girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Rylie

Gender Girl · 5% boys Rank 2025 #478 Trend ↓ Falling 32%
Rank 2025
#478
among girls · ↑5 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
665
named Rylie · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,496
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
1,114 babies
All-time total
24,485
#961 all-time among girls
First recorded
1983
in Social Security records

Rylie popularity over time

24,485 babies have been named Rylie since 1983, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 50 5 55 6 – #4,639
1990s 1,610 163 1,773 177 +3124% #602
2000s 8,332 558 8,890 889 +401% #318
2010s 9,071 364 9,435 944 +6% #320
2020s (to 2025) 4,208 124 4,332 722 -23% #353

Where Rylie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 608 0.38 #488
2027 579 0.36 outside top 500
2028 556 0.35 outside top 500
2029 536 0.33 outside top 500
2030 520 0.32 outside top 500

Where Rylie is most popular

Girls named Rylie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.411 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Nebraska, and Oregon.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Rylie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 12 1.05 +155%
Nebraska 30 0.835 +103%
Oregon 50 0.768 +87%
Louisiana 67 0.765 +86%
Missouri 92 0.763 +86%
Idaho 25 0.747 +82%
South Dakota 10 0.700 +71%
Wisconsin 71 0.689 +68%
Utah 56 0.673 +64%
Minnesota 70 0.649 +58%
Oklahoma 45 0.611 +49%
Iowa 34 0.582 +42%
Alabama 54 0.575 +40%
Kansas 33 0.572 +39%
Pennsylvania 134 0.567 +38%
Massachusetts 67 0.554 +35%
Indiana 76 0.541 +32%
Kentucky 46 0.538 +31%
Mississippi 25 0.534 +30%
West Virginia 14 0.534 +30%
Washington 77 0.533 +30%
Michigan 97 0.533 +30%
Connecticut 30 0.516 +26%
Ohio 119 0.502 +22%
Colorado 55 0.493 +20%
Arkansas 26 0.492 +20%
New Jersey 87 0.482 +17%
Tennessee 76 0.480 +17%
Georgia 108 0.475 +16%
Virginia 81 0.475 +16%
Maryland 49 0.462 +13%
Texas 368 0.458 +11%
Arizona 63 0.449 +9%
Illinois 102 0.446 +8%
South Carolina 39 0.434 +6%
California 357 0.425 ≈ national
North Carolina 96 0.422 ≈ national
New York 150 0.379 -8%
Montana 5 0.369 -10%
Florida 157 0.367 -11%
New Mexico 8 0.329 -20%
Nevada 14 0.301 -27%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Maine – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rylie

Rylie is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #478 in 2025 with 644 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1983, 24,485 American babies have been named Rylie. Its peak came in 2008, when 1,114 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rylie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rylie?

The median living Rylie is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 20. An estimated 24 thousand people named Rylie are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rylie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 644 #478 21 #4,833
2024 639 #483 18 #5,402
2023 547 #553 23 #4,586
2022 701 #447 20 #4,988
2021 802 #391 25 #4,213
2020 875 #353 17 #5,416
2019 929 #341 22 #4,614
2018 969 #335 31 #3,591
2017 884 #357 21 #4,714
2016 1,006 #325 31 #3,588
2015 847 #388 21 #4,675
2014 839 #389 45 #2,699
2013 844 #372 27 #3,842
2012 855 #367 54 #2,378
2011 902 #359 57 #2,280
2010 996 #320 55 #2,349
2009 970 #340 61 #2,196
2008 1,063 #318 51 #2,500
2007 969 #342 68 #2,048
2006 1,027 #319 65 #2,057
2005 941 #338 65 #1,964
2004 995 #318 67 #1,851
2003 810 #375 46 #2,345
2002 660 #441 46 #2,285
2001 500 #535 47 #2,211
2000 397 #632 42 #2,320
1995 130 #1,290 14 #4,464
1990 12 #7,200 6 #7,930
1985 6 #10,349 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rylie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rylie?

The median living Rylie is about 14 years old. Half of all living Rylies are between 7 and 20 years old.

How many people named Rylie are alive today?

An estimated 24 thousand people named Rylie are alive in the United States, based on 24,485 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rylie in 2025?

Rylie ranked #478 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 644 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rylie?

24,485 babies have been named Rylie in the United States since 1983, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rylie most popular?

Rylie peaked in 2008, when 1,114 newborns received the name.

Is Rylie a boy or girl name?

Rylie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 95% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rylie rising or falling?

Rylie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rylie become more popular?

Rylie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 520 girls named Rylie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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