US rank #1962 Girls' name Peak 2024 810 births

Ryla — #1962 US girls' name

810 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.

2000s872010s3602020s363
#1962
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Ryla was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

101 babies were named Ryla in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ryla

The Social Security Administration has registered 810 babies named Ryla between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ryla currently holds the #1962 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 101 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ryla performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 363 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ryla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ryla in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ryla in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 810 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ryla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

810

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2024

101 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,962

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ryla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
101
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
050100150 20242021201820152012200920062003 11

Ryla by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
363 births that decade — 45% of Ryla's all-time total
2000s872010s3602020s363

Ryla by state

Where Ryla concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ryla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
43 5.3%
#2 Texas
30 3.7%
#3 Florida
27 3.3%
#4 Ohio
18 2.2%
#5 Michigan
10 1.2%
#6 Tennessee
7 0.9%
#7 Minnesota
6 0.7%
#8 Louisiana
5 0.6%
California share of Ryla's total US births 5.3%
Even split

43 of 810 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ryla?
810 babies have been named Ryla since 2003. It currently ranks #1962 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 101 births.
When was Ryla most popular?
Ryla was most popular in the 2020s decade with 363 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ryla most popular?
The top states for the name Ryla are California (43 births), Texas (30 births), Florida (27 births).
How long has the name Ryla been used?
Ryla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ryla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rylee, Ryleigh, Rylie, Rylan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.