Girls' name · since 1999
Rilynn
Rilynn has 3,660 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,163 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,650 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,660
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,660 babies have been named Rilynn since 1999, making it today's #1650 girls' name.
Rilynn has 3,660 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1650 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #3,163 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,650 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,660 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rilynn ranks #3,163 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,650 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,660 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,163 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,650 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,660
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rilynn's 3,660 recorded births place it above 95.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rilynn compares
3,660 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Rilynn's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rilynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,660 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 257 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rilynn's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 257, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rilynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 257
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Currently ranks #1650 among girls.
3,660 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 257 births in a single year.
Rilynn popularity over time - boys
70 total births recorded since 2010 (Rilynn as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Rilynn accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Rilynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,250 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Rilynn's strongest decade.
2,250 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Rilynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 387
2000s
387 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,250 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,017 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,250 births (61% of all-time use).
Rilynn decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,250 births
- Runner-up 1,017 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Rilynn 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 Rilynn's total volume
Rilynn by state
Where Rilynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 295 | 8.1% |
| #2 | California | | 245 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 242 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 207 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 136 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 117 | 3.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 116 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 106 | 2.9% |
295 of 3,660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 8.1% of nationwide
- California 6.7% of nationwide
- Ohio 6.6% of nationwide
- Florida 5.7% of nationwide
- Indiana 3.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 36 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 8.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Rilynn appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rilynn's data
- Rilynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,250 total births) through the 2020s (1,017) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Rilynns (295 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rilynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
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 Rilynn 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.
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