Rilee
Mostly girls · RY-lee · Irish
Rilee is a name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,916th for girls in the US (20 babies).
What does Rilee mean?
Irish: spelling of Riley, from the Irish surname O Raghallaigh
Riley comes mainly from the Irish surname Reilly, though some English Rileys take theirs from a place meaning 'rye clearing'.
- Say it
- RY-lee
Is Rilee a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Rilee has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Rilee in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 3 girls.
Rilee in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
How popular is Rilee in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,916among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 80,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the US were named Rilee, making it the 5,916th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,135th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 180 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985. 5 boys were also named Rilee in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Rilee than any year since 1993.
Half of all the girls named Rilee in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,469 girls in the US were given Rilee or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #13, up from #5,916 for this spelling alone.
In 2024, 88% of the babies named Rilee in the US were girls.
Rilee in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #5,916 |
| 2024 | 35 | #4,113 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,891 |
| 2022 | 47 | #3,364 |
| 2021 | 85 | #2,186 |
| 2020 | 85 | #2,135 |
| 2019 | 104 | #1,913 |
| 2018 | 89 | #2,130 |
| 2017 | 82 | #2,268 |
| 2016 | 127 | #1,684 |
| 2015 | 123 | #1,711 |
| 2014 | 128 | #1,661 |
| 2013 | 131 | #1,634 |
| 2012 | 154 | #1,469 |
| 2011 | 133 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 174 | #1,348 |
| 2009 | 158 | #1,469 |
| 2008 | 180 | #1,351 |
| 2007 | 160 | #1,459 |
| 2006 | 158 | #1,428 |
| 2005 | 157 | #1,374 |
| 2004 | 136 | #1,479 |
| 2003 | 129 | #1,508 |
| 2002 | 111 | #1,653 |
| 2001 | 89 | #1,937 |
| 2000 | 83 | #1,994 |
| 1999 | 69 | #2,179 |
| 1998 | 55 | #2,495 |
| 1997 | 62 | #2,197 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,792 |
| 1995 | 38 | #3,017 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
Names like Rilee
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan Brynlee Reagan Rowan Cassidy Brylee Kennedy Mckenna Devyn Kaylee Brynn Brooklyn
Other spellings of Rilee
Riley Rylee Ryleigh Rylie Rhylee Reilly Ryley Rylei Rhyleigh Rileigh Rhiley
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