Ryleigh
Mostly girls · RY-lee · English
Ryleigh is a name of English origin, meaning “rye clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 1,051st for girls in the UK (34 babies) and 343rd for girls in the US (891 babies).
What does Ryleigh mean?
English: spelling of Riley
“rye clearing”
A modern spelling of Riley using the -leigh ending.
- Say it
- RY-lee
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Is Ryleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ryleigh has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 34 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 891 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Ryleigh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,051among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 8,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 34 girls in the UK were named Ryleigh, making it the 1,051st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 745th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 54 girls. 4 boys were also named Ryleigh in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Ryleigh than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Ryleigh 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 Ryleigh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #150, up from #1,051 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 57% of the babies named Ryleigh in the UK in 2004, and 89% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,197th in England and Wales and 429th in Scotland.
Ryleigh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #1,051 |
| 2024 | 41 | #928 |
| 2023 | 49 | #788 |
| 2022 | 48 | #806 |
| 2021 | 45 | #860 |
| 2020 | 54 | #745 |
| 2019 | 50 | #809 |
| 2018 | 33 | #1,124 |
| 2017 | 38 | #1,027 |
| 2016 | 41 | #956 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,684 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,596 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,238 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,912 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,449 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,293 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Ryleigh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #343among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 891about 1 in 1,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 891 girls in the US were named Ryleigh, making it the 343rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 159th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 2,025 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986. 8 boys were also named Ryleigh in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Ryleigh than any year since 2004.
Half of all the girls named Ryleigh in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,469 girls in the US were given Ryleigh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #13, up from #343 for this spelling alone.
Ryleigh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 891 | #343 |
| 2024 | 1,040 | #302 |
| 2023 | 1,186 | #263 |
| 2022 | 1,544 | #191 |
| 2021 | 1,755 | #164 |
| 2020 | 1,761 | #159 |
| 2019 | 2,025 | #138 |
| 2018 | 1,927 | #145 |
| 2017 | 1,858 | #161 |
| 2016 | 1,890 | #170 |
| 2015 | 1,661 | #198 |
| 2014 | 1,757 | #187 |
| 2013 | 1,726 | #187 |
| 2012 | 1,713 | #183 |
| 2011 | 1,647 | #193 |
| 2010 | 1,677 | #185 |
| 2009 | 1,384 | #242 |
| 2008 | 1,289 | #265 |
| 2007 | 1,126 | #302 |
| 2006 | 1,007 | #328 |
| 2005 | 899 | #351 |
| 2004 | 743 | #411 |
| 2003 | 615 | #478 |
| 2002 | 560 | #495 |
| 2001 | 369 | #677 |
| 2000 | 269 | #832 |
| 1999 | 217 | #951 |
| 1998 | 166 | #1,140 |
| 1997 | 149 | #1,204 |
| 1996 | 84 | #1,765 |
| 1995 | 60 | #2,211 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,983 |
| 1993 | 36 | #3,153 |
| 1992 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
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Other spellings of Ryleigh
Riley Rylee Rylie Ryley Reilly Rhylee Rylei Rhyleigh Rileigh Rilee Rhiley
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