Rylee
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- RY-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #945 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #137 for girls
Rylee is a name of English origin, meaning “rye clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 945th for girls in the UK (39 babies) and 137th for girls in the US (2,118 babies).
What does Rylee mean?
English: spelling of Riley
“rye clearing”
A modern spelling of Riley, the English and Irish surname.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Rylee a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Rylee has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 39 girls and 16 boys in the UK and 2,118 girls and 84 boys in the US.
How popular is Rylee in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 945th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 39 about 1 in 7,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 39 girls in the UK were named Rylee, making it the 945th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 910th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 66 girls. 16 boys were also named Rylee in 2025 (1,686th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Rylee in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 424 girls in the UK were given Rylee or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #150, up from #945 for this spelling alone.
In 2001, 30% of the babies named Rylee in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 71%, with more girls than boys since 2017.
Among girls in 2025, it was 983rd in England and Wales and 334th in Northern Ireland.
Rylee in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #945 |
| 2024 | 39 | #968 |
| 2023 | 41 | #933 |
| 2022 | 58 | #697 |
| 2021 | 66 | #630 |
| 2020 | 42 | #910 |
| 2019 | 57 | #738 |
| 2018 | 45 | #889 |
| 2017 | 49 | #851 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 13 | #2,186 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 32 | #1,150 |
| 2011 | 32 | #1,141 |
| 2010 | 14 | #2,004 |
| 2009 | 32 | #1,062 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is Rylee in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 137th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 2,118 about 1 in 760 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 2,118 girls in the US were named Rylee, making it the 137th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 102nd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 2,984 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980. 84 boys were also named Rylee in 2025 (1,867th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Rylee than any year since 2003.
Half of all the girls named Rylee in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,469 girls in the US were given Rylee or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #13, up from #137 for this spelling alone.
Rylee in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,118 | #137 |
| 2024 | 2,237 | #125 |
| 2023 | 2,338 | #118 |
| 2022 | 2,585 | #107 |
| 2021 | 2,718 | #97 |
| 2020 | 2,701 | #102 |
| 2019 | 2,779 | #100 |
| 2018 | 2,914 | #101 |
| 2017 | 2,863 | #104 |
| 2016 | 2,969 | #105 |
| 2015 | 2,694 | #120 |
| 2014 | 2,779 | #113 |
| 2013 | 2,901 | #109 |
| 2012 | 2,799 | #109 |
| 2011 | 2,877 | #102 |
| 2010 | 2,984 | #102 |
| 2009 | 2,829 | #118 |
| 2008 | 2,936 | #116 |
| 2007 | 2,627 | #130 |
| 2006 | 2,600 | #135 |
| 2005 | 2,521 | #128 |
| 2004 | 2,375 | #136 |
| 2003 | 2,018 | #167 |
| 2002 | 1,615 | #201 |
| 2001 | 1,330 | #240 |
| 2000 | 1,102 | #290 |
| 1999 | 906 | #333 |
| 1998 | 724 | #384 |
| 1997 | 624 | #420 |
| 1996 | 380 | #602 |
| 1995 | 309 | #690 |
| 1994 | 210 | #907 |
| 1993 | 174 | #1,052 |
| 1992 | 120 | #1,374 |
| 1991 | 71 | #1,952 |
| 1990 | 82 | #1,765 |
| 1989 | 47 | #2,437 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,862 |
| 1987 | 31 | #3,028 |
| 1986 | 28 | #3,201 |
| 1985 | 16 | #4,633 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
Names like Rylee
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden, Caoimhe, Ocean, Keira, Aoife, Rowan, Kiara, Cassidy, Aoibheann, Maeve, Bree, Raegan
Other spellings of Rylee
Riley, Ryleigh, Rylie, Ryley, Reilly, Rhylee, Rylei, Rhyleigh, Rileigh, Rilee, Rhiley
Names related to Rylee
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rylee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rylee, updated 20 October 2026.