Girls' name · since 2003

Rylinn

Rylinn has 556 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#11,102 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,517 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
556
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade

556 babies have been named Rylinn since 2003, making it today's #5517 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rylinn has been recorded 556 times among girls since 2003, currently ranked #5517 nationally and more common than 68% 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 2003 to 2025.

  • #11,102 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,517 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 556 born since 2003
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rylinn ranks #11,102 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,517 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 556 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.

#11,102 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,517 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
556
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%68.1%
Rylinn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Rylinn's 556 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Rylinn compares

556 Top 43% higher than 57% 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

Rylinn's all-time total is 48% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Rylinn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 556 376 567,345
Peak-year births 48 21 19,840

Rylinn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Rylinn's full recorded timeline at 2015, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Rylinn popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
48
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
0102030405060 20032007201020132016201920222025 23

Rylinn popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 2023 (Rylinn as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2023 5

Rylinn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (362 births, 65% of the file).

2010s was Rylinn's strongest decade.

362 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Rylinn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 362 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Rylinn 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 Rylinn's total volume

Rylinn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -26, 8.8%-28, 7.6%-115, 6.5%-45, 4.5%-66, 4.7%-39, 4.7%-29, 9%-50, 4.3%-68, 4.3%-56, 4.5%-20, 9%-142, 3.8%-54, 4.7%-49, 4.7%-47, 4.5%Rylinn-23, 8.6%Rylinn
Rylinn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Rylinn by state

Where Rylinn concentrates geographically, total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Rylinn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
24 4.3%
#2 Texas
19 3.4%
#3 Indiana
5 0.9%
#4 Ohio
5 0.9%
California share of Rylinn's total US births 4.3%
Even split

24 of 556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rylinn?
556 babies have been named Rylinn since 2003. All-time, it sits at #11,102 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,517 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 48 births.
Where does Rylinn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rylinn ranks #11,102 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,517 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rylinn most popular?
Rylinn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 362 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Rylinn most popular?
The top states for the name Rylinn are California (24 births), Texas (19 births), Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Rylinn been used?
Rylinn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 23 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Rylinn?
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.

What to do with Rylinn's data

  • Rylinn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (362 total births); usage has since declined to 117 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Rylinns (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rylinn

Nearby Names Like Rylinn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rylinn

Names with a similar popularity rank to Rylinn

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rylinn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2003–2025 (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 Rylinn 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.