Unisex name · since 1999
Rilyn
1,279 babies named Rilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,519 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,279
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rilyn is the #4519 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,279 recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Rilyn recorded 1,279 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #4519 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #6,356 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,519 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,279 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rilyn ranks #6,356 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,519 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,279 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,519 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,279
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rilyn's 1,279 recorded births place it above 91.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rilyn compares
1,279 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rilyn's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rilyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,279 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rilyn's full recorded timeline at 2012, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 100 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rilyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Rilyn popularity over time - boys
155 total births recorded since 2005 (Rilyn as boys' name)
Rilyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (727 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Rilyn's strongest decade.
727 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Rilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 284
2000s
284 births
- 2010s
2010s
727 births
- 2020s 263
2020s
263 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 727 births (57% of all-time use).
How Rilyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rilyn's total volume
Rilyn by state
Where Rilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 52 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 47 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 25 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 14 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.8% |
52 of 1,279 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Rilyn appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rilyn's data
- Rilyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (727 total births) through the 2020s (263) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Rilyns (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
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, 1999–2025 (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 Rilyn 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.