Recorded 2002–2015 Girls' name Peak 2004 61 births

Rilya — girls' name

61 babies named Rilya in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

61 girls have been named Rilya since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

61
total births
2002–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Rilya was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rilya in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rilya

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Rilya between 2002 and 2015, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rilya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rilya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rilya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rilya 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 61 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.

Rilya at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

61

Since 2002

14 years of records

Peak year

2004

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

2002

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2015

Rilya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2002

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2004)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Rilya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
32 births that decade — 52% of Rilya's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rilya?
61 babies have been named Rilya since 2002. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2004 with 9 births.
When was Rilya most popular?
Rilya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Rilya been used?
Rilya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 14 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Rilya?
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, 2002–2015 (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.