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
0%100%Median name50%90.4%
Rilynn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Rilynn's 3,660 recorded births place it above 95.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

36 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
257
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
0100200300 19992004200820122016202020242025 126

Rilynn popularity over time - boys

70 total births recorded since 2010 (Rilynn as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 70 births
4681012 201020112012201420152018202120222025 5

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,250 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -30, 8.3%-40, 5.1%-68, 4%-146, 3.3%-79, 2.8%-68, 4.8%-24, 9.8%-146, 2.8%-32, 9.8%-111, 6.8%-87, 3.5%-30, 7.9%-59, 3.3%-129, 2.9%-43, 7.6%Rilynn-27, 7%Rilynn
Rilynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Rilynn by state

Where Rilynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rilynn
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%
Texas share of Rilynn's total US births 8.1%
Even split

295 of 3,660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.

Rilynn appears in 36 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rilynn?
Rilynn has been given to 3,660 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,163 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #1,650 of 17,297. 257 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Rilynn sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rilynn most popular?
Rilynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,250 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Rilynn most popular?
The top states for the name Rilynn are Texas (295 births), California (245 births), Ohio (242 births).
How long has the name Rilynn been used?
Rilynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Rilynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Riley, Rileigh, Rilee, Rilla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

Keep exploring Rilynn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.