rielly
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 263 babies named Rielly, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 263
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rielly is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 263 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rielly has been recorded 263 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2020.
- #17,117 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 263 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rielly ranks #17,117 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 263 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 263
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rielly's 263 recorded births place it above 76.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rielly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rielly splits its recorded history at 2005: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rielly popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2020
- Peak year (1998)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Rielly popularity over time - boys
196 total births recorded since 1990 (Rielly as boys' name)
Rielly by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (143 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Rielly's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Rielly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 143 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rielly's data
- Rielly's decade-level peak was the 2000s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rielly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1994–2020 (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 Rielly 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.