Girls' name · since 1991
Rileigh
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 3,832 babies named Rileigh, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,174 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,832
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,832 babies have been named Rileigh since 1991, making it today's #5174 girls' name.
Rileigh has 3,832 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5174 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #3,073 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,174 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,832 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rileigh ranks #3,073 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,174 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,832 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,174 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,832
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rileigh's 3,832 recorded births place it above 95.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rileigh compares
3,832 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Rileigh's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rileigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,832 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 221 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rileigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rileigh's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 221, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rileigh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 221
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Rileigh popularity over time - boys
50 total births recorded since 1997 (Rileigh as boys' name)
Rileigh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,844 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Rileigh's strongest decade.
1,844 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Rileigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 388
1990s
388 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,844 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,357 births
- 2020s 243
2020s
243 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,844 births (48% of all-time use).
How Rileigh 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 Rileigh's total volume
Rileigh by state
Where Rileigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 293 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 188 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 172 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 159 | 4.1% |
| #5 | California | | 144 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 126 | 3.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 123 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 95 | 2.5% |
293 of 3,832 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Rileigh appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rileigh's data
- Rileigh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,844 total births); usage has since declined to 243 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rileighs (293 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 Rileigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Rileigh 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.