Rylea
Mostly girls · RY-lee · Old English
Rylea is a name of Old English origin, meaning “rye clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Rylea mean?
Old English: spelling of Riley, from ryge 'rye' + leah 'clearing'
“rye clearing”
A modern spelling of Riley, a surname that became a first name for girls and boys alike.
- Say it
- RY-lee
Is Rylea a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Rylea has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the US.
How popular is Rylea in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 5 girls.
Rylea in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
How popular is Rylea in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,883among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 61% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Rylea, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. Its busiest year was 2008, with 73 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Rylea in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rylea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6,170 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4,908 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 30 | #4,574 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3,849 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 34 | #4,267 |
| 2013 | 46 | #3,402 |
| 2012 | 51 | #3,212 |
| 2011 | 49 | #3,302 |
| 2010 | 71 | #2,562 |
| 2009 | 43 | #3,676 |
| 2008 | 73 | #2,557 |
| 2007 | 57 | #3,047 |
| 2006 | 50 | #3,263 |
| 2005 | 64 | #2,632 |
| 2004 | 71 | #2,393 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,996 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3,885 |
| 2001 | 36 | #3,627 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 30 | #3,828 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
Names like Rylea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan Rowan Reagan Brynlee Brooklyn Riley Mckenna Raelynn Kennedy Brynn Kinley Cassidy
Names related to Rylea
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