Unisex name · since 1999
Ryelee
Ryelee has 283 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,423 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 283
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
283 girls have been named Ryelee since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ryelee recorded 283 times among girls since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2024.
- #16,423 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 283 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryelee ranks #16,423 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 283 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,423 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 283
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ryelee's 283 recorded births place it above 77.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ryelee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ryelee's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ryelee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Ryelee popularity over time - boys
57 total births recorded since 2003 (Ryelee as boys' name)
Ryelee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (129 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Ryelee's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ryelee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 129 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Ryelee's decade-level peak was the 2010s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ryelee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1999–2024 (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 Ryelee 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.