Girls' name · since 1994

Rilie

252 babies named Rilie in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,534 of 72,339
all-time among girls
252
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade

Rilie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 252 recorded since 1994.

Social Security Administration records show Rilie recorded 252 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2020.

  • #17,534 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 252 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rilie ranks #17,534 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 252 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,534 of 72,339
all-time among girls
252
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Rilie's 252 recorded births place it above 75.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rilie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Rilie splits its recorded history at 2006: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Rilie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2003)
21
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
0510152025 19941998200120042007201020132020 5

Rilie by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (164 births, 65% of the file).

2000s was Rilie's strongest decade.

164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Rilie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 164 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rilie?
252 babies have been named Rilie since 1994. All-time, it sits at #17,534 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2003 with 21 births.
Where does Rilie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rilie ranks #17,534 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rilie most popular?
Rilie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Rilie been used?
The SSA has tracked Rilie since 1994 -- 27 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Rilie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Riley, Rileigh, Rilynn, Rilee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Rilie's data

  • Rilie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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.

Keep exploring Rilie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rilie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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 Rilie 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.