Ryleigh

#343 for girls in 2025, 891 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 98.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
2019 · 2,025 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
35,139
since 1986

Ryleigh over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ryleigh has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #138, 2019girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#343891#8,9108
2024#3021,040#6,19914
2023#2631,186#5,25518
2022#1911,544#8,3009
2021#1641,755#7,08911
2020#1591,761#5,69915
2019#1382,025#5,55516
2018#1451,927#7,61710
2017#1611,858#4,74620
2016#1701,890#7,60510
2015#1981,661#4,54521
2014#1871,757#6,30713
2013#1871,726#3,75327
2012#1831,713#3,45031
2011#1931,647#3,69528
2010#1851,677#5,74115
2009#2421,384#5,33417
2008#2651,289#3,82327
2007#3021,126#4,99618
2006#3281,007#5,52515
2005#351899#6,22612
2004#411743#4,00522
2003#478615#6,25811
2002#495560#4,91915
2001#677369#5,66712
2000#832269#9,1126
1999#953217#9,9125
1998#1,141166#9,6315
1997#1,206149#8,1106
1996#1,76784
1995#2,21660
1994#2,98839
1993#3,15836
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First appearance
1986

The first year at least five girls were named Ryleigh! It came in at #9,545, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1987–1988, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Ryleigh is popular in 2004

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedAKMaine: #135 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 492 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #196 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 780 girlsNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedMNIllinois: #783 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,892 girlsILWisconsin: #499 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,764 girlsWIMichigan: #283 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsMINew York: #518 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,940 girlsNYMassachusetts: #648 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,186 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedRIOregon: #389 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,590 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedSDIowa: #302 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,358 girlsIAIndiana: #310 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,478 girlsINOhio: #253 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsOHPennsylvania: #226 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsPANew Jersey: #603 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,468 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #997 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 7,151 girlsCAUtah: #609 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,043 girlsUTColorado: #394 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,764 girlsCONebraska: #298 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsNEMissouri: #200 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 916 girlsMOKentucky: #422 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,948 girlsKYWest Virginia: #127 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 513 girlsWVVirginia: #340 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,681 girlsVAMaryland: #328 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,532 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedDEArizona: #862 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,917 girlsAZNew Mexico: #435 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,631 girlsNMKansas: #250 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,042 girlsKSArkansas: #278 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsARTennessee: #305 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,451 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #372 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,852 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #220 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 951 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #204 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 843 girlsOKLouisiana: #247 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,094 girlsLAMississippi: #319 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,302 girlsMSAlabama: #353 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsALGeorgia: #404 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,021 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedHITexas: #385 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 2,016 girlsTXFlorida: #403 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,216 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#127 · 1 in 513
  2. Maine#135 · 1 in 492
  3. New Hampshire#196 · 1 in 780
  4. Missouri#200 · 1 in 916
  5. Oklahoma#204 · 1 in 843

Best ever in a state: #17 in Mississippi, 2021.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#127141 in 513
Maine#13591 in 492
New Hampshire#19661 in 780
Missouri#200311 in 916
Oklahoma#204201 in 843
South Carolina#220181 in 951
Pennsylvania#226511 in 1,087
Louisiana#247191 in 1,094
Kansas#250131 in 1,042
Ohio#253451 in 1,278
Arkansas#278101 in 1,204
Michigan#283331 in 1,462
Nebraska#29871 in 1,199
Iowa#302101 in 1,358
Tennessee#305211 in 1,451
Indiana#310221 in 1,478
Mississippi#31991 in 1,302
Maryland#328161 in 1,532
Virginia#340221 in 1,681
Alabama#353121 in 1,614
North Carolina#372241 in 1,852
Texas#385791 in 2,016
Oregon#389101 in 1,590
Colorado#394141 in 1,764
Florida#403371 in 2,216
Georgia#404251 in 2,021
Kentucky#422101 in 1,948
New Mexico#43551 in 1,631
Wisconsin#49991 in 2,764
New York#518331 in 2,940
New Jersey#603121 in 3,468
Utah#60961 in 3,043
Massachusetts#64871 in 4,186
Illinois#783141 in 4,892
Arizona#86271 in 4,917
California#997321 in 7,151
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ryleigh
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 41 spots since 2024 (#302#343)
  • 184 spots since 2020 (#159#343)
  • 145 spots since 2015 (#198#343)
  • Biggest jump: 188 spots in 1999 (#1,141#953)
  • Biggest drop: 72 spots in 2023 (#191#263)
Rise & fade · girls
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1986
  • Peaked 2019 at #138 (2,025 births)
  • Births halved by 2025, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1999–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 829
  • Highest: 1 in 829 girls born in 2019 were named Ryleigh (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,804 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 50.9% of all girls named Ryleigh (17,881) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s13#9,545 (1986)#9,613
1990s807#953 (1999)#2,992
2000s8,261#242 (2009)#438
2010s17,881#138 (2019)#175
2020s8,177#159 (2020)#237

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ryleigh in 2004

girls
#411
743 births · 1 in 2,471 girls
boys
#4,005
22 births · 1 in 90,226 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #411Ryleigh743

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #4,005Ryleigh22
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 2,471 of them was named Ryleigh, which outranked 97.8% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ryleigh
  1. #407Madisyn747
  2. #407Teresa747
  3. #410Nyla745
  4. #411Ryleigh743
  5. #412Joselyn741
  6. #412Lucia741
  7. #414Paulina738
Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. 948Rubi#1,561#613
  2. 607Kaydence#984#377
  3. 548Marin#1,383#835
  4. 543Diya#1,416#873
  5. 479Kadence#869#390
Fallers
  1. 1,607Arly#949#2,556
  2. 433Shakira#747#1,180
  3. 414Anais#990#1,404
  4. 365Lisbeth#742#1,107
  5. 274Reanna#990#1,264

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 90,226 of them was named Ryleigh, which outranked 69.7% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ryleigh
  1. #3,860Zaveion23
  2. #3,860Zeus23
  3. #3,860Zyler23
  4. #4,005Ryleigh22
  5. #4,005Aadit22
  6. #4,005Abdulaziz22
  7. #4,005Abubakar22
  8. #4,129Aaden21
  9. #4,129Aadil21
  10. #4,129Abrahim21

Tied with 123 names at #4,005; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. 1,308Koda#2,238#930
  2. 1,190Tayshaun#2,153#963
  3. 1,006Kanye#1,492#486
  4. 910Kyan#1,497#587
  5. 814Jaidyn#1,630#816
Fallers
  1. 455Jahiem#873#1,328
  2. 325Ervin#942#1,267
  3. 323Jahir#809#1,132
  4. 282Jaheim#457#739
  5. 270Sabastian#946#1,216

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2004