Unisex name · since 1983
Rylie
23,271 babies named Rylie in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #478 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,271
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rylie is the #478 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 23,271 recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Rylie recorded 23,271 times among girls since 1983, holding rank #478 nationally today, ahead of 97% 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 1983 to 2025.
- #961 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #478 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 23,271 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rylie ranks #961 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #478 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 23,271 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #478 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,271
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rylie's 23,271 recorded births place it above 98.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rylie compares
23,271 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Rylie's all-time total is 62x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rylie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,271 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,063 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rylie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rylie's full recorded timeline at 2005, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 1,063 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rylie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 1,063
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Rylie popularity over time - boys
1,214 total births recorded since 1987 (Rylie as boys' name)
Rylie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (9,071 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Rylie's strongest decade.
9,071 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Rylie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 1,610
1990s
1,610 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,332 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,071 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,208 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9,071 births (39% of all-time use).
How Rylie 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 Rylie's total volume
Rylie by state
Where Rylie concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,304 | 9.9% |
| #2 | California | | 2,274 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,106 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 972 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 921 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 775 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 762 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 747 | 3.2% |
2,304 of 23,271 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Rylie appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rylie's data
- Rylie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (9,071 total births) through the 2020s (4,208) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Rylies (2,304 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 Rylie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Rylie 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.