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Rylee

Girl

Meaning of Rylee: Irish: 'courageous'

Rylee is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 135th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1097th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#135

2,202 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1097

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

74,557

First recorded 1980 · peak 2010

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 22 babies1986: 28 babies1987: 31 babies1988: 45 babies1989: 57 babies1990: 101 babies19901991: 89 babies1992: 150 babies1993: 196 babies1994: 247 babies1995: 342 babies1996: 439 babies1997: 723 babies1998: 834 babies1999: 1,026 babies2000: 1,236 babies20002001: 1,484 babies2002: 1,787 babies2003: 2,223 babies2004: 2,608 babies2005: 2,780 babies2006: 2,859 babies2007: 2,895 babies2008: 3,247 babies2009: 3,108 babies2010: 3,298 babies20102011: 3,185 babies2012: 3,056 babies2013: 3,112 babies2014: 3,026 babies2015: 2,868 babies2016: 3,136 babies2017: 2,989 babies2018: 3,026 babies2019: 2,883 babies2020: 2,828 babies20202021: 2,850 babies2022: 2,700 babies2023: 2,455 babies2024: 2,336 babies2025: 2,202 babies
US babies named Rylee per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,298.

Gender split

7% boys · 93% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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