US rank #3370 Girls' name Peak 2021 421 births

Rylah — #3370 US girls' name

421 babies named Rylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s162010s1812020s224
#3370
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Rylah was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

50 babies were named Rylah in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 421 babies named Rylah between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rylah currently holds the #3370 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rylah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 224 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rylah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Rylah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rylah 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 421 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.

Rylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

421

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2021

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,370

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
50
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0102030405060 2024202120182015201220092005 5

Rylah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
224 births that decade — 53% of Rylah's all-time total
2000s162010s1812020s224

Rylah by state

Where Rylah concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Rylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 2.9%
#2 Ohio
11 2.6%
#3 California
8 1.9%
Texas share of Rylah's total US births 2.9%
Even split

12 of 421 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rylah?
421 babies have been named Rylah since 2005. It currently ranks #3370 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 50 births.
When was Rylah most popular?
Rylah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 224 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Rylah most popular?
The top states for the name Rylah are Texas (12 births), Ohio (11 births), California (8 births).
How long has the name Rylah been used?
Rylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rylah?
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, 2005–2024 (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.