Girls' name · since 1986
Ryleigh
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 35,139 babies named Ryleigh, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #344 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 35,139
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ryleigh is the #344 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 35,139 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Ryleigh recorded 35,139 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #344 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, 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 1986 to 2025.
- #746 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #344 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 35,139 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryleigh ranks #746 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #344 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 35,139 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #344 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 35,139
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ryleigh's 35,139 recorded births place it above 98.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ryleigh compares
35,139 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Ryleigh's all-time total is 93x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ryleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 35,139 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,025 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ryleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ryleigh's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 2,025, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ryleigh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 2,025
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Ryleigh popularity over time - boys
437 total births recorded since 1997 (Ryleigh as boys' name)
Ryleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (17,881 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Ryleigh's strongest decade.
17,881 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Ryleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 807
1990s
807 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,261 births
- 2010s
2010s
17,881 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,177 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17,881 births (51% of all-time use).
How Ryleigh 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 Ryleigh's total volume
Ryleigh by state
Where Ryleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,183 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 1,970 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 1,874 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,692 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,535 | 4.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 1,463 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 1,326 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,314 | 3.7% |
3,183 of 35,139 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Ryleigh appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ryleigh's data
- Ryleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (17,881 total births) through the 2020s (8,177) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ryleighs (3,183 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ryleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Ryleigh 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.