Unisex name · since 1985
Rilee
3,324 babies named Rilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,370 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,992 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,324
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rilee currently ranks #5992 among unisex names in America, with 3,324 babies recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rilee has been recorded 3,324 times among girls since 1985, currently ranked #5992 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, 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 1985 to 2025.
- #3,370 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,992 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,324 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rilee ranks #3,370 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,992 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,324 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,370 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,992 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,324
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rilee's 3,324 recorded births place it above 95.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rilee compares
3,324 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rilee's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rilee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,324 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 180 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rilee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rilee's full recorded timeline at 2006, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 180 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rilee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 180
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Rilee popularity over time - boys
418 total births recorded since 1995 (Rilee as boys' name)
Rilee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,361 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Rilee's strongest decade.
1,361 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Rilee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 355
1990s
355 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,361 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,245 births
- 2020s 330
2020s
330 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,361 births (41% of all-time use).
How Rilee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rilee's total volume
Rilee by state
Where Rilee concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 213 | 6.4% |
| #2 | California | | 212 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 141 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 98 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 85 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 75 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 73 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 72 | 2.2% |
213 of 3,324 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Rilee appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rilee's data
- Rilee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,361 total births); usage has since declined to 330 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rilees (213 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Rilee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Rilee 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.