Total births
63
Unisex name · since 2003
Rily
63 babies named Rily in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 63
- total births
- 2003–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
63 girls have been named Rily since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rily has 63 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2003 to 2018.
- 63 total births
- 2003–2018 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
63 girls have been named Rily since 2003, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.
- 63
- total births
- 2003–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Rily was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
7 babies were named Rily in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Rily's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rily splits its recorded history at 2009: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rily at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2003
Rily popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2018
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Rily popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1999 (Rily as boys' name)
Rily by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Rily's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Rily births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 35 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rily? ▼
Rily has been given to 63 babies in the U.S. since 2003, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 7 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
When was Rily most popular? ▼
Rily was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Is Rily a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Rily is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 63 births, and as a boy's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Rily been used? ▼
Records for Rily go back to 2003, giving 16 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Rily? ▼
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 Rily's data
- Rily's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 2010s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rily
Nearby Names Like Rily
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rily
Riley Girl
#42 141,960 births
Rileigh Girl
#4515 3,832 births
Rilynn Girl
#1778 3,660 births
Rilee Girl
#4160 3,324 births
Rilla Girl
#7597 2,659 births
Compare Rily side by side: Rily vs Riley Rily vs Rileigh Rily vs Rilynn
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2003–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rily: Baby Name Since 2003 - 63 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rily. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rily 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 July 2026.