Ryley
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- RY-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,473 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,779 for girls
Ryley is a name of English origin, meaning “rye clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 1,473rd for boys in the UK (19 babies) and 3,779th for girls in the US (39 babies).
What does Ryley mean?
English: spelling of Riley
“rye clearing”
A spelling of Riley, the English and Irish surname.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ryley a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ryley has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 19 boys in the UK and 39 girls and 28 boys in the US.
How popular is Ryley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,473among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were named Ryley, making it the 1,473rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 267 boys. 4 girls were also named Ryley in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ryley in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 763 boys in the UK were given Ryley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #84, up from #1,473 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 17% of the babies named Ryley in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Ryley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,473 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,454 |
| 2022 | 33 | #998 |
| 2021 | 36 | #931 |
| 2020 | 27 | #1,105 |
| 2019 | 33 | #970 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,173 |
| 2017 | 34 | #985 |
| 2016 | 51 | #738 |
| 2015 | 61 | #640 |
| 2014 | 90 | #497 |
| 2013 | 119 | #388 |
| 2012 | 252 | #227 |
| 2011 | 267 | #217 |
| 2010 | 205 | #258 |
| 2009 | 201 | #248 |
| 2008 | 169 | #284 |
| 2007 | 135 | #317 |
| 2006 | 112 | #343 |
| 2005 | 102 | #344 |
| 2004 | 84 | #380 |
| 2003 | 65 | #437 |
| 2002 | 42 | #556 |
| 2001 | 37 | #576 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Ryley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,779among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 41,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 39 girls in the US were named Ryley, making it the 3,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,631st. Its busiest year was 2007, with 186 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984. 28 boys were also named Ryley in 2025 (3,847th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Ryley in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,469 girls in the US were given Ryley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #13, up from #3,779 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 10% of the babies named Ryley in the US in 1990, and 58% in 2025.
Ryley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #3,779 |
| 2024 | 35 | #4,113 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,909 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,894 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,638 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,631 |
| 2019 | 103 | #1,919 |
| 2018 | 77 | #2,361 |
| 2017 | 69 | #2,546 |
| 2016 | 97 | #2,033 |
| 2015 | 84 | #2,236 |
| 2014 | 93 | #2,081 |
| 2013 | 97 | #2,002 |
| 2012 | 117 | #1,760 |
| 2011 | 121 | #1,715 |
| 2010 | 151 | #1,489 |
| 2009 | 162 | #1,441 |
| 2008 | 173 | #1,381 |
| 2007 | 186 | #1,308 |
| 2006 | 141 | #1,546 |
| 2005 | 176 | #1,273 |
| 2004 | 165 | #1,293 |
| 2003 | 174 | #1,217 |
| 2002 | 132 | #1,443 |
| 2001 | 128 | #1,467 |
| 2000 | 99 | #1,755 |
| 1999 | 124 | #1,414 |
| 1998 | 90 | #1,749 |
| 1997 | 71 | #1,999 |
| 1996 | 53 | #2,420 |
| 1995 | 37 | #3,082 |
| 1994 | 38 | #3,033 |
| 1993 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
Names like Ryley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody Aiden Finn Kayden Ronan Kian Kody Cody Rowan Finley Caelan Keegan
Other spellings of Ryley
Riley Rylee Reilly Rylie Ryleigh Rhylee Rylei Rhyleigh Rileigh Rilee Rhiley
Names related to Ryley
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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, “Ryley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ryley, updated 20 October 2026.