Recorded 2003–2018 Unisex name Peak 2009 63 births

Rily — unisex name

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.

2000s352010s28

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.

What the Data Says About Rily

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Rily between 2003 and 2018, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rily currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Rily is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rily performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rily shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rily 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 63 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.

Rily at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

63

Since 2003

16 years of records

Peak year

2009

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2003

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2018

Rily popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2003

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2009)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20182014201320122010200920082007200620042003 5

Rily popularity over time — boys

16 total births recorded since 1999 (Rily as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 200920041999 6

Rily by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
35 births that decade — 56% of Rily's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rily?
63 babies have been named Rily since 2003. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2009 with 7 births.
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?
Rily has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 16 years of data 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.

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, 2003–2018 (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.