Girls' name · since 1994
Rilea
Rilea has 80 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rilea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 80 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rilea has been recorded 80 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 2013.
- #29,660 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 80 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rilea ranks #29,660 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #29,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rilea's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rilea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rilea's full recorded timeline at 2006, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rilea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2013
- Peak year (2002)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Rilea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (52 births, 65% of the file).
2000s was Rilea's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Rilea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 52 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Rilea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rilea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1994–2013 (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 Rilea 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.