Unisex name · since 1980
Rylee
69,010 babies named Rylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #137 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 69,010
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
69,010 babies have been named Rylee since 1980, making it today's #137 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rylee has been recorded 69,010 times among girls since 1980, currently ranked #137 nationally and more common than 99.2% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #483 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #137 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 69,010 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rylee ranks #483 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #137 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 69,010 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #137 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 69,010
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rylee's 69,010 recorded births place it above 99.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rylee compares
69,010 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Rylee's all-time total is 184x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rylee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 69,010 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,984 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rylee's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 2,984, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rylee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 2,984
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Rylee popularity over time - boys
5,547 total births recorded since 1983 (Rylee as boys' name)
Rylee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (28,559 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Rylee's strongest decade.
28,559 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Rylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 201
1980s
201 births
- 1990s 3,600
1990s
3,600 births
- 2000s
2000s
21,953 births
- 2010s
2010s
28,559 births
- 2020s
2020s
14,697 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28,559 births (41% of all-time use).
How Rylee 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 Rylee's total volume
Rylee by state
Where Rylee concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5,756 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5,372 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 3,432 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 3,352 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 2,881 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 2,545 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 2,229 | 3.2% |
| #8 | New York | | 2,173 | 3.1% |
5,756 of 69,010 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Rylee appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rylee's data
- Rylee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (28,559 total births) through the 2020s (14,697) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Rylees (5,756 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rylee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Rylee 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.