Rilen — #13234 US boys' name
130 babies named Rilen in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 7% of names given to boys today.
58% of everyone ever named Rilen was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Rilen in 2009 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rilen
The Social Security Administration has registered 130 babies named Rilen between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rilen currently holds the #13234 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rilen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rilen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rilen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 130 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Rilen at a glance
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Current rank
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Rilen popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005
- Peak year (2009)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
Currently ranks #13234 among boys.
130 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 12 births in a single year.
Rilen popularity over time — girls
6 total births recorded since 2021 (Rilen as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Rilen accounts for 4% of total recorded use across both genders.
Rilen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 75 births that decade — 58% of Rilen's all-time total
Rilen decade highlights
- Peak decade 75 births
- Runner-up 43 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Rilen's strongest decade
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 58% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.