Girls' name · since 2003
Ryla
902 babies named Ryla in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,059 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,073 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 902
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
902 babies have been named Ryla since 2003, making it today's #2073 girls' name.
Ryla has 902 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2073 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #8,059 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,073 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 902 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryla ranks #8,059 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,073 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 902 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,059 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,073 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 902
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ryla's 902 recorded births place it above 88.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ryla compares
902 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Ryla's all-time total is 140% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ryla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 902 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ryla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ryla splits its recorded history at 2014: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 102 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ryla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Ryla by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (455 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Ryla's strongest decade.
455 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Ryla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 87
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
360 births
- 2020s
2020s
455 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 455 births (50% of all-time use).
How Ryla 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 Ryla's total volume
Ryla by state
Where Ryla concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 38 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 33 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 23 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
54 of 902 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Ryla appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ryla's data
- California records the most Rylas (54 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ryla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Ryla 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.