Ryley Boy & girl
How popular is Ryley?
#3,779 girl name in 2025
39 baby girls were named Ryley in the US in 2025, making it the 3779th most popular girl name. Another 28 boys got the name (#3,847 for boys).
Ryley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,779 for girls (▲ 334 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 39 girls, 28 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-54% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,236 in 2015, #2,631 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (186 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,217 in 2003 |
| First recorded | 1984 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 40% boys, 60% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ryley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Riley family of names ranked #17 for girls in 2025 (#16 the year before), with 8,189 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Riley | 4,441 | 54% |
| Rylee | 2,118 | 26% |
| Ryleigh | 891 | 11% |
| Rylie | 644 | 8% |
| Rilee | 20 | 0% |
| Ryley | 39 | 0% |
| Rileigh | 25 | 0% |
| Ryli | 11 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ryley is most popular
Babies named Ryley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
Ryley by decade
Girl names about as popular as Ryley
Questions
- Is Ryley a boy or girl name?
- Ryley is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 40% of babies named Ryley were boys and 60% were girls.
- How popular is the name Ryley?
- 39 baby girls were named Ryley in the US in 2025, making it the 3779th most popular girl name. Another 28 boys got the name (#3,847 for boys).
- When was Ryley most popular?
- Ryley peaked in 2007, when 186 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,217 in 2003.
- How many people are named Ryley?
- 7,197 babies have been named Ryley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,104 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Ryley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ryley was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.